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Lower Eightmile Crossing
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.41371, -121.44171
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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 Lower Eightmile Crossing
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,688 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lower Eightmile CrossingNIFC · 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 Lower Eightmile Crossing · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Lower Eightmile Crossing
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,688 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.41371, -121.44171
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lower Eightmile Crossing · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townParkdale · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSmall Gas Station · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.1 mi
- GroceriesMcIsaac's Store · ~10.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicWater's Edge Immediate Care · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareMcIsaac's Hardware Store · ~10.5 mi
EV charging — from Lower Eightmile Crossing · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.6 mi straight-line NE — The Dalles, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 262 within 100 · 489 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.8 mi — The Dalles, OR - Tesla Supercharger, The Dalles
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.8 mi — WCEH The Dalles, The Dalles
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.2 mi — Mt. Hood Meadows Main Base Parking Lot · FLO · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Mt. Hood, 10.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 391364 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lower Eightmile Crossing · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLower Eightmile Crossing · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEightmile · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBilly Bob Sno-Park · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFivemile Butte Lookout · ~1.3 mi W · USFS
Open Lower Eightmile Crossing elsewhere
Other camps near Lower Eightmile Crossing
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eightmile~0.9 mi · fee
- Pebble Ford~1.4 mi · fee
- Underhill~1.8 mi · fee
- Knebal Springs Cg~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lower Eightmile Crossing
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lower Eightmile Crossing are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lower Eightmile Crossing
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 2026-08-22: $20 per night, single site, plus $10 per night per extra vehicle; day use is $10 per vehicle per day. Our record calls this Lower Eightmile Crossing; the forest page is titled Lower Eightmile Crossing Campground and Day Use. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/lower-eightmile-crossing-campground-day-use.
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 Lower Eightmile Crossing
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 — Lower Eightmile Crossing
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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