Marion Forks is an unincorporated community on the North Santiam Highway, 15 miles south of the city of Detroit, in Linn County, Oregon, United States.
The community is named for the nearby river fork where Marion Creek is received by the North Santiam River at the latter's river mile 86, the point at which Detroit Reservoir affects the level of the North Santiam River. Marion Creek was formerly known as the Marion Fork Santiam River.
Marion Forks is served by the Santiam Canyon School District. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marion Forks fish hatchery is south of the community, and the Willamette National Forest Marion Forks Campground is near the hatchery, next to Marion Creek.
There are two National Register of Historic Places-listed structures in the Marion Forks area: Independence Prairie Ranger Station and Marion Forks Guard Station.
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