Clear Lake (Or)

Overview

Clear Lake Campground is a shady outdoor paradise ON Clear Lake in the mountains of northern Oregon. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, swimming and sailing on the lake, and hiking and exploring the nearby hills and terraces. Winter recreation opportunities are available in the area when it snows.

Recreation

Boating is popular on the lake, however speeds are limited to 10 mph. A steady breeze keeps bugs away at the campground, and also propels sailboats on the lake. Swimming and fishing are available. Anglers can expect to find a variety of trout.

Visitors enjoy picnicking in the day use area near the boat ramp. A hiking trail begins near the north end of the lake, connecting to the Pacific Crest Trail.

In the winter, miles of snow-covered roads and trails crisscross the forest. Shellrock Creek and High Rock, off Forest Road 57, are open to cross-country skiers and snowmobile enthusiasts.

Facilities

The campground offers single-family sites for tent and RV camping. Each site is equipped with a table and campfire ring with grill. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided, but utility hookups are not available. Parking surfaces are gravel and dirt. Firewood can be purchased from the host.

Natural Features

The campground is located in a mixed conifer forest, just north of Warm Springs Indian Reservation, in Mt. Hood National Forest. It is situated on the eastern shore of the 560-acre lake, at an elevation of 3,600. Clear Lake is used primarily for irrigation purposes.

Wild mushrooms are abundant in the area during late summer and early fall. A variety of wildlife makes its home in the area.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (541) 352-6002.

Nearby Attractions

The small Mt. Hood village of Government Camp is 12 miles northwest of the campground. The area offers a visitor center, restaurants and year-round skiing, as well as scenic views.

Camp site features

Across 27 camp sites:

  • Fire pit: 26 of 27 sites
  • Picnic table: all 27 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 27 sites
  • Longest RV: 34 ft
  • Largest party: 6 people

Directions

From Sandy, travel east on Highway 26 for about 35 miles. Turn onto Forest Road 2630 and continue for 1 mile to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

128 reviews
5 stars
41
4 stars
27
3 stars
22
2 stars
18
1 stars
20
Noah B
Loop:Area Clear Lake
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Reviewed a month ago
We drove hours for a 4th of July camping trip and arrived at 7 PM, excited to get the kayaks on the water. Sadly, the lake was dried up. Additionally, the campsite had a pretty good slope to it that would have been problematic for tent camping.
Chase O
Loop:Area Clear Lake
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Reviewed 2 months ago
There was no posted notice for the fire restriction, the lake was completely dried up, and the road to the campground was crawling with highway patrol hungry to fulfill their speeding ticket quotas. For what it’s worth, the campgrounds are well maintained.
jennifer a
Loop:Area Clear Lake
Site:
Reviewed 3 months ago
Lake is very very low. You can't really get to it. Definitley can not get any kind of boat in, motorized or not. Campsites weren't cleaned, bathrooms barley cleaned. I can't be sure, but I think the camp hosts left and didn't tell anyone else, or leave a sign that there were fires at Meadows and everyone was evacuating. It was smoky, but kinda the norm in the summer. Thank goodness we stopped by the Chevron station and he let us know what was going on. Positive side it is close to Timothy (driving) and the campsites are large. I wouldn't stay here again.
Sonia E
Loop:Area Clear Lake
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Reviewed 3 months ago
The host wasn't there for our second and third night. Loud neighbors well into the quiet hours, the restrooms went uncleaned and someone was burning a fire during a fire ban with a active fire nearby! The only way to get to the water left in the lake is by walking through a foot of sludge. We drove to Timothy Lake to swim and it was gorgeous. Lots of room for the dogs to run on the dry lake bed.
Emma S
Loop:Area Clear Lake
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Reviewed 3 months ago
Just note that almost every site at this campsite is on a slope. Not horrible but slightly a pain. We were more displeased with the amount of campers burning actual camp fires during a huge fire ban. We stayed 3 nights and barely saw our camp hosts throughout. I tried to talk with them at multiple points during one of the days and at no point were they there. The women’s bathroom ran out of toilet paper nearing one of the nights and went without maintenance until some point the next day. We felt that the hosts could have been much more attentive unfortunately.
Hayden H
Loop:Area Clear Lake
Site:
Reviewed 3 months ago
The campground itself was nice. A little sparse in between sites, you could see your neighbors from site to site. Camp host did nothing about people having fires during a burn ban. And there were 50+ screaming children running amok through the campground. We left early because of this. Would not return if it’s a popular family campground
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May 23, 2027 – Sep 21, 2027

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May 23, 2028 – Sep 21, 2028

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