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Looking for things to see and do?
No worries!
There are plenty of activities to enjoy throughout the City of
Klamath Falls and Klamath County.
The area is home extraordinary birding, great hiking, plenty of
back country road biking,
and fine mountain biking and horseback riding. It's also a hunting
and
fishing paradise.
In addition to full day outings there plenty of activities for a
lazy afternoon:
Check out the birds along the Link River or Lake Ewauna trail.
Take a stroll, ride, or run on the OC&E Rails-to-Trails pathway
and its extensions.
Also make sure to check out the Events Page (link is on the left
margin) to see what special activities are on offer and what regular
sporting or artistic event you may want to take part in.
Stop by the Yacht Club and check into crewing on a boat (Wednesday
afternoons are especially good days because regularly scheduled
races are held).
If you're ready to fork at the cash for equipment ownership or
rentals, there are loads more adventures awaiting you. There
are Jet Boat rides on the Upper klamath Lake, guided canoe and
fishing trips (or you can do-it-yourself), various hunting seasons
offering a chance to take home game, or you can do some target
practice in the appropriate locations.
The area is alive with history and historical reenactment,
six-shooter gun clubs, and a plethora of artsy enterprises
are always available.
Defense is tough in this friendly match of Ultimate Frisbee
Below are a few of the most prominent public spaces and museums to explore:
The Klamath County Museum offers a chance to explore local history.
Collections include an eclectic mix of frontier history, logging, WWII Internment camps located nearby, wildlife and
Native American culture artifacts. The museum also has a fine gift shop with souveneirs and collectibles
of local interest. Historic Trolley rides through downtown Klamath Falls are available from the Museum during the
summer.
For more information visit the Klamath County Museum at 1451 Main Street or
call (541) 883-4208.
Favell Museum of Western Art and Indian Artifcats is chock full of great art evoking the
region's Western Heritage.
The Favell maintains a terrific collection of paintings, sculptures, wood carvings and artifacts.
The offerings overflow with the colorful heritage and culture of the region.
THe museum is blessed with a stunning collection of mounted arrowheads, baskets, bonework, and other Indian handicrafts.
It is also full of the frontier images evoking the wildlife and cowboy culture and history of the region.
These lifestyles are captured in a great mix of paintings and sculpture.
For more information visit the Favell Museum of Western Art and Indian Artifacts at
125 Main Street or
call (541) 882-9996.
Collier Memorial Park celebrates the rich history of logging in the Klamath Basin.
From the impressive machinery used to harvest trees to historic photos and wagons, there's
plenty to see and more to learn.
For more information visit the Collier Memorial State Park at 46000 Highway 97 North or
call (541) 783-2471. Or visit
www.collierloggingmuseum.org.
Lava Beds National Monument is located just over the border
in California and
celebrates the Klamath Basin's turbulent volacnic legacy.
Extensive networks of lava tubes provide for a fascinating and
thrilling caving experience, but that's just the beginning of the
many offerings in this splendid park.
There are lots of volcanic sights including volcanoes, spatter cones,
chimneys and massive lava flows. There's also the fascinating history
of the Modoc War to soak up first hand, where it took place.
The rugged area is home to some unique wildlife and lies adjacent to Tule Lake a migratory stop over for oodles of birds and home to the controversial sucker fish and farming activities.
Be ready to explore and you'll be rewarded with a life time's worth of petroglyphs and
caving discoveries plus pioneer history and wildlife.
For more information call (530) 667-2282 or visit the Lava Beds website at www.nps.gov/labe.
Baldwin Hotel Museum is a fascinating storehouse of Klamath
Falls' history.
The Baldwin provided more of a working man's hotel and residence
quarters when compared to the more upscale Pelican Hotel. But the
Pelican burned down long ago
and the Baldwin remains. Inside is an extraordinary and diverse
collection covering local movie houses, old fashioned musical
instruments, arts, and remnants of industries such as the town's old
creamery and logging history that have been obscured by the march of
time.
Located at the South West end of Main Street in downtown Klamath Falls
the Baldwin Hotel Museum is open during the summer months and is well
worth a visit. Call the Klamath County Museum at (541) 883-4208 for
more information.
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