Mt. Hood National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

How booking at Mt. Hood National Forest works

Reservations for Mt. Hood National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed by	USDA Forest Service
Book through	Recreation.gov
Campgrounds	43
Official listing	Recreation.gov

Campgrounds in Mt. Hood National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Lost Lake Resort And Campground	87 sites
Trillium	65 sites
Gone Creek Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)	50 sites
Oak Fork Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)	50 sites
Stone Creek Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)	47 sites
Clackamas Lake	45 sites
Hoodview Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)	45 sites
Rock Creek Campground (Mt. Hood National Forest, OR)	33 sites
Frog Lake	32 sites
Lockaby	30 sites
Clear Lake (Or)	28 sites
Pine Point Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)	27 sites
Still Creek	27 sites
Indian Henry	26 sites
Kinnikinnick (Laurance Lake) Campground	26 sites
Camp Creek	24 sites
Fish Creek (Or)	24 sites
Kingfisher	23 sites
Lazy Bend	22 sites
Nottingham Campground	21 sites
North Arm Campground (Timothy Lake, OR)	20 sites
Rainbow (Or)	17 sites
Riverside (Mt. Hood National Forest, OR)	16 sites
Sherwood Campground	16 sites
Little Crater Lake	15 sites
Lost Creek	15 sites
Tollgate	15 sites
Joe Graham Horse Campground	14 sites
Riley Horse Campground	14 sites
Ripplebrook	14 sites
Roaring River	14 sites
Armstrong	11 sites
Lake Harriet Campground	8 sites
Spring Drive Rv Campground	8 sites
Sunstrip	8 sites
Raab	6 sites
Bear Springs Campground	5 sites
Clackamas Lake Historic Cabin	1 sites
Clear Lake Cabin Lookout	1 sites
Fivemile Butte Lookout	1 sites
Flag Point Lookout	1 sites
Olallie Lake Guard Station Cabin	1 sites
Tilly Jane Guard Station	1 sites

How itOpened watches Mt. Hood National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Mt. Hood National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Mt. Hood National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.