Government Camp, Oregon

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.

It is the gateway to several ski resorts, with the most popular being Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl.

[5] Government Camp was given its name by settlers traveling the Barlow Road, who discovered several wagons abandoned there by the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

A sign in front of the town's post office states, "Formerly a camp on the old Barlow Road, the village was named in 1849 when U.S Cavalry troops were forced to abandon wagons and supplies here."

Government Camp went through a revitalization effort due to a Clackamas County urban renewal district.

Clackamas County map