About this campground
No amenities. A popular trailhead to access the Mount Hood Wilderness with room for up to 10 cars. Provides access to: Vista Ridge Trail #626 and Mount Hood Wilderness.
Getting there
From Hood River, OR - drive south on Hwy 281 (Dee Hwy) for 13 miles. Turn right at a sign for Dee and Lost Lake. Immediately bear to the left, following signs for Lost Lake. After 8 miles turn left on Road 18 (Lolo Pass) and continue for 3 more miles. Turn left again on Road 16. After 5.5 miles, turn right onto Road 1650 and follow to trailhead. Caution: the last .5 mile of road is very rough
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Kinnikinnick (Laurance Lake) CampgroundMt. Hood National Forest2 mi
- TILLY JANE A-FRAMEMt. Hood National Forest5 mi
- TILLY JANE GUARD STATIONMt. Hood National Forest5 mi
- Top Spur TrailheadMt. Hood National Forest5 mi
- LOST LAKE RESORT AND CAMPGROUNDMt. Hood National Forest6 mi
- Hood River Ranger DistrictMt. Hood National Forest8 mi
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Vista Ridge Trailhead doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Oregon campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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