Indian Henry
5Heads up5 fires, nearest 3 mi
- Right now
- Closedrecreation.gov lists every site closed this weekend, read 16:08 UTC
- Sites
- 26In the agency’s record
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 5 notices
In the agency’s own words
Campground closed due to the 2020 Riverside Wildfire Indian Henry Campground is located in the Mount Hood National Forest, along the scenic Clackamas River. The campground is a great location for relaxation and a spectacular outdoor experience, providing ample access to the river and the surrounding wilderness, as well as other scenic spots in the area. Keep reading
Recreation
The family-friendly Clackamas River Trail is popular for hiking and mountain biking and begins at the upper end of the campground. It extends about 8 miles and climbs about 450 feet in elevation along the way. It is available year-round, but may be covered in snow during winter months. The Indian Henry Trail, which trolls through the forest, is also located near the campground. Fishing is very popular in the nearby river and anglers can expect a catch of winter steelhead, spring chinook and late summer kokanee salmon, as well as other species of freshwater fish. Whitewater rafting is also enjoyed by visitors to the area. The Clackamas River provides miles of wild water as it bends through the scenic Cascade range.
Facilities
The large campground offers dozens of single-family campsites for tent and RV camping. Tent-only sites are available for reservation, while the rest of the sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each site is equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. A dump station is located within the campground. Parking surfaces are mostly paved. Accessible flush toilets and drinking water are also provided.
Natural Features
The campground is situated at an elevation of 1,249 feet, in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, nestled in a mixed forest of conifers and hardwoods, including grand old Douglas firs and a variety of evergreens. A thick gathering of ferns and ivy increase privacy between campsites. Some sites overlook the river and others neighbor a mountain creek.
Nearby Attractions
The picturesque, blue-green Surprise Lake is located not far from the campground, up a steep climb. It is most popular for fishing, as the lake isn't large enough for motorized boats. The Bagby Hot Springs are located about 20 miles southwest of the campground. A popular site for soaking and relaxation, the springs are in a heavily wooded forest in the scenic Cascade Mountains of Oregon. A historic guard station was built there in 1913 and the available bathhouses are fed by three major hot water springs and several minor outlets in the area.
What the agency tells you
In accordance with standard industry practices, Mount Hood Recreation will be assessing a $8 additional vehicle fee on the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicle in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. In the case of motorcycles, the first two are considered as one vehicle for determining additional vehicle fees. The third and fourth motorcycle would also be considered as one vehicle. No additional vehicle fees are collected for bicycles.
Utility hookups are not available
Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the campground
Everything else this campground posts · 2
Click here for more information on the Mount Hood National Forest
Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 26 · 17 tent-only
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 30 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…surfaces are mostly paved. Accessible flush toilets and drinking water are also provided. Natural…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…paved. Accessible flush toilets and drinking water are also provided. Natural Features The campground…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Hot springs, Lake, River, Creek
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Water sports
- Night sky · 730th darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 6 days ago, 32 km away
- Patchy color
Nothing to book until it reopensread 16:08 UTC
recreation.gov lists every site closed this weekend
Every one of the next thirty nights is in recreation.gov’s record and not one site is being offered on any of them. That’s a campground closed or not yet released for booking, not a sold-out one.
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Every line of the receipt · 9
What you actually pay
“In accordance with standard industry practices, Mount Hood Recreation will be assessing a $8 additional vehicle fee on the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicle in any doub…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 4
Why this page can’t say why
recreation.gov lists every site at Indian Henry closed this Friday and Saturday night. The U.S. Forest Service has published no closure notice we hold, so this page can’t say why, and it won’t fill the gap with a guess. A closed night isn’t a sold-out one: the reservations its record still carries were taken before the sites were closed.
There’s no notice to quote and no reason to argue with, so this page offers you the watch and the list below, and no letter.
Open within 60 miles · 4
The agency’s own word that these are open, not our reading of a season.
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recreation.gov availability, read 16:08 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
26 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 25 mapped sitesAll 26 sites
| B | B027 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 80 ft | 135 ft |
| B | B028 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 165 ft | |
| B | B029 | tent only nonelectric | 116 ft | 92 ft | |
| B | B031 | tent only nonelectric | 116 ft | 32 ft | |
| B | B036 | tent only nonelectric | 118 ft | 44 ft | |
| B | B037 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 113 ft | 69 ft |
| B | B038 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 113 ft | 156 ft |
| C | C001 | tent only nonelectric | |||
| C | C002 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 112 ft | 148 ft |
| C | C003 | tent only nonelectric | 97 ft | 125 ft | |
| C | C004 | tent only nonelectric | 112 ft | 70 ft | |
| C | C005 | tent only nonelectric | 86 ft | 67 ft | |
| C | C006 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 86 ft | 14 ft |
| C | C007 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 118 ft | 141 ftClackamas River |
| C | C008 | tent only nonelectric | 93 ft | 98 ftClackamas River | |
| C | C009 | tent only nonelectric | 93 ft | 123 ftClackamas River | |
| C | C010 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 17 ftClackamas River | |
| C | C011 | tent only nonelectric | 93 ft | 190 ftClackamas River | |
| C | C012 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 72 ftClackamas River | |
| C | C013 | tent only nonelectric | 71 ft | 269 ftClackamas River | |
| C | C014 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 71 ft | 283 ftClackamas River |
| C | C015 | tent only nonelectric | 87 ft | 373 ft | |
| C | C016 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 80 ft | 294 ft |
| C | C017 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 249 ft | |
| C | C018 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 92 ft | 290 ft |
| C | C019 | tent only nonelectric | 92 ft | 198 ft |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 26 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
RipplebrookMt. Hood National Forest · 2.6 mi
Rainbow (OR)Mt. Hood National Forest · 2.6 mi
SunstripMt. Hood National Forest · 3.4 mi
Riverside (Mt. Hood National Forest, OR)Mt. Hood National Forest · 3.7 mi
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest · 3.8 mi
Riverside CampgroundMt. Hood National Forest · 4.6 miFrom Estacada, Oregon, travel east on Highway 224 for 24 miles to the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Mount Hood Villages, OR
Typical weather
Typical October night 42°F, day 59°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 33°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Indian Henry is in Oregon’s 5th congressional district. Its representative, Janelle Bynum (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →