The Klamath River is the second largest river in California. The river flows 263 miles from southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean at Klamath, California. The river drains 15,800 square miles as it flows through the Cascade Mountain range.
Mankind has lived along this river for 7,000 years. Early inhabitants included members of the Klamath, Modoc, Karuk, Hoopa and Yurok tribes. European settlement brought gold miners and loggers who have been mainly replaced by farmers, ranchers and tourists.
The mouth of the Klamath River offers numerous recreation and adventure opportunities. The Klamath Beach bar creates and protects an important estuary.
The river is world famous for its Chinook (King) Salmon fishing and also offers steelhead trout, rainbow trout, sturgeon, red tail perch.
Common visitors to the area include seals and sea lions, whales and thousands of shore birds, osprey and eagles.
While the surf is often too dangerous for swimming, the warm waters behind the beach are ideal for ideal for even the youngest of family members.
This unusual formation is a large bedrock mass rising upwards in the center of an eddy pool within a sand bar in the Klamath River.
This view is from the north bank, upriver from Johnson.
Kayaking anyone?
One of many isolated beaches along the Klamath River.
Tire tire tracks leading into the inlet testify to the use of this site as a primitive boat ramp.
The lower Klamath River offers two paved boat ramps with another on line.
Kamp Klamath's BigFoot Island as seen through a stand of red alders from West Klamath Beach Road.
The 17 acre island is forested with willow and offers primitive camp sites on beaches and interior sand flats. Access is by boat or by foot at low tide or via a shallow wade.
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