Open for summer 2021 & now booking lodging reservations. We offer yurts, cabins, lodge rooms, over 150 tent sites, and organizational camping too. Want to take a hike? Lost Lake hiking trails range from 1/2 mile to 3.2 miles and allow views of Mt Hood, Mt Adams, Mt Jefferson as well as access to the Pacific Crest Trail. We have kayaks, clear bottom boats, pedal boats, row boats, and SUPs for rent at the north side day use area. Our general store has just about everything you’d need during your visit, plus souvenirs and gifts as well. And be sure to visit our newly opened LL Grille for a juicy burger, hand made milk shake or grab a local beer from the tap. Whether you’re visiting for the day or longer, we’re happy you’re here! HISTORY: In the early 1800’s, Lost Lake was used primarily by Native Americans who came to the area to harvest huckleberries. They called the lake E-e-kwahl-a-mat-yam-lshkt, meaning heart of the mountains. The first documented visit to the area came from Euro-American explorers Joe and John Diver in 1873. The lake finally got its name when adventurer Ezra Smith set out to find the lake as mapped out by the Divers. When Smith had difficulty in finding the lake, he came to the conclusion that it was not their party who was lost, but rather, the lake. The US Forest Service obtained the title to the land in 1922, and it is one of the oldest camping resorts in Oregon. The resort itself has gone through several owners over the decades before Derek Deborde and Jason Taylor purchased it in 2012. The lake is bounded on the east by 4,468-foot Lost Lake Butte and on the southwest by 4,556-foot Preachers Peak. It is fed by three unnamed intermittent creeks from Lost Lake Butte, and Inlet Creek from Preachers Peak. It is the second-deepest lake in Mount Hood National Forest at 167 feet, it is over a mile long and is 245 acres in area.
We spent a chilly, rainy night here in July. As others have pointed out, this is more of a campground with a few rustic (no electricity/heat, bathrooms & showers separate) cabins and yurts - but also six fancier lodge rooms. These rooms are above the general store. We stayed in lodge room #5, which felt like it had been renovated recently. It was fairly large, sparkling clean, had its own bathroom (note that lodge rooms 3 & 4 share a bath) and also a small kitchen area. The kitchen was stocked with a few pots & pans, a small coffee maker, a microwave, small coleman camp stove with 2 burners and a small fridge. The bed was very comfy and we really appreciated the space heater since the temperature was in the 40s when we arrived. Our room did not have a lake view but I think at least 2 of the others do. There was no wifi and no cell service (Verizon). The one big downside was the very loud family in the room next to us. The kids whined and the parents screamed. This went on for hours and we could hear every single word of it. Earplugs helped a little but did not tune it all out. We could also hear the quieter family in the room on the other side of ours. The walls are thin, so bring ear plugs. If you are very noise-sensitive, this probably isn't a good option for you. The general store is fairly small but sells all the basics (including beer). The restaurant is really just a small section of the general store with counter service (all seating is outdoors). It's only open Thursdays-Sundays so we weren't able to try it. We never did get to see much of the lake because of the low clouds during our stay but it seems like a very beautiful place. We'll try it again at some point.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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I went here because of the lake side camp sites; we wanted to fish, and set up chairs and spend most of our time in or near the water while still being at camp...i stayed at F-loop site 28--the ones you pay $5 more for. However there is a walking trail around the entire lake that cuts through, so your camp site is not ON the lake, you have a trail from each site leading down to this main trail (our site had a wooden raised bridge that you had to get off to get down to water about 2' drop or so, then you have to find a opening from the trees in order to go out to swim. we had one small opening we shared with our neighbor. they had a row boat, and a raft, and we just wanted to swim so kept having to go around their stuff with a 3-yr old that couldnt swim and needed the swallow water. it also had no beach area to set up a chair and had a 2foot drop to hop straight down into water from land because it wasnt a beach but a cut out of all the