On our recent trip to Trillium and Clear Lake near Mt Hood we discovered that it is hard to compare lakes and campgrounds. Trillium still had a couple hosts that kept it clean. We had a site right next to the lake and could put in the kayaks from our site. The trail around Trillium, (1.9 miles), could have used some repair on the board walks, but was a nice hike. Clear lake is not living up to it’s name. You can’t see beyond 5 feet under the water. The trail around it is around 7 miles long and hard to stay on. Parts of the trail had a lot of trees down across it. We had to use the road around the lake in places where we couldn’t find a trail. We beat the brush in several spots and just kept the lake in the distance so we knew we were close. Our campsite needed cleaning before we could enjoy it at all. The host at clear lake was already gone for the season and the camp showed it. There are dispersed campsites around the lake. They are just where a few rocks make a fire ring and are free. These camps are abused by people and no one cleans up when they leave. We found places on the trail where people used for a bathroom. They didn’t dig a whole and bury it. The fire paces where overflowing with beer bottles, cans and things you can hardly imagine. These people are camping for free and trashing the place. It was disgusting. There where day fishermen that didn’t seem to leave such a mess. We did enjoy both camp grounds and lakes, just one more than the other. I did find some beauty at this Clear Lake though. 6 pictures of Clear Lake, Mt Hood.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:16:43 +0000
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