Bighorn Campground, Central Cascade Range, Oregon Custom Search   Have you been to the Bighorn campground site???While this is a beautiful pack-in, primitive site, it doesn't fit with your description. Before camping, take a hike on Nat. Forest Trail 742, without gear. After you've scoped the area, come back and stay. Even on Labor Day Weekend ('06) there were several campsites available in this dispersed camp area. Says Jim-in-Brightwood The natural prettiness at this primitive campground is tremendous, and unsurprisingly       it could be hard to get to a primitive campground such as Bighorn Campground, but it's worth the effort. Bighorn Campground is incredibly popular with the people of Welches. All the splendid local attractions close at hand and   such a splendid variety of outdoors recreation are good reasons to come. Amenities and facilities are few in primitive campgrounds like this one, and primitive campgrounds like these is a good way to get out in the wilderness. Bighorn Campground is one of the sites to camp here in the Central Cascade Range. Several people stay here in order to be right next door to Mount Hood National Forest. As if Bighorn Campground wasn't enough, you can also go fishing,       whitewater paddling, hiking, swimming, and playing golf, so you won’t run out of things to do. With so many things to do in Oregon you'll never get bored. Ok, you've been cooped up too long; Bighorn Campground in Oregon is the   outdoors at its finest. You find the 3.2-mile-from-beginning-to-end Tollgate to Sandy River sector of Zigzag River close by; this is a category III-IV whitewater section. If by chance you don’t want to risk getting dripping wet this section of Zigzag River is possibly not for you. 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Map Detailed Map Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Weather Local weather forecast All Clackamas County Campgrounds All Oregon Campgrounds These outdoors activities are available near Bighorn Campground.   Campgrounds Near Bighorn Campground: Toll Gate - Mount Hood National Forest, Sandy, 3 miles away Pioneer Tollgate Campground, Clackamas County, 3 miles away Hambone Springs Campground, Clackamas County, 3 miles away Kinzel Lake Campground, Clackamas County, 4 miles away Frazier Fork Campground, Clackamas County, 6 miles away Frazier Turnaround Campground, Clackamas County, 7 miles away Mount Hood Village, Welches, 7 miles away   Hotels Near Bighorn Campground: Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 5 miles away Whispering Woods, Welches , 5 miles away BEST WESTERN Mt. Hood Inn, Government Camp , 11 miles away The Lodge At Government Camp, Government Camp , 12 miles away BEST WESTERN PLUS Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 19 miles away Columbia Gorge Motel, Cascade Locks , 20 miles away Skamania Lodge, Stevenson , 20 miles away   Trails Near Bighorn Campground: Hambone Trail, Clackamas County , 2 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1286 feet elevation difference Flag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County , 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 924 feet elevation difference Cool Creek Trail, Clackamas County , 3 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 3377 feet elevation difference West Zigzag Mountain Trail, Clackamas County , 4 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 3016 feet elevation difference Still Creek Trail, Clackamas County , 4 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 274 feet elevation difference Bonanza Trail, Clackamas County , 5 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 3516 feet elevation difference Coffman Camp Trail, Clackamas County , 5 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 2759 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Bighorn Campground: Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon , 12 miles away, 1500 foot drop, 9 lifts, 65 runs Timberline Lodge, Oregon , 15 miles away, 3590 foot drop, 6 lifts, 32 runs Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon , 18 miles away, 2777 foot drop, 12 lifts, 87 runs Cooper Spur, Oregon , 23 miles away, 500 foot drop, 2 lifts, 10 runs Hoodoo, Oregon , 42 miles away, 1035 foot drop, 6 lifts, 30 runs Mt. Bachelor, Oregon , 64 miles away, 3365 foot drop, 13 lifts, 71 runs White Pass, Washington , 76 miles away, 1500 foot drop, 6 lifts, 32 runs Willamette Pass, Oregon , 81 miles away, 1563 foot drop, 6 lifts, 29 runs Crystal Mountain, Washington , 87 miles away, 3100 foot drop, 11 lifts, 50 runs   Whitewater Near Bighorn Campground: Zigzag River, Clackamas County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Tollgate to Sandy River) Sandy River, Clackamas County , 5 miles away, Class II-III - 13.5 miles long (Lolo Pass Road to Marmot Dam) Whitewater Outfitter - ON the Edge Adventures, Clackamas County , 5 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Sandy River, Clackamas County , 7 miles away, Class IV - 4.5 miles long (McNeil Campground to Lolo Pass Road) Little Sandy River, Clackamas County , 8 miles away, Class -blank- - 10 miles long (Bridge on FS 14 to SE Marmot Road)   Public Lands Near Bighorn Campground: Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon , 5 miles away John B. Yeon State Park, Oregon , 18 miles away Ainsworth State Park, Oregon , 19 miles away Beacon Rock State Park, Washington , 20 miles away   Golf Courses Near Bighorn Campground: Beacon Rock Golf Course, North Bonneville , 19 miles away   Lakes Near Bighorn Campground Frying Pan Lake, Clackamas County , 10 miles away Bull Run Lake, Clackamas County , 11 miles away Kidney Lake, Skamania County , 19 miles away Little Ashes Lake, Skamania County , 20 miles away