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Round Lake

Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Round Lake is a National Forest campground near Idanha, Oregon.

Closed First-come, first-served

National Forest · Idanha, Oregon

Managed by
National Forest

Round Lake sits inside Mt. Hood National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.4 miles outside the boundary of Bull of the Woods Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.

Getting a site

Managed by
National Forest
Reservations
None, first-come
Fee
Free

Access and cell service

Elevation
3,601 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.

44.8761, -121.9686 in Marion. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Current conditions

Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: USFS EDW lists Round Lake Campground as CLOSED; Mt. Hood NF's Round Lake Trail page mentions only the old campground sign at the trailhead.

Common questions

Do you need a reservation at Round Lake?
No. Round Lake is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Round Lake?
Camping at Round Lake is free.
When is Round Lake open?
As of 2026-09-29: USFS EDW lists Round Lake Campground as CLOSED; Mt. Hood NF's Round Lake Trail page mentions only the old campground sign at the trailhead.
Is there cell service at Round Lake?
Not at the campground on the FCC map, but Verizon shows 4G LTE about 0.4 mi away. The FCC's National Broadband Map (data as of December 31, 2025) shows no 4G LTE or 5G from AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon at Round Lake itself, and nothing from AT&T or T-Mobile 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.
Who manages Round Lake?
Round Lake is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Around Round Lake

Public land · within 15 miles

Public land within 15 miles: Clackamas Wilderness (6.9 miles to its center) , and Opal Creek Wilderness (13 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.

Hot springs and swimming nearby

swimholesmap.com · within 30 miles

Nearest to Round Lake, in straight-line miles: Breitenbush Hot Springs (hot spring, 6.5 miles), Bagby Hot Springs (hot spring, 11 miles), Opal Creek / Little North Santiam (swimming hole, 14 miles), and Butte Creek Falls (swimming hole, 27 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.

Reservable Breitenbush Detroit · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $21 per night Reservable Cleator Bend Idanha · National Forest Season May to October Fee Group Site: $200 per night (up to 45 people) Reservable Fox Creek Group Campground Detroit · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: First-come Elk Lake Detroit · National Forest Season July to October Fee Single Site: $12 per night

More campgrounds: camping near Idanha and campgrounds in Marion.

Sources

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