Mount Hood Corridor

The Mount Hood Corridor is a special area in Oregon between the towns of Government Camp and Sandy, located in Clackamas County. It is named after the beautiful Mount Hood and has been an important path for travelers for a very long time, even since the days of Native Americans and people traveling on the Oregon Trail. A part of this area, between Alder Creek and Government Camp, is sometimes called Hoodland.

Several communities are found along the Mount Hood Corridor, including Government Camp, Rhododendron, Faubion, Zigzag, Welches, Wemme, Wildwood, Mountain Air Park, Salmon, Brightwood, Alder Creek, Marmot, Cherryville, Firwood, and the city of Sandy.

Today, the corridor includes parts of the historic Barlow Road and a lovely stretch of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway. U.S. Route 26 runs through this area, often next to the Sandy River. In the year 2000, many parts of the corridor were grouped together for the United States 2000 Census into something called the Mount Hood Village CDP. Later, in December 2005, several communities tried to join together to create a new place called the Villages at Mount Hood.