Live answer for the drive to Mt. Hood: US-26 through Government Camp, the Timberline Lodge road, OR-35 over Bennett Pass to Meadows, and OR-35 through Parkdale, from ODOT TripCheck and refreshed every few minutes.
No chain controls or closures right now on US-26, OR-173 or OR-35, as of 7:26 pm Pacific. Carry chains in winter; controls can go up within minutes in a storm.
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Before you go
Government Camp and Bennett Pass are where chain requirements usually go up first. Mt. Hood Highway 26 and 35 cams and conditions.
Oregon works differently from California: ODOT posts “carry chains or traction tires” all winter as a standing advisory. It only matters when signs say chains are required, sometimes with traction tires allowed on vehicles under 10,000 lbs. Oregon, California, Washington and Nevada chain laws · How to put on chains.
Lots, cams and crowd calendar by resort: Mt. Hood Meadows · Timberline · Mt. Hood Skibowl · Cooper Spur.