Located twenty miles east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley, the Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than sixty miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams to Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mt. Jefferson. Read more
Twenty-two new bridges were recently constructed on trails which serve hikers, mountain bikers. and equestrians. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funded the work simultaneously putting people to work.
Several adult bull trout were released into the Clackamas River on the Mt. Hood National Forest on Thursday, June 30th culminating nearly 50 years of efforts to bring this native species back to its natural habitat. The adult trout, some measuring as large as 30 inches, were brought to the predetermined release site by truck and then were lowered into the water in coolers. The bull trout, historically, play a significant role in many of Oregon’s rivers ecosystems including the Clackamas but the last known individual was seen in 1963. A few months after this initial release, 1,000 juvenile bull trout as well as 25 additional adults and 30 sub-adults will be released.
In 1988, Congress designated 47 miles of the Clackamas River, from its origins in the Olallie Lake Scenic Area to Big Cliff, as part of the Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Mt. Hood National Forest Supervisor recently made a decision to group 28 previously Forest Service managed recreation sites with other sites successfully operated by concessionaires.
Timothy Lake is one of the most popular family camping and fishing destinations in the Mt. Hood National Forest. The lake's south shore features four developed campgrounds and boat ramps.
Located twenty miles east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley, the Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than sixty miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams to Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mt. Jefferson. 
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