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USFSMt. Hood National Forest · Oregon
Lazy Bend
Overview Campground closed due to the 2020 Riverside Wildfire Lazy Bend Campground sits next to the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River, close to the city of Estacada.
Sites2221 reservable
Elev.751ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rig23 ft
Electricnonesites
From Portland1h04real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 751 ft, Lazy Bend has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 22 sites total: 21 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 7 walk-in, and the longest takes a 23-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
55°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Portland
38 mi
1h04
02
Eugene
122 mi
2h46
03
Bend
140 mi
3h32
04
Medford
285 mi
5h57
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 22 SITES
Color byShow only
18 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
7
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
22
Sites
★ The standout
Site 013
AREA LAZY BEND · shaded.
To neighbor
244 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
5
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6.4 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.