Klamath River Renewal Project Draft Klamath River Recreation Facilities Plan September 2019 2 Table of Contents Klamath River Renewal Project Klamath River Recreation Facilities Plan Prepared for: Klamath River Renewal Corporation Prepared by: KRRC Technical Representatives: AECOM Technical Services, Inc. 300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 400 Oakland, California 94612 Anne Ferguson Jordan Secter Chris Hargreaves Dick Rol Alex Remar CDM Smith 2295 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 250 Sacramento, California 95833 Chris Park Terichael Office September 2019 3 Klamath River Renewal Project Klamath River Recreation Facilities Plan Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 10 1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Recreation Facilities Plan Goal and Objectives ............................................................................. 11 1.3 Relationship to Other Plans ............................................................................................................ 12 1.4 Recreation Facilities Plan Organization .......................................................................................... 13 2. Existing Conditions ............................................................................ 15 2.1 Klamath River Area .......................................................................................................................... 15 2.2 Lower Klamath Project .................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Keno Development .......................................................................................................................... 18 2.4 J.C. Boyle Development ................................................................................................................... 20 J.C. Boyle Reservoir ......................................................................................................... 20 J.C. Boyle Bypass Reach ................................................................................................. 21 Hell’s Corner Reach ......................................................................................................... 24 2.5 Copco No. 1 and No. 2 Development ............................................................................................. 26 Copco Lake ...................................................................................................................... 26 Copco No. 2 Reservoir..................................................................................................... 28 Copco No. 2 Bypass Reach ............................................................................................. 28 2.6 Iron Gate Development ................................................................................................................... 29 Iron Gate Reservoir ......................................................................................................... 29 3. Project Description and Anticipated River Conditions ................... 33 3.1 Project Description .......................................................................................................................... 33 3.2 Anticipated River Conditions ........................................................................................................... 33 Keno Development .......................................................................................................... 34 J.C. Boyle Development ................................................................................................... 36 Copco No. 1 and No. 2 Development ............................................................................. 38 Iron Gate Development ................................................................................................... 38 4. Approach to Existing Recreation Facilities ..................................... 41 4.1 Proposed Recreation Site Removal or Modification within the FERC Project Boundary ............. 41 4.2 Anticipated Recreation Site Disposition Outside the FERC Project Boundary ............................. 45 5. Recreation User Safety During Deconstruction .............................. 49 4 Table of Contents September 2019 Klamath River Renewal Project Klamath River Recreation Facilities Plan 5.1 Visitor Safety Measures During Deconstruction Activities ............................................................ 49 5.2 Communication Protocols ............................................................................................................... 49 5.3 Recreational Access During Deconstruction .................................................................................. 50 6. Planning Direction for Potential River Recreation Sites ................ 52 7. Recreation Site Modifications, New Sites and Amenities, and Other Ideas: Identification and Screening ............................................... 55 7.1 Identification of Potential Recreation Site Modifications, New Sites and Amenities, and Other Ideas ....................................................................................................................................... 55 7.2 Screening and Evaluation Process ................................................................................................. 56 7.3 Evaluation Results ........................................................................................................................... 57 8. Potential Modified and New Recreation Sites ................................ 66 8.1 Design Principles ............................................................................................................................. 67 8.2 Design Program Objectives ............................................................................................................. 69 8.3 Pioneer Park West River Access Site .............................................................................................. 69 Setting .............................................................................................................................. 69 Description ....................................................................................................................... 70 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................................... 73 8.4 Moonshine Falls River Access Site ................................................................................................. 74 Setting .............................................................................................................................. 74 Description ....................................................................................................................... 74 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................................... 78 8.5 Copco Valley River Access Site ....................................................................................................... 79 Setting .............................................................................................................................. 79 Description ....................................................................................................................... 79 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................................... 83 8.6 Copco No. 2 Powerhouse River Access Site .................................................................................. 84 Setting .............................................................................................................................. 84 Description ....................................................................................................................... 84 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................................... 88 8.7 Camp Creek River Access Site ........................................................................................................ 89 Setting .............................................................................................................................. 89 Description ....................................................................................................................... 89 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................................... 92 8.8 Iron Gate River Access Site ............................................................................................................. 93 September 2019 Table of Contents 5 Klamath River Renewal Project Klamath River Recreation Facilities Plan Setting .............................................................................................................................. 93 Description ....................................................................................................................... 93 Conceptual Design .......................................................................................................... 96 9. References ......................................................................................... 98 Appendix A – Recreation Modification Idea Identification ................