Klamath

Named after a Klamath Basin lumberman, this park, called Kimbal Park by the locals, is located at the headwaters of the Wood River. Beautiful and scenic, it also has an area for camping and horse corrals for your horses outdoors area attractions.

The Wood River flows from pine forest springs into open meadow land laced with picturesque quaking aspen surrounded by the southern Cascade Mountains. Wood River offers fine fishing that can be accessed from the park by canoe. Kimball Park offers primitive camping next to a spring-fed lagoon at the beginning of this waterway. A walking trail connects the campground to the site where the clear spring bubbles from a rocky hillside. This park is a secluded place where you can contemplate the moment while relaxing in the whispering lodgepole pines.

Visit these awesome Wood River Wetlands and immerse yourself in the sounds of all the migratory birds that come through this 3,200-acre wetland. Fed by the Wood River, this area has the largest concentration of different bird species in the Klamath Basin. A birdwatcher's paradise! 

The 3,200-acre wetland is part of the historic delta of the Wood River adjacent to Agency Lake, and it includes three miles of public access to the riverbanks of the Wood River. Since acquiring the property in 1994, the Bureau of Land Management has focused primarily on wetland and river channel restoration. Water in the 3,200-acre wetland is manipulated to enhance the habitat for wetland plants and processes while improving water quality for fish and wildlife in Wood River.

Sky Lakes Wilderness maintains 113,849 acres of wilderness. It includes three major lake basins as it stretches along the crest of the volcanic Cascade Mountains from the border of Crater Lake Nat'l Park on the north to State Highway 140 in the south: Seven Lakes, Sky Lakes, and Blue Canyon basins. All of southern Oregon seems to lie at your feet from the rugged summit of volcano Mount McLoughlin (9,495'). This area boasts over 200 bodies of water.

Congress designated Sky Lakes Wilderness in 1984, which now maintains 113,849 acres. It includes three major lake basins as it stretches along the crest of the volcanic Cascade Mountains from the border of Crater Lake National Park on the north to State Highway 140 on the south: Seven Lakes, Sky Lakes, and Blue Canyon basins. All of southern Oregon seems to lie at your feet from the rugged summit of volcano Mount McLoughlin (9,495') and extends out northward into Sky Lakes' broad plateau-like ridges, dotted with many lakes. You'll find creeks and ice-cold springs, grassy meadows, and scores of clear sub-alpine lakes. Several of the lakes were found, by the 1980s-90s Environmental Protection Agency baseline study of acid-rain conditions in Western U.S. mountain lakes, to have among the most chemically pure water known of all lakes globally. Most of the area's lakes, some of them stocked with game fish, are set against a backdrop of tall trees that reach the edge of the lakeshore. An overall high-elevation forest consisting mainly of Shasta red fir, western white pine, and mountain hemlock yields to lodgepole pine around many of the lakes and moisture-loving Engelmann spruce here and there. Hardy, long-lived whitebark pines are found near the summits of Mt. McLoughlin and Devil's Peak. The forest's understory is dominated by species of huckleberry, as well as manzanita, snowbrush, and heather. Elk herds spend much of the summer and early fall in the northern third of the region. The entire area supports roving populations of pine martens and fishers, black bears, cougars, coyotes, pikas and golden-mantled ground squirrels, and other wildlife species. Migrating birds pass over in the hundreds of thousands during October and November, often stopping at the high lakes. Ospreys regularly visit Sky Lakes to try their luck at fishing. Swarms of mosquitoes hatch from snowmelt until mid-August. Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail passes the entire length of the area north-south for about 35 miles, but much of the route is well away from water sources. Use is heavy in the three main-lake basins, which are popular fishing, hiking, and camping destinations

Annie Creek offers more amenities than the average Sno-Park. As an official stop on the Oregon Volcanic Scenic Byway and an interpretive kiosk, as well as two vaulted toilets. An attractive log-style warming shelter with a wood stove and benches is open year-round for picnics and relaxation. In the summer enjoy the miles of Mountain Biking roads you can access in the park. 

Located 50 minutes northeast of Chiloquin, OR, Head of the River Campground is a rustic forest camp situated at the headwaters of the Williamson River, where the river starts to flow from the base of the hillside. If you want seclusion, this is the place.

Are you looking to get pampered while visiting our area? Get a Facial Message, Waxing, Eyelash and Brow Tinting, and other skincare services at The Outpost in Chiloquin. 

Also, buy some gift items to bring home.

Located at 218 Chocktoot Street, Chiloquin, Oregon

Call Donna at 541-591-0707 to make your appointment today. 

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