A-frame outhouse at the Rainy Lake Campground (bobcat)

Campground garbage cans after a bear raid (bobcat)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 45.62610, -121.75882
• Elevation: 4070 feet
• Driving time from Portland: 110 minutes

Hikes starting here

• Waucoma Lakes Loop Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)
• Green Point Mountain Loop Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

Hikes including this trailhead

• Kingsley Wahtum Trail to Rainy Lake Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

Driving Directions

Drive I-84 east to Exit 62 for West Cliff Drive and West Hood River. Turn right after exiting for West Hood River.

In 0.2 miles, turn right onto Mt. Adams Avenue, which becomes Wine Country Avenue and then Country Club Road.

Go 3.1 miles to the junction of Country Club Road and Barrett Drive.

Turn left onto Barrett Drive, and proceed 1.2 miles to a four-way junction; turn right here on Tucker Road (Highway 281).

Drive 2.0 miles, crossing the Hood River, and turn right to keep on Highway 281, the Dee Highway.

Continue 6.3 miles, and then bear right for Dee and Lost Lake.

Go 0.3 miles, crossing the Middle Fork Hood River, and reach a T-junction.

Go right here on Punchbowl Road for Rainy Lake. Drive 1.3 miles on Punchbowl Road (Do not turn left on Green Road), cross the West Fork Hood River, and reach a junction.

Turn right here on Dead Point Road (FR 2820, formerly known as Wahtum Lake Road). In 0.2 miles, the road becomes gravel; keep left for Rainy Lake.

Head up FR 2820 for 6.8 miles, keeping to the main track; the road is rubbly and potholed in some places.

Keep left at a junction and go 1.0 miles farther to a T-junction.

Here, turn left and drive 3.3 miles to make a right turn onto the narrow spur leading to the parking area for the Rainy Lake Campground.

Note: Two trails begin at this trailhead. The Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 heads up an old road bed to the right of the outhouse. The Rainy Lake Trail #423A goes through the campground to pass Rainy Lake and join the North Lake Trail #423.

Fees and Regulations

• Fee for camping: Rainy Lake Campground (USFS)
• A-frame outhouse and picnic tables

Page Contributors

• bobcat (creator)