SAM Magazine—Government Camp, Ore., Aug. 4, 2026—Credit: Mt. Hood MeadowsMt. Hood Meadows has suspended operations and evacuated the resort after the rapidly growing Grasshopper Fire prompted a Level 3 ("Go Now") evacuation order Tuesday morning.

In a social media post, the resort said, "As of this morning, Meadows is under a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation." Resort officials said they are in communication with the U.S. Forest Service and asked the public to stay away from the area so fire personnel can do their jobs.

The Level 3 order follows the westward advance of the lightning-caused Grasshopper Fire, which has burned approximately 34,700 acres and is 19 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. Fire managers have warned that strong easterly winds and Red Flag conditions could increase fire activity around the eastern slopes of Mount Hood.

The evacuation area includes Mt. Hood Meadows and surrounding recreation areas along Highway 35. As of Tuesday afternoon, Highway 35 remained open, though officials warned conditions could change rapidly. 

Timberline Lodge is now under a Level 1 evacuation order (“Be Ready”) as of Tuesday afternoon. 

“We have shut down mountain ops,” said Timberline director of marketing and public affairs John Burton. “For our team, Level 1 means getting ready by moving equipment and getting hoses out, and guests are already proactively leaving the hotel.”

Burton added that the resort is hoping for westerly winds that would blow the fire toward the desert. “We may get westerly winds by Thursday,” he said, “but currently, we have easterly winds so we will prepare and follow guidance and be ready.”

The Grasshopper Fire was sparked by lightning on July 23 and has grown steadily in the Mount Hood National Forest despite the efforts of nearly 1,300 firefighters.