tree roots, so couldnt let our dog come in and out of water, had to go back to shore to lift him up. I will note, every camp site is different, as some have a beach area, some have no wooden raised trail that you have to hop 3' down from but just a rock or paved path...one even had a raised wooden mini dock over the water...so it depends on your site--but all the campgrounds are up a path, none are on the water. we couldnt see the water from our camp except tell that there was something blue through the trees. just not what i expected, as again, i wanted an actual lake side camp spot. we couldnt fish from our spot because of the trees-no casting-unless you went into the water or get mad when u break your line when it snags on a tree as youre trying. we ended up not fishing because of this; i got in a floaty and went down the entire f-loop area and down past it--every single opening in trees had people in it, so we couldnt have walked down to the next opening to try to ahve better luck. also anyone not staying in f loop wouldnt know that the trails lead to individual camp sites, so random people just trying to find the road, walked right through the middle of our camp area; only happened twice, and we didnt mind, but signs at the bottom of each trail would help with this that say "f loop site 28" would keep strangers from walking up the wrong trail and help you find your own site. i made a symbol out of sticks at the bottom of our trail so i could find it again when we walked around the lake. i went on a sunday night the weekend after 4th of july because i figured people would be leaving after weekend camping and there would be plenty of spaces available. I was wrong, there was only the 1 f-loop available at 2pm (check out time for everyone); we were very lucky to have gotten the spot. however, we had people the entire time we were there, night, morning, afternoon, stopping asking us when we were leaving, if they could have our spot, etc. 6+ people a day; we couldnt go near the road to our vehicle or bathroom without someone stopping asking. everyone was polite/nice so it wasnt a problem, i just wish the resort had a way to reserve the spots, know if someone was there or not, etc because how they have it set up is "find a spot, set up a tent, come back and pay". theres no signs posted like some camp grounds ive been to at each spot the dates of stay, so any passerbys might know when to start asking us. when we were still there eating breakfast we had people begging us for our spot and asking if they could set up their tent so they could claim it when we left. we let them, i understood. but better organization is needed by the management. we left on a tuesday, a day youd think very few people would be coming up to camp, and that is the day we got the most people bugging us; so no day during the summer is safe if you want the f-loop--not sure how any other loop was. previous reviews stated bathrooms were disgusting so i brought extra tp and clorox wipes, but wasnt needed, the bathroom near our camp spot was very clean, it wasnt too smelly considering it was a vault toilet (there will never not be a smell); even as the temps hit 90degrees the toilet smell didnt increase. however we did walk around the lake and the restrooms near swimming areas were disgusting as soaking wet kids went in and got tp literally everywhere and getting it wet etc, so i could see where some of those reviews come from. I went in 2 different ones on the f-loop and both were very clean. i am surprized that there isnt a sign telling people to keep lid down to help with bugs/smell; but even when people didnt know and left it up the bugs/smell wasnt unbearable just a lil stronger. firewood was $7 a bundle for 5-6 pieces of wood (we used about 2 per fire at night to have a decent fire), you are NOT allowed to collect firewood from the grounds (if you dont have room in vehicle, go to campsite, unload, and drive back down road a little bit and get some right out of woods). Kindling is $5 per bundle (we had an axe so we just turned one piece from first bundle into our kindling). The store sells beer, but not smokes; as previous reviews state the store is expensive, but it does have alot. $4 for a 4pack of cheap tp, $26 for a 12-pack of decent beer...just to name a couple. beautiful area, and very quiet. no one played music, and spots were so far apart you couldnt hear your neighbors even though they were all awake talking. when site 27 opened across the road from us we went in to look real quick, and were glad we chose 28; it was way way smaller. 