Agency-listedUSFSFee
Clear Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.17946, -121.69676
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Clear Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,552 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Clear LakeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Clear Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- DDump32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Clear Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,552 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.17946, -121.69676
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Clear Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGovernment Camp · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~31.1 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~5.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSandy Health Center · ~31.0 mi
- HardwareWamic Hardware Store · ~21.1 mi
EV charging — from Clear Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.2 mi straight-line NW — WCEH Government Camp · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 71 within 50 · 244 within 100 · 455 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.9 mi — Sandy, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sandy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.2 mi — WCEH Government Camp · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 73444 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Clear Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClear Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkyline Sno-Park And Trailhead · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Lake Butte Lookout · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrog Lake Sno-Park & Trailhead · ~3.0 mi N · USFS
Open Clear Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Clear Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Frog Lake~3.0 mi · fee
- Little Crater Lake~3.1 mi · fee
- North Arm~4.3 mi · fee
- Barlow Crossing~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Clear Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Clear Lake are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Clear Lake
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: $26 per night, single site; $8 per additional vehicle per night; $10 per vehicle per day for day use. The Mt. Hood NF page and recreation.gov listing 232849 (0.001 mi from our pin) agree at $26 for the 2026 peak season, May 22 - Sep 13. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/clear-lake-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Clear Lake
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Clear Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Picking a spot →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →