4.1031 reviewsPrice
$19/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
10 campsites
Season
5/23/2025 - 9/2/2025
Cell
No Service
Pets
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Price
$19/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
10 campsites
Season
5/23/2025 - 9/2/2025
Cell
No Service
Pets
Check Policy
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Mt. Hood National Forest, Forest Rd 5830, Clackamas, Oregon
Tent campers with a canoe or kayak and no need for cell service will get the most out of this place. The walk between sites 5 and 7 through rhododendrons to the lake is worth the $19 alone. Weekday arrivals in July or August almost always find a site open.
The road in is legitimately rough right now with washboards and potholes, so low-clearance vehicles will have a bad time. Add no potable water, no trash service, heavy mosquitoes all summer, and a 30-mile supply run to Estacada, and this isn't the place for anyone who needs basic
Reference information about Hideaway Lake Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>The campground is a single loop above the scenic high Cascade Hideaway Lake. The campsites are tucked under a heavy canopy of mixed conifers, including douglas fir and hemlock. Rhododendron and ample spacing provide excellent privacy. A very attractive, tranquil campground. Recreation activities include non-motorized boating, and fishing.</p>
The elevation is 4,000 ft. The campground is a single loop above the pretty, nature-made Hideaway Lake. The campsites are tucked under a heavy canopy of mixed conifers, including Douglas fir and hemlock. Rhododendron and ample spacing provide excellent privacy. A very attractive, tranquil campground. Downside - lots of mosquitoes - bring spray. Between sites 5 and 7, walk down to the Lake through a grove of huge rhododendron.
Services provided from June 5 through September 7
Hideaway Lake is 12 acres and appears to be a super location for canoeing. Hiking: Shell Rock Trail (foot and horse) - 4 miles Fishing: Brook and Rainbow trout Mt. Hood National Forest 202
Hideaway Lake is 12 acres and appears to be a super location for canoeing.
In Estacada, OR at the intersection of State Rts. 211 and 224, take Rt. 224 east and go 24.7 miles to Ripplebrook Guard Station. Turn left immediately after Guard Station onto Forest Rt. 4631 and go 2.9 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear right onto Forest Rt. 4630 and go 4.1 miles to an intersection and campground sign. Turn left onto Forest Rt. 57 (paved) and Mt. Hood National Forest 201 go 1 mile to a "Y" intersection. Bear left onto Forest Rt. 58 and go 3 miles to another "Y" intersection and campground sign. Bear left onto Forest Rt. 5830 (gravel) and go 4.1 miles to another "Y" intersection. Bear left, staying on Rt. 5830, and go 1.2 miles to an intersection and campground sign. Turn left at sign into campground.
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Summer is the only practical season. The campground is hosted and has water from June 5 through September 7, with daytime highs around 60-75°F and nights dropping to 35-50°F. Weekdays stay quiet even in July and August. Summer weekends and holidays draw moderate crowds. Snow closes access in winter. Spring and fall transitions are possible but you're on your own for water and services.
Hosted/water available Jun 5–Sep 7; pleasant temps, peak season though mosquitoes noted in summer.
Hideaway Lake Campground offers a single loop of campsites situated under a dense canopy of conifer trees, such as Douglas fir and hemlock. The campground provides excellent privacy, thanks to the heavy vegetation and spacing between sites. "A very attractive, tranquil campground," according to the official description.
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