Wahtum Lake Campground — Hotel in Hood River

Normally we go hike around Lost Lake, but we decided to explore here instead. It's not nearly as busy as Lost Lake, but you'll still meet other hikers on the trail. There are some great spots to stop along the lake, although a good portion of the hike is spent above the water. It's quiet, beautiful, and absolutely with it.

The road to the lake gets very narrow in spots and most of it is one lane only (with frequent turnouts to yield)....

Wow! I've never tried wahtum lake in the winter. If it weren't so mild we would have never made it up. We were the only ones there since the snow. Fresh tracks all the way up. So beautiful and quiet. Not a sound but the wind. Be aware the road up was squirrelly in parts. And there's no mobile signal prior to climbing the hill. Inreach and timberline repeater (147.12plus100.0) were both reachable from the lake. Should have...

This is 10 miles off the main road and there's somewhat limited parking. The camp attendants did a great job of cleaning. There's garbage cans, porta potty type restrooms and day use parking as well as camping. The lake is over 200 feet elevation down trail to lake by my GPS. Express down stairs, come back up loop, it'll save your legs....