Wapanitia Pass/Frog Lake (FR 2610000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access in Oregon

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Wapanitia Pass/Frog Lake (FR 2610000) in OR

Road corridorMt. Hood NF, Hood River Ranger District

17 mi from Mount Hood Villages

Maps 3,920 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 4/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 12.2 of this road’s 14 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.6 miles of dirt.
  • Near Frog Lake Day Use Area.
  • Estimated climb: 1,500 ft over 14 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 2.3 and mile 4.1: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Frog Lake Buttes stands 1,420 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles east.
  • Frog Lake lies 0.6 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4666°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.