The lake which the name Lake Oswego refers to isn’t available to boat on for all… Oswego Lake is a private lake.

A lot of people moving to Portland or moving to Lake Oswego don’t always know this. Now, there are some court filings trying to change that, but it will most likely stay private for a number of reasons.In order to get on the lake in your boat you will need to become a shareholder and purchase on of the Lake Oswego waterfront homes for sale or join an easement. There are 20 Lake Oswego easements which provide deeded access to 3000 homes in the city.

A home can have deeded rights to more than one easement and residents from that home are allowed to join any and/or all of the Oswego Lake easements that are deeded to their home or they can join none.

A little more detail from the Lake Corp:

LOC owns 20 lakeside properties, Easements, that supply deeded lake access privileges to over 3,000 homeowners in the surrounding area. Each easement is governed by its own individual set of by-laws and has its own volunteer board of directors. Facilities and rate structures vary from easement to easement. Call our offices to get confirmation of your property’s eligibility and to find out which easement(s) you are entitled to join.

Buying a home with lake rights –

This method is the most affordable alternative to Lake Oswego waterfront and there are boat slips in many of the easements. Here is a great one that we have listed now (pictured above as well).

3119 Wembley Park Rd

Want to boat on the lake?  Deeded rights to four easements on Oswego Lake come with this beautiful luxury home.  Listed at $1,125,000 Here is the description from the MLS listing for this property:

Fabulous location in Lake Oswego’s Uplands neighborhood! Perfect floor plan has 4 Bedrooms PLUS bonus room on upper level. Better than new home w/ fully integrated indoor/outdoor living including SONOS sound system throughout. Live the quintessential LO water lifestyle & join one or more of FOUR Lake Easements. This home has everything you want w/ perks like main level home office, Chefs Kitchen, Bonus Room, Sport Court & 3 car garage.

Call/Text Brian Olsen at Cooper Jacobs Real Estate PDX for more info:

Brian Olsen 503-853-5506

email: brian@cooperjacobspdx.com

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