Agency-listedUSFSFee
Underhill
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.39571, -121.41511
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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 Underhill
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,472 ft.
Fire & smoke — around UnderhillNIFC · 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 Underhill · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- PPropane41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Underhill
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,472 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.39571, -121.41511
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Underhill · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townParkdale · ~11.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSmall Gas Station · ~12.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.5 mi
- GroceriesMcIsaac's Store · ~12.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicWater's Edge Immediate Care · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareMcIsaac's Hardware Store · ~12.3 mi
EV charging — from Underhill · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 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 · 28 within 50 · 262 within 100 · 480 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.0 mi — The Dalles, OR - Tesla Supercharger, The Dalles
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.0 mi — WCEH The Dalles, The Dalles
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.9 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, 12.2 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 Underhill · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUnderhill · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Eightmile Crossing · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBilly Bob Sno-Park · ~1.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEightmile · ~2.1 mi W · USFS
Open Underhill elsewhere
Other camps near Underhill
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Eightmile Crossing~1.8 mi · fee
- Eightmile~2.1 mi · fee
- Pebble Ford~2.3 mi · fee
- Fifteenmile~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Underhill
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Underhill are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Underhill
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: $10 per night, single site. The forest asks campers to be prepared to pay with cash or check -- there is no card or app payment at this campground. Our record calls this Underhill; the forest page is titled Underhill Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/underhill-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 Underhill
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 — Underhill
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →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 →