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USFSMt. Hood National Forest · Oregon

Fish Creek (OR)

Overview Campground closed due to the 2020 Riverside Wildfire Fish Creek Campground is ideally located next to the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River in Mt.
Sites2423 reservable
Elev.915ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Portland1h12real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 915 ft, Fish Creek (OR) has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 24 sites total: 23 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 walk-in. Within about 4 miles: 3 named hiking routes, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
80%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 3
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
55°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Portland
43 mi
1h12
02
Eugene
127 mi
2h54
03
Bend
135 mi
3h24
04
Medford
290 mi
6h05
By drive time
Portland · 1h12Eugene · 2h54Bend · 3h24Medford · 6h05Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.8 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 24 SITES
Color byShow only

24 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
8
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
24
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
AREA FISH CREEK · shaded.
To neighbor
115 ft
0
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
3
Trail segments
6

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.8 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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