Shining Lake Campground, Central Cascade Range, Oregon   Places like Squaw Meadow are good to visit; don't leave Shining Lake Campground without first going for a hike along the Old Baldy Trail. All the glorious local attractions in the vicinity and such a glorious variety of outdoors recreation are glorious incentives to come. Scores of folks stay at this campground to be next to Mount Hood National Forest. Shining Lake Campground is a very well liked campground by the folks in Welches. As if Shining Lake Campground wasn't enough, you can also go swimming, hiking, fishing, and whitewater paddling, so     perhaps you want to stay a while. There's such a great deal of things to do close to Shining Lake Campground; you always have a wonderful time when you're here. This part of Oregon has a wonderful deal of outdoors activities at your disposal. You'll find a picturesque lake called Shining Lake near Shining Lake Campground, and Shining Lake Campground is a place with many visitors from Welches. So much fun stuff to do here in the Central Cascade Range, too magnificent to be true. There's glorious hiking along the Dry Ridge Trail, and why not head up to Mt. Hood Ski Bowl and strap some skis to your feet. All year is a glorious time in the Central Cascade Range if you like the outdoors. When you're here at Shining Lake Campground it's always fun to pop by Ainsworth State Park, and get dripping wet paddling on Clackamas River.   Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining stuff near Shining Lake Campground. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Shining Lake Campground; Fanton Plaza Trail is a great local trail, and a splendid panorama of pretty Grouse Point is available. This campground is so glorious. Go for a hike on the Roaring River Trail, and Mount Hood National Forest is both great and pretty. You think that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. The Eagle Creek Cutoff offers hiking at its best, and paddling on Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork is so much fun. Can't wait to pitch that tent; Shining Lake Campground is a wonderful local campground if you happen to be in Oregon. This is such a glorious campground. Squaw Creek is a fine local stream, and Roaring River has a fine whitewater paddling spot nearby. Shining Lake Campground is a quite wet place frequently with a lot of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is December, and July on the other hand is the driest. All through the warm days of summer at Shining Lake Campground temperatures are usually in the 70's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. Highs throughout the wintertime are typically in the 40's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Shining Lake Campground plunge into the 30's. Shining Lake Campground is situated in the Central Cascade Range. LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO: Coordinates: Latitude: 45.18222 Longitude: -122.01694 Resort at the Mountain, Welches 8 miles away The Resort at The Mountain is the premier Northwest golf and ski resort located in the Highlands of Oregon just an hour east of Portland at the western base of Mt. Hood. The Resort features 160 gues...    Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches 8 miles away Whispering Woods is a resort destination east of Portland which opened in 1981 with 42 condominiums. The second phase of 24 additional condominiums opened in 1992. The resort offers a clubhouse with a... Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines Outdoors Recreation Near Hood River, Oregon Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hood River, Oregon, the metro area neareast to Shining Lake Campground. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. 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Oregon Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Oregon.       These outdoors activities are available near Shining Lake Campground.   Camp Grounds Near Shining Lake Campground: Frazier Turnaround Campground, Clackamas County , 4 miles away Lookout Springs Campground, Clackamas County , 4 miles away Frazier Fork Campground, Clackamas County , 4 miles away Hambone Springs Campground, Clackamas County , 7 miles away Bighorn Campground, Clackamas County , 8 miles away Mount Hood Village, Welches , 9 miles away Pioneer Tollgate Campground, Clackamas County , 10 miles away   Hotels Near Shining Lake Campground: Resort at the Mountain, Welches , 8 miles away Whispering Woods (Vri), Welches , 8 miles away Whispering Woods Resort, Welches , 8 miles away Mount Hood Inn, Government Camp , 18 miles away Best Western Sandy Inn, Sandy , 21 miles away Bonneville Hot Springs Resort, North Bonneville , 22 miles away Best Western Columbia River Inn, Cascade Locks , 25 miles away   Trails Near Shining Lake Campground: Roaring River Trail, Clackamas County County , 1 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 4083 feet elevation difference Old Baldy Trail, Clackamas County County , 4 miles away,  11 hiking miles, 638 feet elevation difference Dry Ridge Trail, Clackamas County County , 4 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 3204 feet elevation difference Fanton Plaza Trail, Clackamas County County , 5 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 1787 feet elevation difference Eagle Creek Cutoff, Clackamas County County , 6 miles away, 7.3 hiking miles, 2830 feet elevation difference Coffman Camp Trail, Clackamas County County , 6 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 2759 feet elevation difference Cottonwood Meadows Trail, Clackamas County County , 6 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 1564 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Shining Lake Campground: Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon , 19 miles away, 1500 vertical feet Timberline Lodge, Oregon , 22 miles away, 3590 vertical feet Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon , 25 miles away, 2777 vertical feet Cooper Spur, Oregon , 31 miles away, 500 vertical feet Hoodoo, Oregon , 39 miles away, 1035 vertical feet Mt. Bachelor, Oregon , 62 miles away, 3365 vertical feet Willamette Pass, Oregon , 77 miles away, 1563 vertical feet White Pass, Washington , 83 miles away, 1500 vertical feet Crystal Mountain, Washington , 93 miles away, 3100 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Shining Lake Campground: Roaring River, Clackamas County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Road 4611 to Roaring River Campground) Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork, Clackamas County , 5 miles away, Class III-V(V+) - 5 miles long (Lower Five Miles to Clackamas River) Clackamas River, Clackamas County , 6 miles away, Class -blank- - 9.2 miles long (Collawash River to Three Lynx Power Station) Clackamas River, Clackamas County , 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River) Collawash River, Marion County , 9 miles away, Class IV - 5.5 miles long (Mile 5.5 bridge to Two Rivers Picnic Area)   Lakes Near Shining Lake Campground