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Q. me and my friends want to go camping for spring break but dont know where to go, any suggestions?
preferably not an actual campground because we dont want to have to pay
we werer thinkin of like clear lake
any ideas?
thanks
preferably not an actual campground because we dont want to have to pay
we werer thinkin of like clear lake
any ideas?
thanks
Answer
The best bet is along the coast, but that's not near Gresham. If it were after June, many of the Cascades campgrounds would be open, but not now. There is 5 to 15 feet of snow in most of them for a few more months.
Check out the State Parks Department campground locator page http://www.oregonstateparks.org/searchpark.php especially along the gorge. You could wing it at 1000 acres (at the Crown Point Highway exit just east of Troutdale), but it's rather brutal at night there.
An unimproved tent camp site isn't that expensive. If you really don't like paying, go east of the Cascades and free camp on BLM land. But that will cost like $30 or $50 for fuel to go there and back. Other than a friend's lot, there's really nothing like that near Portland.
The best bet is along the coast, but that's not near Gresham. If it were after June, many of the Cascades campgrounds would be open, but not now. There is 5 to 15 feet of snow in most of them for a few more months.
Check out the State Parks Department campground locator page http://www.oregonstateparks.org/searchpark.php especially along the gorge. You could wing it at 1000 acres (at the Crown Point Highway exit just east of Troutdale), but it's rather brutal at night there.
An unimproved tent camp site isn't that expensive. If you really don't like paying, go east of the Cascades and free camp on BLM land. But that will cost like $30 or $50 for fuel to go there and back. Other than a friend's lot, there's really nothing like that near Portland.
Where to camp in Portland?
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I will be heading to Portland in the spring with a small school group (around 12 people total). I am looking for a campground as close to the city as possible, and can't seem to find one less than 40 minutes away. Anyone know of a place?
Answer
What kind of camping? R.V., tent, etc.?
There are a number of RV parks in the area: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=camping+near+Portland,+Oregon&sll=45.523875,-122.670399&sspn=0.894798,1.674042&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11
The closest tent campground would be Government Island, but it is only accessible by private boat: http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_250.php
Otherwise the closest seems to be Ainsworth State Park in the Gorge, about 25 miles from central Portland. http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_146.php
Since you are a school group, perhaps contact teachers and/or students at a school and become buddies with them. Perhaps they will let you camp on the grounds or at someone's house?
What kind of camping? R.V., tent, etc.?
There are a number of RV parks in the area: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=camping+near+Portland,+Oregon&sll=45.523875,-122.670399&sspn=0.894798,1.674042&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11
The closest tent campground would be Government Island, but it is only accessible by private boat: http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_250.php
Otherwise the closest seems to be Ainsworth State Park in the Gorge, about 25 miles from central Portland. http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_146.php
Since you are a school group, perhaps contact teachers and/or students at a school and become buddies with them. Perhaps they will let you camp on the grounds or at someone's house?
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