Mount Hood National Recreation Area is a 34,550-acre protected area within Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon, managed by the U.S. Forest Service and created on March 30, 2009, through the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. Unlike many such areas, it consists of three non-contiguous units and does not include Mount Hood itself, which lies mostly within the Mount Hood Wilderness. Its units cover land southeast, east, and northeast of the mountain, including parts of the Badger Creek Wilderness and the Mount Hood Wilderness. About 130 acres were transferred from the Bureau of Land Management when it was established, strengthening federal protection on Mount Hood’s eastern side.