Nice quiet campground about an hour from Portland. Many sites sit close to the Clackamas river…read more Sites had a picnic table and firepit. Dog friendly. There is potable water. Most of the toilets are pit toilets, but there are flush toilets although they were closed when we went this past weekend. Lots of hiking trails close by. Bring your own local firewood because chances are you won't see the camp host until the morning. This campground closes for the season around mid-September.

This has always been one of my favorite campgrounds. Very busy but not too busy. Close enough to…read morePortland for a quick weekend getaway.

This was a decent camping place. There is potable water near the bathrooms. I believe there are two…read morebathrooms for the campground and they are pit toilets, so no flushing water and no sinks. They do have hand sanitizer. It was pretty dark and hard to see anything in the bathrooms even in daylight hours, but maybe that is preferred for this style of bathroom. Seems like they clean the bathrooms pretty often, as it didn't smell at all. We stayed on the side away from the lake but it's less than five minutes to walk to the lake and a nice view of mount hood. Lots of trees, so lots of shade. Bring mosquito repellent because this place has lots of bugs

The best views of Mt. Hood at Timothy Lake are from Hoodview Campgrounds Boat Launch. Bar none…read more My Family camps here every year. Its getting harder and harder to get a weekend reservation but I think they are putting in more Campgrounds. I know they are in the process of upgrading all the current campsites. I was told that would take place.... years ago, but they're actually doing it now. Timothy Lake is a very popular lake. The water is clean and clear. The fishing is good, depending on where the fish are that day. Even if you get skunked, it's still good to just sit and look at God's creation. So peaceful and beautiful. I catch crayfish when we go. My Wife and I are the only ones who eat them and that's fine with us. We scarf em down. Butter everywhere. Can't wait for next year. I have a new bait option I want to use. The Camp Hosts are always nice. I think they remember our little Smoo Bear and us from previous campouts. The grounds are always clean. There are also PGE Employees patrolling the grounds but also Clackamas County Sheriff's regularly roll through. So trouble gets rooted out. I've never had a problem. On occasion, people get loud. And the Hosts take care of it. I've seen people try and sneak in in the middle of the night and get busted. I always thought that was dumb to even try. You have to drive by the Host Site just to get in. Dumb. You cant bring your own wood! If your caught. They'll make you throw it all out or leave. They sell bundles of wood for $6.00. I figure you'll need $18.00 of wood a day. More if your planning on cooking over a wood fire. Most site's allow up to 6 tents per site. You can have 1 Vehicle per site, any other Vehicle's will be $6.00 a day per Vehicle. They get you from both sides. It seems a bit spendy but after weeks of work. Your sitting next to the fire. Beer in hand, laughing with family. You realize how happy you are to be camping and you thank God for your life. My Sister is our Reservation Queen. She's already planning on being ready to reserve our next trip when that date arrives. God Bless you Red. I am ready to put in vacation days. Cant wait for our next campout.

This is what camping on a lake should be. Great sites with a little space between right on the…read moreshores of Timothy Lake inside a beautiful forest. There is a well maintained hiking trail all around the lake (approximately 13 miles long). Boat ramps and lots of places to just sit and enjoy the lake. Friendly and informative park hosts.

My family loves, loves, loves Timothy Lake. We've been coming here for years. Its very peaceful,…read morerelaxing and tons of fun. All the different Campgrounds and Day Use Areas have been updated. Paved Roads. More Restrooms. New Campground Configurations. Its all awesome. Some of the Campgrounds No Longer Have Public Day Use. Hoodview Campgrounds is one of those. You can't even use the Boat Launch unless registered for Hoodview Campgrounds. They Will Ticket You. Ive seen several tickets passed out this summer. My Wife and I just spent 6 days chillin in some awesome summer weather. It rained one time during the middle of the night and not for long. It wasn't too windy and the water was amazing. BEWARE Always wear foot protection. I found several rusty fish hooks, broken glass and rusty metal near the shore. I've also made a pledge to stop using Lead Fishing Weights. In that, I've started collecting lead from the waters I fish. This weeks haul was about 12 ounces of lead from the waters edge. Timothy Lake has an amazing bounty. I will do my part in keeping it clean. I caught a fare amount of crayfish. We cooked them up and most everyone ate some. Our two littles (8 & 10) both ate crawfish. I was going to fish but had to much fun hanging out with my family to leave them behind. That's been the reason a lot this year. I'm always glad to come home and shower but I can't wait to go back camping. In fact. We're going back in two weeks. Nice.

Trillium lake is such a special place to visit. I love being able to kayak somewhere without motor…read moreboats. If you're looking want to be able to actually have a decent parking spot and get some paddling in then go early.

Relaxing. Very good view of mt hood. Picnic areas clean. Public restroom available. You can go on…read morefishing here.

Little Crater Lake is worth a stop if you're in the area. We stayed at the campground and hiked the…read morequarter mile to the lake several times. If possible, visit when the sun is overhead for the bluest water. When the trees shade the sun, the water is much less vibrant.

