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Camping And Overnight Stays

Overnight Stays and Camping

Hotels-Motels- B&Bs

There are a variety of places to stay on or around the Clackamas River Watershed from hotels, motels along the I-5 and I-205 corridor, to bed and breakfast. Visit the Mt Hood Territory’s Place to Stay webpage to see your options or book a room.

Camping

Lower River
In the lower river you can camp at the following places:

Upper River
Because most of the upper watershed is Mt. Hood National Forest there are a variety of camping options from official campgrounds to dispersed camping.  Before you go learn more about the Seven Leave No Trace Principles by clicking here and ensure that whatever you pack in that you pack out. Also make sure to check out current fire restriction that might apply in the Clackamas watershed by clicking here or going to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Restrictions and closures page https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx 

Forest Service Campgrounds
Most Forest Service campgrounds are open May through September and can be reserved through Recreation.gov https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232870

Many of the campgrounds on the main stem of the Clackamas were destroyed in the 2020 Riverside Fire and have not reopened. Check the Fire Recovery Updates page for the Clackamas River Ranger District https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/fire/?cid=fseprd835619 to see the status of recovery efforts and to see which campgrounds are open.

Open campgrounds in the Clackamas River watershed:

  • Armstrong
  • Ripplebrook
  • Rainbow
  • Raab Group
  • Riverford
  • Riverside
  • Hideaway Lake
  • Shellrock Creek
  • Lake Harriet
  • Timothy Lake (all)
  • Kingfisher
  • Bagby

 Open day use sites:

  • Big Eddy Day Use
  • Moore Creek Boating Site
  • Hole in the Wall Boating Site
  • Ripplebrook Store
  • Little Fan Day Use
  • Pegleg Falls Day Use
  • Timothy Lake
  • Lake Harriet

Campgrounds reopening in 2027:

  • Lazy Bend
  • Lockaby
  • Fish Creek
  • Roaring River
  • Sunstrip
  • Indian Henry

 PGE Managed Campgrounds
PGE manages a number of campgrounds in the Clackamas River watershed they include: