Mount Hood and Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge was built between 1936 and 1938 as a public works project during the Great Depression, and it was made almost entirely by hand. Local craftspeople shaped its huge timbers and stone, forged its ironwork, and wove and carved its furnishings, creating a building that feels grown from the mountain itself. At its center rises a massive stone chimney and hearth, and the whole lodge is now a National Historic Landmark.

It is open to everyone. Day visitors are welcome to explore the great rooms, admire the craftsmanship, warm up by the fire, and dine with sweeping views of the peak and the valleys below. Its rugged silhouette is famous far beyond Oregon; the exterior even stood in for a haunted hotel in a well-known film, though in person it is warm, grand, and full of life.

Mount Hood is a true year-round playground. Because snow lingers high on the mountain through the warm months, Timberline is famous for skiing and snowboarding that continue into summer on the upper snowfield, long after other resorts have closed. In winter the whole mountain is a hub for downhill and cross-country skiing.

When the snow melts off the lower slopes, the mountain turns green and busy in a different way. Hikers set out on the high meadow trails and the long Timberline Trail that circles the peak, families ride the alpine slide and play mountain disc golf, and chairlifts carry sightseers up for a closer look at the glaciers and the enormous view. It is the rare place where you can ski and hike on the same summer day.

The closest Boutel™ stays, so you can turn this stop into an overnight. Each is an independently owned, editorially selected place to stay.