28 has plenty of room, i could change out in the open without anyone seeing me as there was lots of huge trees to hide behind; i noticed some of the other sites you could see everything-their table, tent, them around their fire, etc-everything-right from the road, and it got direct sun all morning long; as we always had shade and could go to our site to cool down. site 30 looked to have 4 or 5 tents set up so it. we walked down and looked at a couple walk in sites; the first two had the picnic table up near path and then a small trail leading down to tent/fire--horrible set up as youd want your table near your fire, so we didnt continue looking at walk in sites, but you may have better luck getting an open spot in the walk in areas if the rest of f loop is full. the bugs werent bad, lightly coating in bug spray fixed any issues we were having; but birds and chipmunks are brave; one chipmonk was on the table while we were at the table before the dog chased it up a tree. we put away everything at night, but during the day we at one point accidentally left a bag of nuts out and the dog food out, again in bags, not laying open, and birds poked through the bags and started eating through the hole they made. so always put everything away. the trail was easy, but it is uneven and does have hills, and even muddy spots you need to try to step around where little run off streams come through. there was also bugs. the ground has alot of tree roots sticking out leading for uneven ground; by the end of the walk my knees were hurting; i didnt want to complain and be a party pooper, but then my friend said her knees were hurting her (both of us use to walking but the uneven ground is what did it); we are not old either; im 29 and she was 25, so we dont regularly have knee problems. i could see kids falling and such if they werent being careful, so as usual with any hiking, bring a first aid kit. Lots of huckleberry and salmonberry bushes along the way so snacks were provided, which was a good thing because if i had to hear the 3-year old say she needed a snack one more time....lol. bring water and snacks especially if children are involved; 3 miles isnt all that long but by the time you keep stopping to site see or take pictures alot of time does pass. the store closed at 8pm weekdays but when i asked their store hours on the day we got there they said 8-10 without mentioning their hours changed the next day, so on the monday when i went and it was 8:30, i was frustrated that they were closed--the doors were open, lights were on, i even walked right past the lady sweeping and got all the way to back of store before she told me they were closed. i was trying to buy some beer; she said the tills were closed so she couldnt ring me up, i even offered to let her keep all the change ($5 tip) and ring it up the next day, and she wouldnt do it; understandable but still frustrating; it wouldve been easy for her to take the money and put a note with it and ring it up the next day when the store opened, but she refused. so if you ask the hours, make it clear that you are interested in the hours for your length of stay instead of just that day, because i was asking hours not because i cared about that first day but the following days and thought i had worded it correctly so id get the answer i seeked--but just bluntly say it. the lines are long at the store, as the same lines to pay for camp sites or rent a boat are the same lines to make a purchase; when you rent you have to fill out paperwork and everyone has questions trying to decide where they want to stay etc. I would come back here, it was peaceful, the water wasnt too cold, the trail is awesome, the sites are spacious, the people are friendly, the water is crystal clear (way out in my floaty i could still see the bottom), its beautiful and relaxing. but for my first time i was a little disappointed with the distance between my camp and the water even though i was paying extra to be on the water, but now i know and cant be disappointed.
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Date of stay: July 2014Trip type: Travelled with friends
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This place is beautiful. I expected overwhelming crowds for Labor Day weekend, but it was peaceful! I did book our yurt in December, and it was the only one left. There is NO cell service and NO electricity. Bathrooms are sparse throughout the entire resort. $5 will buy you a 15min shower at the store/lodge. Be prepared to wait. We checked in at 1:30pm (early) and our yurt was ready at 3:30pm. I’d go again! It was awesome, but wish I’d known a few things.
