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Klamath/Lake/ doctor’s office have been relocated and Modoc/Siskiyou Outdoor restored at this 10 acre village. Recreation Working Group www.klms.net Goose Lake / Lassen Emigrant Trail ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Stop at the highway pull-out and interpretive area and learn about this unusual feature. Alturas Chamber of Commerce Emigrants crossed this lake when it was dry www.alturaschamber.org and during drought spells by lowering their 530-233-4434 wagons 1000 ft. with ropes. Their tracks can Big Valley Chamber of Commerce still be seen on the lake bottom. Goose Lake - [email protected] www.bigvalleychamber.org State Park in Oregon near the states’ borders 530-294-5700 offers excellent access. BLM - Alturas Field Office 530-233-4666 Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge Visit the interpretive displays at the refuge Pat Hutson BLM - Klamath Falls District headquarters to learn about the best sites for 541-883-6916 OREGON OUTBACK viewing prong-horned antelope, bighorn sheep and other wildlife. This 275,000-acre refuge BLM - Lakeview District NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY 541-947-2177 towers over nearby rock fields and wetlands. “Between the Cascade Mountains and the BLM - Surprise Field Office Continental divide, there exists a land of magic Lakeview / Old Perpetual Geyser 530-279-6101 and of mystery, a place where rivers run every Lakeview is the tallest town in Oregon at 4,800 which way but never to the sea. This is the Great ft. Lakeview is the hangliding capital of the Burney Chamber of Commerce Basin Country, a star-spangled landscape of world due to it’s unique thermals. The Lake www.burneychamber.com marsh and mountain, of reflection and rim rock, County & Schmink Memorial Museum display 530-335-2111 of seamless vistas and sage-scented dreams.” – Jonathan Nicholas, Oregonian Publisher, describing the Native American artifacts and items represent- Butte Valley Oregon Outback National Scenic Byway area. ing local pioneer life as well as the Outdoor Chamber of Commerce Pioneer Museum. Be sure to visit Old Perpetual www.buttevalleychamber.com This byway is the entry into Oregon’s Outback. Geyser located off of Hwy. 395/140, as it 530-397-2111 Outback refers to land with a natural rugged- shoots 200-deg. water 60 ft. in the air. Chester/Lake Almanor ness and remote rural America – with its agricul- Chamber of Commerce ture and timber industry where life is tied to the Hot Springs in Lake County www.lakealmanorarea.com land and heritage values, where people seek Lake County and neighboring area’s have 800-350-4838 independence, but know each other’s first many hotsprings. You can find them at names, and community is paramount. Christmas Valley Summer Lake, Lakeview, Hart Mountain, Chamber of Commerce Surprise Valley and numerous remote area's. www.christmasvalleychamber.org Other Scenic Byways: The natural healing powers of the hotsprings 541-576-3838 Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway have been known for centuries and people travel from around the world to soak in these Collier State Park Emigrant Trails Scenic Byway & Logging Museum Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway mineral baths. 541-783-2471 Rogue-Umpqua National Scenic Byway Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway Mitchell Monument Crater Lake National Park All American Road (Between Bly and Gearhart Mountain www.nps.gov/crla/ Wilderness) 541-594-3000 Be sure to ask for local road Visit the site of the only casualties caused by Discover Klamath Visitor Center direct military action on the continental U.S. www.DiscoverKlamath.com conditions before traveling during during WWII. A Japanese balloon bomb killed 800-445-6728 late fall, spring and winter months. five people on a church picnic here in 1945. Dunsmuir Chamber of Commerce Abert Rim dunsmuir.com Shifting Sand Dunes / Lost Forest 800-386-7684 Stand beside a vertical face more than a quar- (East of Christmas Valley) ter mile high. This 30-mile long fault rises Go back in time. This Sahara-like landscape Fall River Valley 2,000 feet above Lake Abert and is one of the offers a great expanse of sand dunes, which Chamber of Commerce longest exposed fault escarpments in North are primarily made up of ash from the eruption 530-336-5840 America. It began forming during geologic 7,000 years ago of Mt. Mazama, now Crater Lake. Fremont-Winema National Forests upheaval several million years ago. Check out this ATV paradise, hosted by the BLM; 541-883-6714 • 541-947-2151 541-947-2177. You will find the “Lost Forest” Abert Lake and Summer Lake amongst this sea of sand. It is 25 miles from the Goosenest Ranger Station Experience the serenity at Abert Lake and nearest contiguous Ponderosa Pine forest. 