Free camping near Mount Hood, OR
Yes. 3 of the 45 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mount Hood, OR are listed as free; 39 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Gibson Prairie Horse Camp, 3.8 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: OR and WA.
All 45 camps near Mount Hood, OR
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Prairie Horse Camp | 3.8 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Mount Hood | — |
| Kinnikinnick | 7.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Knebal Springs Cg | 8.0 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Cloud Cap Saddle | 9.1 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Sherwood | 9.6 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Tilly Jane | 9.9 | Fee | Polallie Canyon (stream) | 8.5 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Lower Eightmile Crossing | 10 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Eightmile | 10 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Pebble Ford | 10 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Ottertail Lake | 11 | Free | Wahtum Lake (water) | 7.3 mi to Dee | — |
| Black Lake | 11 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Cascade Locks | — |
| Rainy Lake | 11 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Cascade Locks | — |
| Wahtum Lake Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Wahtum Lake (water) | 7.9 mi to Cascade Locks | — |
| Nottingham | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Underhill | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Lost Lake | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Parkdale | — |
| Indian Springs Campground (not maintained) | 13 | Unpriced | Nice Rock Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Bonneville | — |
| Fifteenmile | 13 | Fee | — | 9.8 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| Wyeth Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Carson | — |
| Badger Lake | 16 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Alpine | 16 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Lost Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Rhododendron | — |
| Herman Creek Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Cascade Locks | — |
| Riley Horse | 18 | Fee | Short Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Rhododendron | — |
| Mcneil | 18 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Rhododendron | — |
| Still Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Moss Creek Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Hood River | — |
| Bonney Meadows | 19 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Eagle Creek Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Ruckel Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Bonneville | — |
| Boulder Lake | 19 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| Eagle Creek Overlook | 19 | Fee | — | 2.0 mi to North Bonneville | — |
| Trillium Lake | 20 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Little Badger | 20 | Fee | — | 4.4 mi to Pine Hollow | — |
| Barlow Creek | 21 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Bonney Crossing | 21 | Fee | — | 2.6 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| Camp Creek | 22 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Rhododendron | — |
| Barlow Crossing | 22 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Tollgate | 22 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Rhododendron | — |
| Frog Lake | 22 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Government Camp | — |
| Spring Drive Rv | 23 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| Oklahoma Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Trout Lake | — |
| Rock Creek Reservoir | 24 | Fee | — | 0.6 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| White River Station | 24 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| Forest Creek | 25 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Sportsmans Park | — |
| Panther Creek Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Carson | — |
Who manages the camps near Mount Hood, OR
Who manages them: 45 on the Forest Service.
- Mt. Hood National Forest — 38 camps: 3 free, 33 fee, 2 unpriced
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area — 4 camps: 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest — 3 camps: 3 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 45 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Mount Hood, OR
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Mount Hood, OR, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.