Mount Hood Corridor


The Mount Hood Corridor is a part of Oregon between Sandy and Government [Camp, Oregon|Government Camp], in Clackamas [County, Oregon|Clackamas County]. It is named after Mount Hood and has served travelers going in both directions since the days of Native Americans in [the United States|Native Americans] and Oregon Trail migrants. The area between Alder Creek and Government Camp is sometimes known as Hoodland.
It includes the following communities :
The modern-day corridor includes part of the historic Barlow Road and a good-sized portion of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway. U.S. [Route 26 (Oregon)|U.S. Route 26] runs through the corridor, sometimes alongside the Sandy River.
For the United States 2000 Census, much of the corridor was consolidated into a single Mount Hood [Village, Oregon|Mount Hood Village CDP]. In December 2005, the communities from Rhododendron to Marmot applied to Clackamas County seeking to form a village called the Villages at Mount Hood.