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Mt. Hood National Forest

Forest Service1,060,160 acres · USDA Forest Service
Mt. Hood National Forest — landscape
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Can you sleep here

Dispersed camping is generally allowed

On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.

Stay limit14 days in most forests — the exact limit is set per forest and district
In an RVDispersed sites are unimproved: no hookups, no water, no dump station, and access roads are often unsurfaced. Designated wilderness inside the unit is closed to all vehicles.
Rule36 CFR 261.58 — occupancy and use, set by forest order

Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page

Area
1,657 sq mi
Managed by
Forest Service
Campgrounds
90
Longest rig
120 ft
The boundary

Where the land is, and what fits

The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.

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Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 90 campgrounds shown

90 of 90 campgrounds
About

Mt. Hood National Forest

The Mount Hood National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon, located 62 miles (100 km) east of the city of Portland and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles (97 km) of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mount Jefferson. The Forest includes and is named after Mount Hood, a stratovolcano and the highest mountain in the state.

Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.

Wilderness inside

No vehicles past these lines

Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.

  • Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness65,434 acres
  • Mount Hood Wilderness64,742 acres
  • Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness62,213 acres
  • Bull of the Woods Wilderness36,968 acres
  • Roaring River Wilderness36,548 acres
  • Badger Creek Wilderness28,915 acres
  • Clackamas Wilderness9,465 acres
  • Lower White River Wilderness1,734 acres
Scenic drives

Byways through this country

Lookouts

Places worth pulling over

Plan it

Drive to Mt. Hood the long way

Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.

Plan a driveOfficial Forest Service page