High Rock Springs Campground, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon
High Rock Springs Campground Details
Not a maintained Campground
- Number of Campsites: 2
- Drinking Water: No
- Toilets: Vaulted
- Camphost on Site: No
- Fires Allowed: Yes
- Cell Service: No
- Nearest Store (Miles): 30
- GPS: 45.159918, -121.89693
- Elevation: 5,000 ft.
- Showers: No
- Firewood for Sale: No
- Address: Address not available
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Excellent info…I was thinking about heading up to High Rock for night photo’s of hood…and making my base camp at this location….I don’t mind unimproved areas…. it’s all about the adventure 😉
Glad it is helpful. I was actually just up at High Rock last weekend. There was a small amount of snow but it all should be melted by now. Didn’t go down to High Rock Springs so I can’t attest to the condition of the road. If you get some photos feel free to submit them on the site here and I can feature them with a link back to you. Thanks for visiting!
Chris ….for all that eludes me…this Mecca of solitude is still hidden from me. Was up at High Rock yesterday….but was unable to locate the hidden road. My GPS in my truck and the signage in the area is getting worse. I’m sure I passed it as I turned onto FS Rd 58 heading back toward Shell rock campground…going south….
Well…. was up there yesterday… the road to the top of High Rock is clear …..great view from where the old Fire Lookout once stood….but for the love of my GPS and damaged signage…. I was unable to find this campground…. took a break at Shell rock Creek campground. …which the Forest Page still shows as closed (I wonder if they every update their sites). So I am sure I passed the road…. also took a side excursion out to Hidden Lake….5 miles off of FS Rd 58. I will not be discouraged….I will find this meca of solitude 🙂
Appreciate your site….
Was hoping to get up to Tilly Jane….seems the FS said the road has been cleared of the worrisome timber snags…but it’s still blocked off as closed….sigh… I really wish they would update their web pages ….again….Thank you 🙂
Hey Alan,
Yes it is pretty difficult to find and last time I was up there the shrubbery had overgrown the entrance quite a bit. The road is completely unmarked and you will likely take a look at it and think “nope, that can’t be it”. From what I can remember you take shellrock creek up and when you get to the T in the road where you go left to high rock you will find the road to High rock springs. It is tucked away to your back left if that makes sense. You can also approach it from the other direction but I think that one is a bit more difficult to find.
Tilly Jane / Cloud Cap usually doesn’t open until much later in the season (sometimes after 4th of July). The road is pretty beat up so if you are a hiker I would recommend parking at the gate and hiking the trail. It goes up a burn area with some great views and then goes right through Tilly Jane and then to Cloud Cap Inn.
Took my family here in July Last summer, didn’t see another person there for 4 days. Outhouse is in good repair, parking is limited, there is fresh water, the road is slightly sketchy in a couple of places. It’s great place if you want to be away from people.
Like Chris says it is the gravel road next to the “T” with the road to High Rock at the top.
Went here last thursday to check it out. It was a very sketchy, skinny road. Not hard to find, but there was a fire that had happened so there was charred trees about 2 miles before the site itself. The site is very hilly, with 3 campgrounds in total. One up the hill, two down closer to the bathroom, though 1 doesn’t have a table and the other has 2. The spring is very very small. Not horrible for free, but there are a lot nicer spots without picnic tables. 😉