McCubbins Gulch Picnic Site

in Mt. Hood National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.

McCubbins Gulch Picnic Site

This picnic area is within the McCubbins Gulch OHV Area . A few picnic tables are available as well as a vault toilet in the adjacent campground . Parking for 8 single vehicles. McCubbins Gulch OHV Riding Area, located approximately 50 miles southeast of Portland out Hwy 26 south to Hwy 216 east to Forest Service Road 2110, was first established back in the early 1960s as a favorite place for dirt bikers coming out of the Portland area. Although originally designed and laid out with dirt bikes (single-track, Class 3) in mind, many of the established trails have been opened up to Class 1 ATVs (quads).

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.