Goverment Camp Rest Area
Goverment Camp Rest Area is a rest area in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,212 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Mount Hood runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Travel Experience
How to reach it
- On the Mount Hood, National
- 19.8 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 25.1 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 3 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Glen Thomas Site · 25 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Multorpor Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Eureka Peak: 2.1 mi
- Tom Dick and Harry Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.1 mi
- Veda Butte: 3.4 mi
- Little Zigzag Falls: 2.3 mi
- Yocum Falls: 2.3 mi
- Middle Mimie Falls: 3.3 mi
- Mimie Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Dryer Falls: 3.5 mi
- Kane Springs: 9.0 mi
- Jack Springs: 9.6 mi
- Creek: 10.6 mi
- Senecal Spring: 11.2 mi
- Powder Springs: 11.5 mi
- Mississippi Head: 3.8 mi
- Illumination Rock: 4.8 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Steel Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Heather Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 10.3 mi
- Routson County Park: 12.9 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 15.5 mi
- Dimmick Park: 17.7 mi
- Hole in the Wall Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 0.4 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 5.6 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 6.2 mi
- Win S. Acton: 25.0 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Hutson Museum: 16.6 mi
- Wamic Historical Museum: 23.7 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 6.4 mi
- Two Rivers Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 25.0 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 12.4 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 16.4 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 17.3 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 12.5 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 12.6 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 14.1 mi
- Friend: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Goverment Camp Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | NNE 26° | 3,429 m | 5.5 mi |
| Illumination Rock | NNE 21° | 2,909 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | NNE 22° | 2,663 m | 6.1 mi |
| Barrett Spur | NNE 20° | 2,392 m | 6.6 mi |
| Langille Crags | NNE 29° | 2,205 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | NE 51° | 2,022 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,991 m | 11.1 mi |
| Badger Butte | E 93° | 1,821 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:38 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 1 mi
- Mount Hood · 18 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 18 mi
- Cascade Locks · 26 mi
- Stevenson · 28 mi
- Hood River · 30 mi
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