Mt Hood National Forest

The revised version of the popular Camp Free in the Mount Hood National Forest. This book is the result of two summers of searching out and documenting campsites along more than 2,,500 miles of roads in the Mount Hood National Forest, this guidebook to to the rewards and benefits of camping on your own away from the herd in the Mount Hood National Forest provides the camper with descriptions and turn-by-turn directions to some of the Forest's best-kept secrets and strives to give campers the knowledge and confidence necessary for an enjoyable and safe camping experience. It has been revised to take into account the fires that swept through the Mount Hood National Forest in 2020.

The Mount Hood National Forest is the closest national forest to Portland and encompasses the northern end of Oregons Cascade Mountains and the Columbia River Gorge. Established in 1908 as the Oregon National Forest and renamed the Mount Hood National Forest in 1924, it now consists of more than a million acres. The forest is home to Oregons tallest mountain, as well as eight designated wilderness areas covering more than 300,000 acres. The forest is also the site of the historic Timberline Lodge and old Barlow Road, the final leg of the Oregon Trail. Thousands of visitors come to the forest every year for camping, hiking, mountain climbing, fishing, skiing, mountain biking, and other recreational pursuits.

This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Forest Trails and Highways of the Mount Hood Region is a reissue of a classic 1920 booklet by the forest service on the Mt. Hood National Forest and Wilderness region in Oregon (before it was the Mt. Hood National Forest!). This book describes the old-time trails, hiking and camping opportunities, and trees of the region.