Klamath National Forest Camping
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Overview
A brief introduction to Klamath National Forest
Klamath National Forest is a 1,737,774-acre (2,715 sq mi; 7,033 km2) national forest, in the Klamath Mountains and Cascade Range, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension (1.5 percent of the forest) into southern Jackson County in Oregon. The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir, lodgepole pine, Baker Cypress (Cupressus bakeri), and incense cedar. Old growth forest is estimated to cover some 168,000 acres (680 km2) of forest land. Forest headquarters are located in Yreka, California. There are local ranger district offices located in Fort Jones, Happy Camp, and Macdoel, all in California. The Klamath was established on May 6, 1905. This forest includes the Kangaroo Lake and the Sawyers Bar Catholic Church, which are located within the boundaries of the Forest. The Forest is managed jointly with the Butte Valley National Grassland.
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- Recreation.gov
- Booking site: https://www.recreation.gov
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Other nearby parks
Open to camping at other nearby parks? Here are a few other parks you'll find in the vicinity.
- Six Rivers National Forest
- Oregon Caves National Monument Preserve
- Prairie Creek Redwoods SP Elk Prairie Campground
- Prairie Creek Redwoods SP Gold Bluffs Beach Camp
- Del Norte Coast Redwood SP Mill Creek Campground
- Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP
- Sue-meg SP
- Shasta Trinity National Forest
- Castle Crags SP
- Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest
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