4.0548 reviewsPrice
$15 - $21/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
34 campsites
Season
5/23/2025 - 9/8/2025
Cell
Unknown
Pets
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Price
$15 - $21/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
34 campsites
Season
5/23/2025 - 9/8/2025
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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70220 E Highway 26 Zigzag, OR 97049
Fly-fishing the Sandy for cutthroat trout or day-hiking to Ramona Falls is your reason to be here. First-come sites fill on summer weekends, so arrive Thursday or early Friday. At $21/night with no hookups required, it's a solid tent-only base camp.
No potable water on-site means hauling your own from Zigzag, 5 miles back on Highway 26. Add inconsistent camp host experiences flagged in recent reviews, no quiet hours, and generator noise complaints, and light sleepers or anyone expecting basic comfort will leave disappointed.
Reference information about Mcneil Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>McNeil Campground lies along the Wild and Scenic Sandy River. While it does not have drinking water, it has all the other camping amenities in a mixed lodgepole forest in an old Mt. Hood mud flow where moss carpets the ground. It is close to many hiking trails including <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mthood/recarea/?recid=53460">Ramona Falls</a>. Located on the Wild and Scenic Sandy River.</p>
The elevation is 2000 ft. This sunny campground is a single loop meandering through a stand of Lodgepole pines and Douglas firs. Manzanita, Kinnickinnick (bearberry), and moss grow among the many large rocks scattered around campground. The campground is mostly sunny and with lots of open space, making it different from others along Forest 1825, but separation between sites provides good to fair privacy. There are several hiking and fishing opportunities nearby but not at campground.
Open May 22 through September 7
The parking aprons are gravel. A waste station with potable water is available for a fee at Mt Hood Village RV Resort on US Rt. 26 at mile marker 38.7. Mt. Hood National Forest 221
In Zigzag, OR, at the intersection of US Rt. 26 and E Lolo Pass Rd., take E Lolo Pass Rd. 4.1 miles to "Campgrounds/Trailheads" sign. Turn right onto Forest Rt. 1825 and go 0.6 miles to another "Campgrounds/Trailheads" sign. Turn right at sign and go 0.1 miles to campground on left.
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June through early September brings the most reliable conditions, with daytime highs in the 60s to upper 70s and dry trails. The Sandy River runs warmest and lowest in summer, which is best for fishing, swimming, and wading. Expect moderate crowds on summer weekends and holidays. Weekdays are quieter. Spring brings wildflower displays and snowmelt-swollen streams. The campground transforms in autumn as the forest shifts color, then closes for winter.
Open May–early Sept; summer reviews cite sunny sites, good weather and positive experiences.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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