Campground Camping

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Campground Camping Areas

• Barlow Ranger District

  Barlow Ranger District is on the East side of Mount Hood.

• Badger Lake Campground
• Bear Springs Group Campground

  Bear Springs Campground is located near Highway 26.  The campground is relatively shady, with tall ponderosa pine dispersed throughout the site.  Located on Indian Creek at the border with the Warm Springs Reservation.  The campground is easily accessible from Highway 216, and there is fishing in Indian Creek.  Firewood is available onsite.

• Bonney Crossing Campground
• Bonney Meadows Campground

  A small, quiet campground with corrals, Bonney Meadows is adjacent to beautiful meadows lined with single track used by hikers, bikers and horseback riders. Campers can wake up and go for a stroll along Bonney Meadows Trail  #471. Located on a high ridge near a lush meadow.

• Clear Creek Crossing Campground
• Eightmile Campground

  Upper Eightmile Campground is near Forest Road 44.  This campground is close to the 44 Trail System which is a popular multi-use trail system. Campers have access to Eightmile Loop Trail #496 from the campground.  The approximately 6 mile loop is a popular hiking and mountain biking loop.

• Fifteenmile Campground

  Fifteenmile Campground, is a small campground situated along Fifteenmile Creek.  This campground is popular due to it's proximity to Fifteenmile Trail, which is popular to hikers and bikers, as well as the Badger Creek Wilderness Boundary.  Located on the border of the Badger Creek Wilderness.  Provides access to Fifteenmile Trail #456.

• Forest Creek Campground
• Keeps Mill Campground
• Knebal Springs Campground

  Knebal Springs Campground is located in an open Ponderosa Pine setting.  The campground is adjacent to Knebal Springs Trail which is an approximately 10 mile loop that is popular for mountain bikers and horse back riders.

• Little Badger Campground
• Lower Eightmile Crossing Campground
• McCubbins Gulch Campground & Day Use

  McCubbins Gulch is a rustic campground with shady sites, many of which are adjacent to a creek. Picnic tables are available as well as a vault toilet. This campground and day use area is within the McCubbins Gulch OHV designated trail system area. Campers are likely to hear and see OHV enthusiasts during their stay. Located at the edge of the national forest.

  This campground is near the Warm Springs Tribal Lands. Remember, tribal land is private land! Be sure not to trespass.

• McCubbins Overflow Campground
• Pebble Ford Campground
• Rock Creek Reservoir Campground

  The campground is easily accessible and very popular because of the beautiful lake and serene atmosphere. This popular campground is found on the Rock Creek Reservoir.  It is shaded by Ponderosa Pines and a popular campground for families interested in boating and fishing.  

• Spring Drive RV Campground
• White River Station Campground
• Clackamas River Ranger District

  Clackamas Ranger District is southwest of Mt Hood. The 140,000 acre Riverside Fire that was propelled by the historic Labor Day windstorm has created countless hazard trees and possible slides along many key district roads.  A portion of the ranger district is closed- read more and view the map here.

• Armstrong Campground
• Bagby Campground
• Breitenbush Lake Campground
• Camp Ten (Olallie Lake) Campground
• Carter Bridge Campground

  CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE

  On the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. The campground is a compact single loop through cedars, maples, and alders.  A couple of berry patches suggest good picking in late-summer.  Some of these sites have great views of the river.  Recreation activities include fishing and whitewater rafting.

• Fish Creek Campground/Day Use
• Hideaway Lake Campground
• Horseshoe Lake Campground
• Indian Henry Campground
• Kingfisher Campground
• Lake Harriet Campground/Day Use
• Lazy Bend Campground
• Lockaby Campground
• Lower Lake Campground
• Olallie Lake Resort
• Olallie Meadow Campground

  The historic Olallie Meadows Cabin was built in 1910.  This cabin is closed for restoration and should be open for recreation rentals by 2016. This campground nestled just north of Mt. Jefferson, has incredible views and provides wonderful solitude in a somewhat rustic environment.

• Paul Dennis (Olallie Lake) Campground
• Peninsula (Olallie Lake) Campground
• Raab Campground
• Rainbow Campground
• Ripplebrook Campground

  CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE.   

