Cock-a-Doodle-Do Inn Mount Hood Loop Road: A Lost Roadhouse

For many years, the Cock-a-Doodle-Do Inn existed in obscurity and long-lost memories. One day an old photo was found in the Mt Hood Cultural Center and Museum’ in Government Camp’s archives labeled simply as being on the Mount Hood Loop Road. It was a cute cabin style log building with a profile of a rooster on the peak of its roof and a sign that read, “1/2 Chicken and Hot Biscuit” There was no other context or explanation to where it sat in its day.

Most people who’ve spent time around Mount Hood recognize names like Sam Barlow, Lige Coalman or Billy Welch—figures etched into the landscape through place names, summit stories, and historical accounts. Coalman alone is remembered for climbing Oregon’s highest peak 586 times and building the fire lookout cabin on the summit. Ranger and Laddie on Mount Hood are just as fondly remembered.

In the 1920s and ’30s, tourists came to Mount Hood for snow, scenery, and rustic lodging. But for a short time, they also came to see the Government Camp bears.

Near Government Camp, Oregon, within view of Mount Hood, at the Summit Meadow Pioneer Cemetery

In the early days of winter recreation on Mount Hood, long before chairlifts and ski resorts, Government Camp was home to an exhilarating and dangerous attraction—the Red Devil Toboggan Slide.

Category: Historic Photos

Cock-a-Doodle-Do Inn Mount Hood Loop Road: A Lost Roadhouse

Ranger and Laddie on Mount Hood: Legendary Climbing Dogs

Government Camp Bears: Mount Hood’s Forgotten Mascots

Summit Meadow Pioneer Cemetery

The Red Devil Toboggan Slide