Our Location
The Village of Government Camp (aka Govy), located at the 4000-foot level of Mt. Hood, is the closest town to Timberline Resort. Timberline is the only place in the United States that you can snowboard all summer, and is the location of our private snowboard parks.
Government Camp is one hour east of Portland, Oregon. Nestled in the beautiful Mt. Hood National Forest, Govy is snowboarding's undisputed summer headquarters. Approximately two city blocks, this quaint little village has been High Cascade's summer home since 1989. Right at the base of Mt. Hood's access road, HCSC is a short 6-mile drive to the lifts.
For a small mountain village, the highlights are many:
The Burton Demo Center: Burton has their own Demo Center right at camp! Swing by and meet the Burton crew (don't be alarmed if someone from the Burton team is lurking out playing video games).
Pizza Party: It's a party in your mouth thanks to the tasty fresh concoctions served up by the one and only Tim Eddy and his better half Hannah Fuller.
The Huckleberry Inn: World famous for their Huck Shakes, grab a booth at Hucks and try and put down a Big Man Sandwich if you dare.
Volcano Cones: Go visit Sally and try a waffle cone on for size. Hot tip: order half fresh banana and half galaxy: it's TDF.
Govy General: The local grocery/convenient store has all general needs generally covered.
Cobra Dogs: Hot dogs that legends are made out of. Go say hi to the weena man Cory and grab a Hot Snake, Cobra-style with extra Cobra cabbage. Yet another perk of coming to camp; getting to be one of the few lucky enough to sink your teeth into a legendary dog.
Trees & fresh air....real trees! Clean mountain air! Warm sunny days, breathtaking sunsets, and cool mountain evenings. Ahhh... this is livin'
Check out the interactive Govy map!
Mini-History-Lesson
In the mid 1800's on a common Pioneer trail known as The Barlow Road, the Army's Regiment of Mounted Riflemen were forced to abandon their wagons and supplies when they were hit with heavy early snows. The remnants of this camp became an Oregon Trail resting point that early travelers referred to as "Government Camp." After years of settlers and locals using the same term, the name of Government Camp stuck. Today Government Camp = summer snowboarding. Dig deep enough and you'll find that snowboarding has had it's own fare share of history shaped by this quaint little village. For more info check out the Mt. Hood Museum website.