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Mount Hood National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National Forests

Address: 16400 Champion Way
Sandy, OR 97055
Phone: 503-668-1700;
Fax: 503-668-1794;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood
Size: 1,067,043 acres.
Location: In the Cascade Mountain Range of northwestern Oregon. Accessible by US 26 and 35. Nearby cities/towns include Gresham, Hood River, and Portland.
Facilities: 83 campgrounds, 1 cabin, 20 day-use sites, trails (1,000 miles), winter sports area, lookout tower, scenic drives, hot springs.
Activities: Camping, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, rafting, OHV riding, mountain climbing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, cross-country and downhill skiing, berry picking, mushroom collecting.
Special Features: 189,200 acres of designated wilderness, featuring Mount Hood Wilderness, which includes the mountain's peak and upper slopes, and Olallie Scenic Area, a remote lake basin. Other points of interest include Timberline Lodge (built in 1937 high on Mount Hood), Lost Lake, Trillium Lake, Timothy Lake, Rock Creek Reservoir, and portions of the Old Oregon Trail including Barlow Road.

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No references found	The Opal Creek Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest abuts the Bull of the Woods Wilderness to the northeast in the Mount Hood National Forest. A CASCADE GEM by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Kathleen Walker, who works at the Mount Hood National Forest, explains, "We have to acknowledge, at some point, that we can't change peoples' behavior. Path of Destruction by TURNER, JAMES MORTON / E The two Oregon Democrats last week proposed an "Oregon Treasures" bill that would add 132,000 acres of wilderness, 34,550 acres of recreation area and 80 miles of wild and scenic river designations to the Mount Hood National Forest. Into the wild by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)	Mounier, Emmanuel mount Mount Airy Forest & Arboretum Mount Allison University1 Mount Apo Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Badon Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Mount Blue State Park Mount Cameroon Race Mount Carmel Mount Ceahlau Feast Mount Clemens Mount Cook Mount Cook National Park Mount Desert Island Mount Diablo State Park Mount Everett State Reservation Mount Fuji Mount Gilead State Park Mount Grace State Forest Mount Greylock State Reservation Mount Hagen Show Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke Range State Park Mount Hood National Forest Mount Hood Scenic Byway Mount Hopkins Observatory Mount Isa Mount Isa Rodeo and Mardi Gras Mount Jefferson State Natural Area Mount Kenya Mount Kosciusko Mount Lofty Mount Magazine State Park Mount Marx Mount McKinley National Park Mount Mitchell Mount Mitchell State Park Mount Mushketov Mount Nebo State Park Mount of Olives Mount Olympus Mount Pelee Mount Pelée Mount Philo State Park Mount Pilchuck State Park Mount Pisgah State Park Mount Pleasant Mount Prospect Mount Rainier	Mount Greylock State Reservation mount guard Mount Hagen Show Mount Hebron High School Mount Helena Music Festival Mount Helicon Mount Hermon Mount Hermon Mount Hermon Baptist Church Mount Holly Community Development Foundation Mount Holly Mountain Watch Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority Mount Holly, NJ, USA - Mt Holly Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College Art Museum Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Mount Holyoke News Mount Holyoke Range State Park Mount Holyoke Seminary Mount Hood Mount Hood Mount Hood Community College Mount Hood Habitat for Humanity Mount Hood National Forest Mount Hood Race Team Mount Hood Railroad Mount Hood Scenic Byway Mount Hood Ski Education Foundation Mount Hood Summer Ski Camp Mount Hood Swim Team Mount Hope Bay Mount Hope Bay Mount Hope Church Mount Hope Church Williamston Mount Hopkins Observatory Mount Horeb Mount Horeb Mount Horeb (disambiguation) Mount Horeb (disambiguation) Mount Horeb Area School District Mount Horeb Elementary School Mount Horeb High School Mount Horeb Public Library Mount Horeb Telephone Company Mount Huascaran Mount Huascaran Mount Hubbard Mount Huzi Mount Huzi Mount Hyjal Mount Hymettus Mount Hymettus Mount Ida Mount Ida, Crete

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The Opal Creek Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest abuts the Bull of the Woods Wilderness to the northeast in the Mount Hood National Forest.

A CASCADE GEM by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Kathleen Walker, who works at the Mount Hood National Forest, explains, "We have to acknowledge, at some point, that we can't change peoples' behavior.

Path of Destruction by TURNER, JAMES MORTON / E

The two Oregon Democrats last week proposed an "Oregon Treasures" bill that would add 132,000 acres of wilderness, 34,550 acres of recreation area and 80 miles of wild and scenic river designations to the Mount Hood National Forest.

Into the wild by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Mounier, Emmanuel

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