530-398-4391 Summer Lake. Many lakes in this region have - PO Box 172, Bonanza, OR 97623 541/ 545-6985 or cell: 892-0596 [email protected] • ORIGINAL MAP DESIGN: Klamath Basin Birding Trail highly concentrated, alkaline salts dissolved in Summer Lake Wildlife Area www.klamathbirdingtrails.com the water, a result of the chemical weathering Take an auto or mountain bike tour through 800-445-6728 of the surrounding rocks. View hundreds of beautiful wetland areas and view waterfowl birds as they feed on the brine shrimp. including trumpeter swans, raptors, shore birds Klamath Basin National and sandhill cranes. Other marsh species are Wildlife Refuges www.fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges/ Gearhart Wilderness also present. 530-667-2231 Gearhart Mountain Wilderness is in the desert /coastal transition zone of south central Public Sunstone Collection Area Klamath County Oregon on the borders of Lake and Klamath Sunstones are Oregon’s official gemstone, and Chamber of Commerce Counties. At 8,364 feet Gearhart Mountain is this is the only place these unique gems can www.klamath.org 541-884-5193 the highest point in this Wilderness. The head- be collected by the public without a permit. waters of numerous small streams lie at the Sunstones can be red or green, but pale yellow Lake County Chamber of base of many of the cliffs and ridges. is the most common color. Facilities available Cindy Deas - Bonanza Consulting Commerce at the site include a portable toilet, picnic www.lakecountychamber.org Christmas Valley / Crack in the Ground tables, and a shade structure. 541-947-6040 Enter deep into the earth, through this two- Lassen National Forest mile-long, 10 to 15 foot wide basalt lava Warner Canyon Ski Area 530-257-2151 fissure which runs from 10 to 70 feet deep. Located just 10 miles northeast of Lakeview on Crack in the Ground and Fossil Lake are two Hwy. 140, find the lowest lift ticket prices in Lassen Volcanic National Park more nearby Ice Age geological features. At the entire Pacific Northwest. They have a www.nps.gov/lavo places it is bridged by boulders. Winter ice 530-595-4444 beginners’ area, triple chair lift, surface lift, and sometimes remains in its depths all year. ski school. There are also miles of pristine Lava Beds National Monument cross-country ski and snowshoeing trials. www.nps.gov/labe Devil’s Garden (near Christmas Valley) 530-667-8113 Devil's Garden Lava Field and East Lava Field are Fishing, Birding, Biking in Lake County other geological oddities northeast of Fort Rock. Fishing: Lake County has dozens of lakes and McCloud Chamber of Commerce 530-964-3113 reservoirs, most are loaded with fish. We even Fort Rock have great spots for ice fishing in the winter Modoc National Forest This site is a most unusual discovery. The 325- months. Birding: Lake Co. is part of the Pacific 530-233-5811 ft. high crescent-shaped remains of the ancient Flyway. Be sure to visit Sheldon and Hart Mtn. Fort Rock Volcano are now a state monument. National Wildlife Refuges and Basin and Range Modoc National Wildlife Refuge 530-233-3572 This unique formation stands in stark contrast Birding Trail sites. Biking: We’ve got hundreds to the high desert. of miles of mountain biking trails and quiet Mt. Shasta Chamber of Commerce roads with wide shoulders and plenty of beauti- Visitors Bureau Derrick Cave ful views. 800-926-4865 Derrick Cave is estimated to be 1,200 feet www.mtshastachamber.com long, perhaps Oregon’s third-longest lava tube Winter Rim / Summer Lake Mt. Shasta Ranger Station cave. It is accessible on public BLM and Forest Experience a natural anachronism. This east- 530-926-4511 Service land near Fort Rock. facing escarpment, towering high above the lake, was named by Capt. John C. Fremont in N. Klamath Co.Online Visitor Center Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum 1843. He and his men encountered winter con- www.northklamathcounty.org Immerse yourself in Oregon’s pioneer history ditions at the ridge summit while lush, green - 541/ 331-0440 [email protected] • FOR SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION: Shasta Cascade where pioneer cabins, a church and even a meadows lie below around Summer Lake. Wonderland Association www.shastacascade.com 530-365-7500 Siskiyou County Visitor Bureau www.visitsiskiyou.org Christine Riedy Tulelake Chamber of Commerce www.visittulelake.com 530-667-3276 WWII Valor in the Pacific National Sky Photo by Mary Jo York Monument – Tule Lake Unit 530-260-0537 www.nps.gov/tule Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway All-American Road 866-722-9929 www.volcaniclegacybyway.org Weed Chamber of Commerce 877-938-4624 GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRODUCTION: Sage Grouse Photo by Dave Menke.