About Rainbow (Or)
Rainbow Campground provides ample access to the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. The campground offers a great location to enjoy peace and quiet in the beautiful mountains of northern Oregon. Visitors enjoy fishing, hiking, biking and rafting. Fishing is very popular in the Oak Fork and anglers can expect a catch of winter steelhead, spring Chinook and late summer Kokanee salmon, as well as other species of freshwater fish. The Clackamas River also provides miles of wild water as it bends through the scenic Cascade range, making whitewater rafting a popular activity. The 5-mile Riverside National Recreation Trail, popular for hiking and mountain biking, is located not far from the campground. The surrounding area provides numerous additional opportunities for hiking. The campground offers more than a dozen single-family sites for tent camping. Each site is equipped with a table and…
- Season: 9/13/2024 – 10/28/2024
- Managed by: Mt. Hood National Forest, FS
- Where: 17 mi south of Mount Hood Villages, OR · 45.07893, -122.04311
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 21.1 mi
Water fill-up: 21.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Ripplebrook 0.1 mi
- Riverside (Mt. Hood National Forest, Or) 1.6 mi
- Indian Henry 2.6 mi
- Riverside Campground 2.6 mi
- Riverford Campground 3.3 mi
- Raab 3.9 mi