Government Camp, OR

Government Camp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on the base of Mount Hood and north of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain. Government Camp is the only town within 5 miles of Mount Hood and therefore is the de facto "mountain town" or "ski town". Government Camp is the gateway to several ski resorts, with the most popular being Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl. In Government Camp, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture.

The map tells the story in Government Camp, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Government Camp also has its own, smaller ski resort, Summit Pass. The community is located within the Mount Hood Corridor on U.S. Route 26, near its intersection with Oregon Route 35 and the Barlow Pass summit of the Cascade Range. Government Camp was given its name by settlers traveling the Barlow Road, who discovered several wagons abandoned there by the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.