Clear Lake in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Clear Lake in OR
CampgroundUSFS
19 mi from Mount Hood Villages
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 12%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 34 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 34 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 34 ft.
- 25 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Clear Lake Campground sits at 3,600 feet on the eastern shore of a 560-acre lake in Mt. Hood National Forest, shaded by a mixed conifer forest. It offers single-family tent and RV sites on gravel and dirt spurs, each equipped with a table and campfire ring. Vault toilets, drinking water, and trash service are on site, though hookups are not provided. A day-use picnic area and boat ramp sit nearby, supporting sailing, swimming, and trout fishing (10 mph lake speed limit). A trail at the north end of the lake connects directly to the nearby Pacific Crest Trail.
Getting there: From Sandy, travel east on Highway 26 for about 35 miles. Turn onto Forest Road 2630 and continue for 1 mile to the campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 28-site campground with the nearest through road 0.4 miles off.
- The Clear Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- 1 hike-in site, with 9 on the water and most of them shaded.
- Mount Hood stands 7,680 ft above the map pin, 13 miles north.
Climate averages
October normals 36–54°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.