Peninsula (olallie)
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Peninsula (olallie) is a National Forest campground near Detroit, Oregon.
Closed First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
Peninsula (olallie) sits inside Mt. Hood National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Peninsula on Olallie Lake: The largest campground on Olallie Lake, on a peninsula reaching into the lake, suited to anglers and paddlers; little shade since the 2020 Lionshead Fire.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Fee unconfirmed: the FS page lists both $15 and $20 per night for a single site (checked 2026-09-29)
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Elevation
- 4,963 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage mapped
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.4 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
44.8002, -121.7854 in Jefferson. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Current conditions
Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: Mt. Hood NF shows Peninsula as Site Closed, while the same page says it reopened Aug. 29 after the 2020 Lionshead Fire; fire recovery hazards remain.
Common questions
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Around Peninsula (olallie)
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Billy Chinook, whose mapped center point is 25 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Billy Chinook fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and swimming nearby
Nearest to Peninsula (olallie), in straight-line miles: Breitenbush Hot Springs (hot spring, 9.4 miles), Bagby Hot Springs (hot spring, 21 miles), and Opal Creek / Little North Santiam (swimming hole, 24 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (accessRoad, fee, closure, notableFeature, toilets, water, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: BHunsaker, CC BY 3.0
- Photo 2: R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)