Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge
Timberline Lodge in 2014
Timberline Lodge is located in Oregon
Timberline Lodge
Location in Oregon
Nearest cityGovernment Camp, Oregon
Coordinates45°19′52″N 121°42′36″W / 45.33111°N 121.71000°W / 45.33111; -121.71000
Built1936–1938
ArchitectGilbert Stanley Underwood, W. I. Turner, Linn A. Forrest, Howard L. Gifford, Dean R. E. Wright
Architectural styleRustic Cascadian Neovernacular
NRHP reference No.73001572[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1973
Designated NHLDecember 22, 1977[2]

Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Clackamas County, Oregon, about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the Great Depression. Timberline Lodge was dedicated September 28, 1937, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The National Historic Landmark sits at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,829 m), within the Mount Hood National Forest and is accessible through the Mount Hood Scenic Byway.[3] Publicly owned and privately operated, Timberline Lodge is a popular tourist attraction that draws two million visitors annually.[4] It is notable in film for serving as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining (1980).

The lodge and its grounds host a ski resort, also known as Timberline Lodge. It has the longest skiing season in the U.S., and is open for skiers and snowboarders all 12 months of the year. Activities include skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, hiking, biking, and climbing.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#73001572)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oregon" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mt. Hood Scenic Byway". National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Historic Preservation". Timberline Lodge. Retrieved January 26, 2016.