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 only town within 5 miles (8 km) of Mount Hood and therefore is the de facto "mountain town" or "ski town". It is the gateway to several ski resorts, with the most popular being Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl. Government Camp also has its own, smaller ski resort, Summit Pass.
Center of business district in Government Camp
Battle Axe Inn at Government Camp, 1927
Post office at Government Camp with a sign describing its naming
Clackamas County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 421,401, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City. The county was named after the native people living in the area at the time of the coming of Europeans, the Clackamas people, who are part of the Chinookan peoples.
Image: Willamette Falls from drone
Image: Government Camp at night horizontal 237 (8408218339)
Image: Spire of the Portland Oregon Temple, 2018
Image: Clackamas County Courthouse (Clackamas County, Oregon scenic images) (clac D0034)