  Ripplebrook Campground is a charming facility for nature enthusiasts and lies in a beautiful forest setting. Fly fishing and whitewater rafting are popular near the campground, as it neighbors the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River. The small facility is geared more toward tent camping, however, tent trailers and small RV's may enjoy it. Located on the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River.

• Riverford Campground
• Riverside Campground
• Roaring River Campground
• Shellrock Creek Campground
• Sunstrip Campground
• Hood River Ranger District

  Hood River Ranger District spans the North, East, and part of the South side of Mt Hood.

• Barlow Creek Campground
• Barlow Crossing Campground
• Black Lake Campground
• Clear Lake Campground

  Located on the eastern shore of Clear Lake. Wheelchair accessible.

  Clear Lake is not a natural lake but a reservoir created and managed under a long-term permit for agricultural irrigation off the forest.  The lake usually becomes increasingly shallow beginning in early July in order to meet these agricultural water rights needs.

• Cloud Cap Saddle Campground

  Cloud Cap Saddle is a small campground and the location of Cloud Cap - Tilly Jane North trailhead which provides access to Timberline National Historic Trail #600 and Tilly Jane Trail #600A from the north. This CAMPGROUND HAS NO POTABLE WATER

  The Historic Cloud Cap Inn is just up the road from the campground and is now used by search and rescue teams on the mountain.

• Frog Lake Campground

  Located on the north end of Frog Lake. Campground is wheelchair accessible.

• Grindstone Campground
• Kinnikinnick (Laurance Lake) Campground

  July 19, 2021 Update: Laurance Lake, the campground, trailhead, and day use activities are closed for the remainder of the season.  Middle Fork Irrigation District, which owns and operates Clear Branch Dam (which creates Laurance Lake), is conducting subsurface work August & September to evaluate dam stability and gather information for future dam remediation work.

   

  On the southern edge of Laurance Lake. Walk-in access only to the campsites. With good lake views, regular sightings of bald eagles and rock and hill formations that surround this site, it is the perfect place to go "off the grid" and enjoy the outdoors.

  The location offers vault toilets. There is a boat ramp nearby. Laurence Lake allows all non-motorized water sports. There are no rental facilities on site.

• Lost Lake Campground, Resort and Day Use Area
• Nottingham Campground
• Rainy Lake Campground
• Sherwood Campground
• Tilly Jane Campground
• Wahtum Lake Campground
• Zigzag Ranger District

  Zigzag Ranger District spans 250,000 acres on the south and west side of Mt Hood and is about an hour from Portland. 

  The district manages one of the region's largest recreation programs including 550 summer homes, 30 developed campgrounds, three ski areas including Timberline Lodge, over 300 miles of trails, and two wilderness areas.  

  The district also manages the Bull Run Watershed cooperatively with the City of Portland, which supplies drinking water to the Portland metro area. 

  The Zigzag Ranger District offices are historic, constructed in the 1930s by the CCC.

  Scroll down for a list of Zigzag Ranger District recreation sites, sorted by activity.

• Alpine Campground
• Camp Creek Campground
• Clackamas Lake Campground
• Green Canyon Campground
• Joe Graham Horse Camp

  Joe Graham Horse Campground is a beautiful equestrian camp with views of majestic Mt. Hood and its surrounding forest. It provides access to a variety of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails, as well as scenic historic sites. Located near Clackamas Lake.

• Little Crater Lake Campground
• Lost Creek Campground/Day Use
• McNeil Campground
• Meditation Point Trail #526
• Riley Horse Campground
• Still Creek Campground
• Summit Lake Campground
• Timothy Lake- Gone Creek Campground
• Timothy Lake- Hoodview Campground
• Timothy Lake- Meditation Point Campground
• Timothy Lake- North Arm Campground
• Timothy Lake- Oak Fork Campground
• Timothy Lake- Pine Point Campground

  Pine Point Campground is located on the shores of Timothy Lake in the shadow of Mt. Hood. It is a beautiful place for individuals, families and larger groups to camp and enjoy nature, as miles of scenic trails surround the campground and access to the lake provides endless recreation possibilities. On the southwest side Timothy Lake. There is a large parking area on the lakeshore for boaters. Campground is wheelchair accessible.

• Timothy Lake- The Cove Day Use
• Tollgate Campground/Day-Use
• Trillium Lake Campground and Day Use Area