Tilly Jane Guard Station in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Tilly Jane Guard Station is a historic 1934 Civilian Conservation Corps cabin at 5,700 feet elevation on the northeast side of Mt. Hood. The structure accommodates up to eight guests with a upper sleeping loft, propane lighting, a cooking stove and oven, a woodstove, a fireplace, cookware, and an interior pit toilet in the wood room. There is no running water; guests melt snow or draw from Tilly Jane Creek. Access is via a 2.7-mile trail with 1,900 feet of elevation gain or a 9-mile road. The surrounding terrain offers high-elevation backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking.

Getting there: From Hood River, OR: South on Hwy 35 for 23 miles, well past the Hood River Ranger Station. Look for the Cooper Spur Inn sign and turn right off Hwy 35 onto Cooper Spur Rd. (Just north of/before Olallie trailhead). Drive Cooper Spur Rd. for 2.4 miles to Cooper Spur Inn. Turn left onto the Cloud Cap/Tilly Jane Road #3512. The trailhead is Tilly Jane Sno-park, just past the intersection with Cooper Spur ski area, with parking on the right and the trailhead in the woods on the left side of the road. This is the trailhead used for winter travel (usually between October-June). Cloud Cap/Tilly Jane Road #3512 is gated/locked and not plowed in winter. The second option is to follow the Cloud Cap Road (FS Road 3512). This is the 9 mile gently sloping road.The safest way to ski down is the Cloud Cap Road (FS Road 3512). This can be a long (9 mile), extremely difficult slog if there is soft snow. The Old Wagon Road shortens this distance by about 4 to 5 miles, but involves steep slopes in the upper section of the road. The shortest route and probably the safest in poor snow conditions is to ski or walk down the Tilly Jane Ski Trail, a distance of 2.7 miles.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Mount Hood stands 5,497 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles southwest.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with 1 hike-in site and most of them shaded.

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