I dunno, Yelp keeps telling me that I'm reviewing Little Crater Lake Campground, when what I…read moreactually want to post about is Little Crater Lake itself. Hello, Google Maps? Anyway, you DO have to drive through the campground to get to the excruciatingly small parking area for the Lil Crater trail, but the areas are separate things. Trail is less than a quarter mile walk to what proved to be a crystalline azure pool of water that looked at least 70 feet deep -- though I wouldn't know actual depth, I didn't measure it. Probably depends on the light of the day, but what we saw was magical; be warned that it is out of the way, on a pretty rough forest service road, so unless you're in the area, maybe not worth the drive.

Very close access to the lake and super quiet and clean campsite. Not rv or trailer friendly due to…read moreno hookups. Perfect for tent camping!

Had a great camping trip to Gone Creek last weekend. Not sure why they call it Gone Creek since…read moreit's on Timothy Lake, but whatevs. Located just under 2 hours from Portland at the feet of Mount Hood, Gone Creek is a perfect weekend camping destination. Upon arrival we found our site we had reserved. Only about a quarter of the site is reservable with the rest of it being first-come first-served. The park host said that you really need to get there mid-week to get a non-reserved spot. The sites here are great. They are large and you don't feel crowded in the campground. Our site had a driveway to fit 3 cars and 3 tents for our group. You have your standard picnic table and firepit available as well. This campground does not have showers, so be prepared to have grungy hair by the time you leave. They also use vaulted toilets. There are water spigots within a few steps of all the campsites for fresh water too. During our trip, we fished along the shore and got our haul of a dozen rainbow trout. I saw a bunch of boats out on the lake, but we were the only ones I saw reeling them in! The lake is great for an afternoon swim. It's the right temperature and felt really good on an 88 degree day at the campground. Definitely worth checking out if you're a camper.

Family friendly | lots of fun guaranteed…read more Our 6 yr old daughter has been into fishing since she was 2 yrs old. She started off with a Fisher Price fishing kit and then was given a real set of her own. We took her to places like Bishop, Leavenworth, Clear Lake and Lost Lake, and other camping spots to practice her casting, but yesterday was her first time catching REAL trout! This may be the highlight of the summer for her. Easy to navigate finding this trout farm. There are signs everywhere in what seems like a residential place. We were greeted by this friendly woman who gave us fishing rods, some worms, a bucket with some water, and a net. She told us that ponds 1 & 2 have smaller fish, ponds 3-5 have medium to big fish, and the pond further in the back has the biggest fish. They were restocking ponds 4 & 5 when we arrived on a Tuesday. This is an excellent place to take your kids and for everyone to learn how to fish. We were told by friends and family we were guaranteed to catch fish here, so we expected to easily get our first one within an hour of arriving, but we ended up spending a couple of hours here first before catching our first one. We learned a lot! Everyone was catching fish all around us, so we stepped up our luring game and bought a small jar of power bait. We even put a worm with the power bait and that's when we started catching fish. I did see some folks catch with just a worm on their hook, and there were some others with power bait. My kid was so excited to catch her first fish. It's exciting to feel the fish fight back when you reel them in. We caught 3 trout at pond 5. There are benches to sit on. Lots of trees for some shade. Two 13" and one 14" rainbow trout is what we walked away with. The man at the cleaning station was friendly and did everything for us. All we had to do is show up and have fun at this place. Two portable potties in the parking lot and flushing toilets near the cleaning station. In the women's restroom there is a smaller toilet for the kids next to an adult toilet. I thought that was very accommodating. Vending machines for drinks and snacks.

Not what it used to be , i have been coming with my grandpa since I was 3 years old and i am almost…read more30. I took my grandpa back for the 1st time in many years and unfortunately the owner I'm assuming older gentlemen. was incredibly rude to my grandpa for absolutely no reason , has a terrible attitude and made the experience awful after all this time we well no longer be returning or bringing our children and will find a new place to make these memories.

Land of no-see-ums. As sunset, I got bit like crazy. I'm allergic to these guys. Experienced…read morethem in the Sierras, but not in Oregon. I was surprised. This place harbours them big-time, so if you're sensitive like I am, just beware. The site itself is surrounded by trees, but the area where guests come in and park didn't have them so there's no central shade during the day and you feel a bit like you're on display in the center of the grounds. Not my favourite. The bathrooms were pretty clean, the showers enormous. Actually, they could do with a remodel if you ask me. There are washers and dryers. The location is right across from the lake which is beautiful, but you have to drive there because the hill to the RV park is SO steep. There are a lot of residents. It felt a little odd. I don't know if it was just us, but we didn't feel comfortable. The people a couple spots over had a dog that barked for about two hours. I considered the possibilities of asphyxiating it. I just don't understand why people allow this sort of thing. There were a couple of friendly people there tho, and the host was really nice. For $42, I've been in WAY better. Far too overpriced.