Yurt E7- secluded, but with 9 other yurts in a small secluded area of the campground. There’s one bathroom for all, and it’s at the bottom of the hill. These yurts are WALK-IN ONLY. You park in a small lot, and it’s 300ft UPHILL to the yurts. There is one utility wagon, provided by Lost Lake, that makes this manageable. Be kind to other campers and break down your camp before hoarding the wagon, or people like me will come and take it from you because my camp is broken down and you’re sipping coffee while hoarding the wagon for four hours! Besides that...the bunks are both double on bottom and single on top. The “mattress pads” are paper thin. Bring an air mattress, unless you like sleeping on wooden boards. The site was well maintained. The yurt had a wood stove in it, but there was a burn ban so we were unable to use it, or even have a campfire. Lost Lake did provide a propane grill (sans propane) and it was great, combined with our personal grill. The campsite itself is very large. We could’ve easily set up a huge tent on site next to the yurt, not sure if that’s allowed though. It had a picnic table. The yurts are spaced out quite a bit. It’s very quiet here.
Boat rentals: Soemtimes their online system goes down, so bring cash. Pay at the store for boats. We rented a double clear kayak, and a row boat for our family of five, plus a 90lb boxer. Dogs are allowed on the boat! There is a TWO HOUR MINIMUM. You’ll need at least two hours out there. Kayak was $30/hr and row boat was $25/hr=$110 for 2hrs. Most boats are around $80/day, if you want the whole day.
Store: It had a small food service window w/pizza, burgers, etc and espresso. The store had snacks and beverages (expensive), and gifts/souvenirs. Staff was friendly and they all worked hard.
Day Use Are: Go early in the day to get the best spots, but they’re all good spots. You can hang a hammock, bring a propane grill, and most sites have water access and a picnic table and fire pit. There’s a boat launch. Bathrooms are all the way at the top of the hill, in the parking lot.
Lake has NO SWIM AREA, and it’s not ideal for swimming anyway. Great for floating, rafting, boating and fishing.
Lake: No motor vehicles on the lake! It’s clear, cold, gorgeous. We hiked around the lake, about 3 miles. It’s flat and easy, with some rocky spots.
If you want a yurt, I believe they go on sale 12mos in advance. They sell out quickly. They’re worth it.
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Date of stay: September 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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After reviewing the Lost Lake Resort website, and booking a lodge room for 2 nights, my girlfriend and I were excited about staying the weekend and looked forward to the limited interruptions with no cell service.
The website lists a lot of amenities that aren't available. There's no coffee provided in the rooms. The Lost Lake Grill is not operational, nor is the Expresso bar. The gift shop does offer house drip coffee at 9am, for $3.25 per cup. The community BBQ not operational. The staff was very rude and unprofessional when asking for toilet, and never restocked the bathroom for Lodge Room 3 and 4 when asked.
My girlfriend and I had to drive into Hood River to buy new groceries for our lunch and dinner. Yes, we could have bought hotdogs or soup at the gift shop / convince store, but the prices were so outrageous it made more sense to go to Safeway in Hood River.
Lodge Rooms are not worth $190.00 per night. Especially when the staff or other guests start banging and cause loud noises at 6am.
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed at B loop in two sites. The lake itself is of course amazing, the views from one side of the lake amazing, and we swam in crystal clear water under the trees. Five stars for Lost Lake itself. The day use sites during summer are an absolute ZOO and I would recommend searching out a more remote lake location if you’d like quiet and peaceful outdoor time. It was exhausting with thousands of people there.. but fine if you’re okay with that and prepared. The camping experience was not the best, and certainly poor if you’re paying $44/night. One of the worst tent camping sites I’ve paid money for in Oregon— there’s a lot of great ones md maybe I’ve been spoiled! Not at all worth the cost— verrrry difficult Lake access from B loop (if you can decipher the broken signs to where you want to go, it’s about .5 mile down) but maybe that can’t be helped. The site we were in was marked with a handicap symbol on the sign but it is 100% NOT accessible in any way shape or form with obstructions and rocks. Picnic table was almost unusable due to it sloping and one side 4 inches off the ground and no accessible table. We were sandwiched closely between to sites with generators, one of which blared gas fumes and lawnmower decibel noise from 4:00 all the way to 10:00 quiet hours and there was zero peace at the campsite. Fumes from the pit toilets were also very bad. They turned off the water spigot with absolutely no signage or warning at night just when you needed it to do dishes, until after breakfast. I don’t know why or what that’s about but never happened in a campsite before. To top it off, I totally get the fire ban put in place 3 days before our arrival, but there was no notice of it on their website or sent via email at all, and the phone wasn’t answering when we tried to check, so we assumed it was fine to plan to cook on the fire as we were packing up food. We left the gas pit at home, assuming since we didn’t see a ban advertised anywhere we’d be okay. So learning of the ban when we pulled in to the campground really dampened out cooking plans and was a big disappointment we would have liked to get an email about beforehand. So— we had no quiet or fresh air, limited water, no fire, and no good picnic table at our campsite, no not sure what the $44/ night for one car is for.