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Asking for someones experience. Other than the drive is staying in government camp better in any way than mt hood village or is it relatively the same. Goin in May so I'm curious which place is the move to stay at.
Canis_lupusAsking for someones experience. Other than the drive is staying in government camp better in any way than mt hood village or is it relatively the same. Goin in May so I'm curious which place is the move to stay at.
Also know nothing about government camp. Is it just the closest town to hood?
Government camp is the closest town to Mt. Hood... it's on Mt. Hood with Timberline road at the "top end" of town and ski bowl at the "bottom end". In the "middle" of Government Camp you'll find a general store, ski shop, bars, and food.
It's more expensive to stay in Government Camp, but you're about 20-25 minutes closer to the Timberline lodge (15 minutes to Timberline, 20 to Meadows), check out Google Street view and scope out both locations before you go!
QuaggyGovernment camp is the closest town to Mt. Hood... it's on Mt. Hood with Timberline road at the "top end" of town and ski bowl at the "bottom end". In the "middle" of Government Camp you'll find a general store, ski shop, bars, and food.
It's more expensive to stay in Government Camp, but you're about 20-25 minutes closer to the Timberline lodge (15 minutes to Timberline, 20 to Meadows), check out Google Street view and scope out both locations before you go!
Are you camping or just staying in a hotel? If you're car camping, spots around govy like Timothy lake, or old T line road are pretty sick, but they usually fill up quick. Hood Village/Welches/Zig Zag/Rhododendron all have more camping available (and better weather), but yeah an extra 15-30 minutes of drive time. If you're paying for accomodations, I would see if there are any spots in welches, they'll probably run a lot cheaper than Govy.
hank.skiAre you camping or just staying in a hotel? If you're car camping, spots around govy like Timothy lake, or old T line road are pretty sick, but they usually fill up quick. Hood Village/Welches/Zig Zag/Rhododendron all have more camping available (and better weather), but yeah an extra 15-30 minutes of drive time. If you're paying for accomodations, I would see if there are any spots in welches, they'll probably run a lot cheaper than Govy.
Just camping one night. Other than that we’re staying in an air bnb the rest of the trip
I camp Bennett Pass the night before skiing meadows most weekends. But my friends and I got a sick AirBnB with a hot tub in welches 1 weekend this year. Obviously those who spend more time on the mountain than I do hate airbnb because its a kook magnet
