At Mt. Hood Skibowl, the closest places to stay we found are 11 to 20 minutes on foot from a lift. The closest we found is Best Western Mount Hood Inn, about 11 minutes on foot from Lower Bowl Chair Lift.
In summer Mt. Hood Skibowl has 1 mapped mountain bike trail section near the lifts, 7 trailheads within about 4 miles, Collins Lake 0.5 miles from the main base. Best Western Mount Hood Inn is 0.6 mi from a trailhead as the crow flies.
- 5lifts on the map
- 62mapped runs
- 1,360 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 5,010 fthighest point mapped
- 1bike trail section nearby
- 7trailheads within 4 mi
- 0.5 mito the nearest named lake
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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4 places to stay
- 11min walk0.6mi to a trail
Best Western Mount Hood Inn
Hotel · 87450 East Government Camp Loop, Government Camp, OR- To Lower Bowl Chair Lift: about 11 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Mirror Lake Trailhead): 0.6 mi as the crow flies
Food: Mount Hood Brewery, 310 ft
- 14min walk1.2mi to a trail
Palmer Lodge
Hotel · 88786 East Government Camp Loop- To Cascade chairlift: about 14 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Mirror Lake Trailhead): 1.2 mi as the crow flies
Food: The Taco Shoppe, 20 ft · Groceries: Govy General, 410 ft
- 18min walk0.8mi to a trail
Collins Lake Resort
Hotel- To Cascade chairlift: about 18 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead (Mirror Lake Trailhead): 0.8 mi as the crow flies
Food: Ratskeller, 0.2 mi · Groceries: Govy General, 0.3 mi
- 3.3mi to a lift3.3mi to a lift
Timberline Lodge
Hotel · 27500 East Timberline Road, Timberline Lodge, OR- To Cascade chairlift: 3.3 mi as the crow flies
- To Cascade chairlift: 3.3 mi as the crow flies
Food: Wy'East Cafe, 420 ft
Summer at Mt. Hood Skibowl
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Nearest trailheadsMirror Lake Trailhead (0.9 mi), Little Zigzag Falls Trailhead (2.0 mi), Hidden Lake Trailhead (2.2 mi)
- Mountain bike trails1 mapped sections within about 2.5 miles of the lifts; difficulty is tagged on 1 of them
- Coasters, slides and ziplinesAlpine Slide
- Lakes nearbyCollins Lake (0.5 mi), Enid Lake (0.9 mi), Mirror Lake (1.5 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map13 easier, 8 more difficult, 41 most difficult
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyMt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort (6 mi, 2 mi of trails)
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Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Mt. Hood Skibowl?
We measured 4 places to stay around Mt. Hood Skibowl in open map data. The nearest 3 are 11 to 20 minutes on foot from a lift, and the rest are farther out.
Is Mt. Hood Skibowl worth a summer trip?
The map shows 1 mapped mountain bike trail section near the lifts; 7 trailheads within about 4 miles; Collins Lake 0.5 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Mt. Hood Skibowl go?
The highest point on our map is about 5,010 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 3,650 feet, a drop of about 1,360 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.