Lost Creek

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Overview

Lost Creek Campground is a fully accessible campground allowing anyone access to campsites, fishing and a paved nature trail that meanders through the area. The campground is also near the Wild and Scenic Sandy River and not far from the popular Ramona Falls Trailhead. Mt. Hood is just southeast of the campground and is close enough for visitors to enjoy a day trip and sightseeing.

Recreation

A variety of trails exist within and near the campground, including the accessible Lost Creek Nature Trail, which explains events in history that helped form the area's geology. A deviation from the road coming into the campground (Forest Road 1825), will lead to a trailhead for spectacular Ramona Falls on the Sandy River. The 7.1-mile trail leads to cascading waterfalls and is one of the most popular hikes on the forest.

Fishing is available in the Sandy River and anglers can expect steelhead year-round, Coho salmon in the fall and Chinook salmon from February through October. Trout also inhabit the river. Scenic driving and picnicking are popular activities as well.

Facilities

The campground is fully accessible and provides a variety of single, double and walk-to campsites. The structures can accommodate up to six campers each. Visitors must provide their own bedding.

Picnic tables and campfire rings with grills are provided, as are accessible vault toilets and drinking water. Utility hookups are not available. Firewood is available for purchase from the campground host.

Natural Features

Moss and shrubbery covers the ground and evergreens tower overhead, providing ample shade for the campground and privacy between the individual and group campsites. The campground is situated in the Old Maid Flat area of Mt. Hood National Forest, northwest of majestic Mt. Hood at an elevation of about 2,600 feet. It sits on one of the largest pyroclastic volcanic mudflows from Mt. Hood's "Old Maid" eruption in the 1700s.

Nearby Attractions

The town of Government Camp is located at the base of Mt. Hood, about 18 miles from the campground. Year-round skiing is available there, as well as a variety of activities and amenities.

Camp site features

Across 14 camp sites:

Fire pit: 2 of 14 sites
Pets allowed: all 14 sites
Longest RV: 40 ft
Largest party: 12 people

Directions

From Portland, follow Highway 26 for 18 miles past the town of Sandy to the community of Zigzag. Turn north (left) onto Lolo Pass Road (Forest Road 18). Travel just over 4 miles and turn right onto Forest Road 1825. Continue for less than a mile and then bear right, staying on Forest Road 1825, and cross the Sandy River bridge. Continue for approximately 2 miles and then bear right at the "Y" junction. The campground is less than a mile past the junction, on the right.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Leanne M

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Reviewed 2 months ago

It's nice campground, however, the Forest Service has done little in the way of improvements or maintenance. The walkable and ADA trails are no longer ADA accessible. The fishing platform is gone, signs and information is all but unreadable. This campground has more bathrooms than any other campground because of the day use area, they were mostly clean. I think the FS should realize that recreation makes money not building useless roads. FS can't keep up the maintenance on campgrounds and current roads. The other thing is the cost. $30 a night, no fires, and picnic table falling apart. This use to be such a beautiful space.

Douglas H

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Reviewed 3 months ago

When we checked our route, on our way to the campground, we saw that the only way in was a diversion around all of Mount Hood because of a fire road closure it took us another hour of researching to verify it really was a closure and not some transient issue with a map. We were never notified by the campground about whether they were open whether the closure affected local traffic or anything and so we just never went to that campground and found a whole Nother campground. Even though we weren’t going there, I have to give it a zero star because we weren’t informed about what was going on at the campground.

Anja D

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Reviewed 3 months ago

This campground is quiet and has nice access to the Ramona falls trailhead, where my friends and I went for a day hike. NOTE: BRING YOUR OWN WATER. I figured the water at the campsite would be fine but unfortunately it's so full of rust that the water coming out of the (admittedly extremely fun) pump is brown. It also tastes intensely of metal and was fairly undrinkable.

Wade N

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Reviewed 3 months ago

excellent campground!

Linda V

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Water pump has brown water. It is important to reach out to Forest service consessionaires so they deal with that. Otherwise, it is a nice campground, lots of space between campsites, clean vault toilet, creek near campsites. There were some available campsites on the weekend. Bring your own drinking water.

Callie L

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Reviewed 4 months ago

Lost Creek is a gem of a campground. The setting is magical, with a lovely creek running alongside. The mix of car camp loop and a walk-in loop with many walking trails, and a short distance from the Ramona Falls trailhead. Walking from camp to Ramona Falls is a great day hike. Burnt Lake trailhead is a short drive farther up the hill. I love going early in the week to avoid crowds, and enjoy the serenity and calm of the forest, watching birds, hanging out in the hammock, and strolling about. If you go, please enjoy and take good care of this special place.

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