Camping near Hood River, Oregon

Camping near Hood River at a glance

Public campgrounds

11 (10 National Forest, 1 State Park)

Getting a site

5 reservable and 6 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Black Lake: "Single Site: $20 per night"

Distance from Hood River

6.8 miles (Viento State Park) to 24 miles (Nottingham) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles

Elevation

149 ft (Viento State Park) to 5,668 ft (Tilly Jane), 11 of 11 on record

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

217 across the 6 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

5 take RVs; hookups at Viento State Park; longest stated RV length 105 ft (Lost Lake)

Drinking water

2 of 11

Distances are straight-line miles from Hood River's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Hood River

• Memaloose State Park, 9.2 miles from Hood River in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, tent $20-$33 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near The Dalles.
• Wyeth Campground, 12 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Cascade Locks.
• Marine Park Campground, 18 miles from Hood River in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($40 to $50 per night peak, $35 to $45 off-peak, plus 8.5% lodging tax and a $7 online booking fee); listed under camping near Cascade Locks.
• Knebal Springs Campground, 19 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Eagle Creek Campground, 20 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Cascade Locks.
• Eagle Creek Overlook Group Campground, 20 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group site: $75 per night Sunday-Thursday; $125 per night Friday-Saturday and holidays); listed under camping near Cascade Locks.
• Lower Eightmile Crossing, 21 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Eightmile, 21 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Pebble Ford, 22 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10; day use $10); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Underhill, 22 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night (cash or check)); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Fifteenmile, 25 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Ainsworth State Park, 26 miles from Hood River in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, tent $20-$33 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Cascade Locks.
• Lost Creek, 27 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Welches.
• Riley Horse Campground, 28 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Rhododendron.
• Mcneil, 28 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night; additional vehicle $10); listed under camping near Welches.
• Badger Lake, 28 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Alpine, 28 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Still Creek, 30 miles from Hood River in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.

Tent camping near Hood River

• Viento State Park : 10 tent sites , 6.8 miles from Hood River.
• Kinnikinnick : 19 tent sites , 19 miles from Hood River.
• Lost Lake : 15 tent sites , 20 miles from Hood River.
• Sherwood : 13 tent sites , 22 miles from Hood River.
• Nottingham : 7 tent sites , 24 miles from Hood River.

Things to do near Hood River

Public land and water within 30 miles of Hood River, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Spring Creek Hatchery State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 1.8 miles from Hood River; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area, a state park whose mapped point is 4.5 miles from Hood River; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area, a state park whose mapped point is 5.1 miles from Hood River; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Wygant State Natural Area, a state park whose mapped point is 5.7 miles from Hood River; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Viento State Park, its campground is 6.8 miles from Hood River; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• Rowland Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7 miles from Hood River; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Starvation Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 8 miles from Hood River; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Memaloose State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.4 miles from Hood River; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, a national forest whose mapped point is 10 miles from Hood River; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, a national forest whose mapped point is 11 miles from Hood River; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Hood River

Nearest emergency room: Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, 810 12th St, Hood River, OR, 0.3 miles from Hood River , (541) 386-3911. Next nearest: Skyline Hospital, 211 NE Skyline Dr, White Salmon, WA, 2.8 miles, (509) 491-1101. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Cascade Market convenience store · 0.2 miles
• Safeway supermarket · 0.4 miles · (541) 386-1841
• Food Mart convenience store · 0.6 miles

Fuel

• Chevron fuel station · 0.6 miles
• Heights fuel station · 0.7 miles
• Sinclair fuel station · 0.7 miles · (541) 386-9216

Propane

• Shell propane dealer · 18 miles
• Chevron propane dealer · 18 miles

RV dump station

• Stevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station RV dump station · 18 miles
• Beacon Rock Moorage service point · 25 miles

Potable water fill

• Potable water water fill point · 0.4 miles

Pharmacy

• Ross pharmacy · 0.3 miles
• Safeway pharmacy · 0.4 miles
• Walmart Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.6 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00

Laundromat

• Washboard Eco Laundry laundromat · 0.8 miles
• Washboard laundromat · 0.9 miles
• Rain Drop laundromat · 16 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Hood River: ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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