Alpine
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single Site: $25 per night, and it is open from Early July to Late September. Alpine is a National Forest campground near Government Camp, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
1 / 3Alpine Campground on the Timberline Highway, Mt. Hood National Forest. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 16 ft
Alpine sits inside Mt. Hood National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Mount Hood Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Timberline Lodge: The highest campground on the Mt. Hood National Forest, near the Salmon River headwaters, with access to nearby Timberline Lodge and hiking and mountain bike trails. Snow can linger into mid-summer. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Max RV length
- 16 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
On site: Toilets and potable water.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days; 28 days total per calendar year
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,426 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
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.
45.3220, -121.7039 in Clackamas. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Alpine is open from Early July to Late September , at 5,426 ft.
Sources: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Alpine
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Ice House Lake, whose mapped center point is 25 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Ice House Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Badger Creek Wilderness (11 miles to its center) , and Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness (12 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Alpine, in straight-line miles: Punch Bowl Falls (waterfall, 23 miles), Oneonta Falls (waterfall, 25 miles), Multnomah Falls (waterfall, 27 miles), Wahkeena Falls (waterfall, 27 miles), and Bridal Veil Falls (waterfall, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Government Camp and campgrounds in Clackamas.
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 (water, maxRvLengthFt, season, fee, reservationSystem, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 2: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo 3: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0