First come first serve campground and Picnic Area.

The Alsea Area was named after its original inhabitants, the Alsea Indians. In the early 1850s, settlers from the Willamette Valley began migrating to the Alsea Valley to take up Donation Land Claims. These early settlers came to the Alsea area to clear land for farming and to harvest timber. The large old stumps seen throughout the park are evidence of a time when it may have taken two men standing on "spring boards," all day to fall one tree. The spring board notches are still visible on the stumps along the hiking trails.

The Alsea Falls area was logged most recently in 1945. Some of the land was planted while other areas were left for natural regeneration. The Alsea Falls Recreation Site was built by the Bureau of Land Management's Salem District.

Fee changes are proposed for 2010: group campsite 16 will increase to $20 a night, individual sites increasing to $12 a night and $3 will be charged for day use amenities. For further information on proposed changes or to comment contact Traci Meredith at Traci_Meredith@blm.gov or 503-315-5991.

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