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Room Tip:Arrive very early for day use in the summer weekends
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The photos of this place show a serene mountain lake. The reality is a car- and people-packed location where parking is full and cars drive around endlessly looking for an available spot. People scrambling to take over entire areas around the lake. Not serene at all. Photos should be updated to show this so buyers can beware.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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If you found this place by searching “campground” you will love it if you are ok with its amenities. If you are interested in a “resort,” this IS NOT the place for you. The lake is beautiful and has an awesome view of Mt Hood. There are great hikes and lots of things to do. The “Resort” rents row boats and canoes. The thick woods insulate you from most of the other campers.
The only unpleasant thing I encountered was an overflowing trash can on the Lake Trail on the north side of the lake. I assume that a very large group had day use of the area the previous day and the trash can was not big enough for them.
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Date of stay: June 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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We took a small cabin, and while I cannot vouch for the camping and yurt lodging , all I know was this this cabin was a waste of time and money. No bathroom, no running water, bare bones. The fixtures if any were dirty, we even found a dirty handprint on a pillow. The cabins are mostly 20 feet away from each other so that out our front door was a cabin filled with 4 children, Mom and Dad, and a big pig! They brought a pig to the woods! All 8 cabins had to share 1 leaky water spigot and 1 smelly outhouse without a sink. The view out our back window was of the outhouse and a parking lot. At night there were NO lights on the gravel path to the outhouse. There was a humming noise all night from a generator nearby. To bring luggage to the cabin you had to park below and carry your stuff up and uneven gravel and dirt hill filled with tree stumps and rocks. Even though there was a NO BURN order the cabin next to us had a campfire going out front. We hid in our cabin and played cards. There was only one electrical outlet so if you wanted to run the heater and fridge while plugging in a radio you had to unplug something, like on Green Acres. They call it Lost Lake because it is impossible NOT to get lost trying to find this place, we took a wrong turn and had to backtrack on a unpaved road so be careful. There is no view of the lake or mountain from the cabin, you have to walk down to where the yurts are to see anything. There is no beach to speak of. There are expensive boat rentals, and the food at the lodge is minimal. We couldn't wait to get out of there and will never go back
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Room Tip:Avoid the Cabins
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We went there just for kayaking and hiking. Here I am reviewing the kayak part, it was basically all I could ask for, crispy blue sky, sun shinning and nice cool air. There were a lot of people and we had to wait outside the entrance for over 35 mins and then few people left and then us and 3 other cars were allowed in. It fills up quite quickly by 10AM, so I would recommend to reach there at around 8 AM if you want parking and want to spend the full day there. Lots of hiking and other activities available. Highly Recommend it.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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This is a gorgeous lake with the best views. The little boat house makes it very convenient to kayak, fish, SUP, etc. Parking does fill up, so it helps to arrive early. We did not camp or rent cabins, but there is a campground and some lodging options. It’s also a great place for a day trip.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Parking does fill up.
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West Monroe, Louisiana176 contributions111 helpful votes
Yes! It should be fine for an rv. It is a winding black top road. It does climb somewhat in elevation, but it was a great drive up and down the mountain.
There are more places to choose from in the Hood River area.
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