Riley Horse Campground
Reviewed May. 24, 2018

Hidden Gem in the west side of Mt. Hood National Forest

This is hands down one of my favorite campgrounds, because the spots are large, far apart from the other sites, and very quiet. It is not too far from the Portland area, I would recommend getting last minute supplies before getting off the highway. The campground is a horse campground, but I reserved on the Monday before arrival and it was still very empty so no fear about taking a spot from equestrians. The spot I had (Spot 4) was huge, plenty of room for a larger party, felt like a quarter of an acre. There were no neighbors on one side of the spot and only the water spigot on the other. All the spots in the campground had plenty of space between spots. There was lots of dead, dried out wood laying all around the site that after a couple hours of collecting I had plenty to keep a fire all weekend, and still left a pile of wood when I left. The campground is close to many trails in the area, mainly Romano Falls Trail. There are views of Mt. Hood, peeking out through the trees here and there.

Additional Stay, Different Year
-A few more trees have been knocked down due to winter storms, but this is still a great campground.

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  • Review photo of Riley Horse Campground by Ashley B., May 24, 2018
  • Review photo of Riley Horse Campground by Ashley B., May 24, 2018
  • Review photo of Riley Horse Campground by Ashley B., May 24, 2018
  • Review photo of Riley Horse Campground by Ashley B., May 24, 2018