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of wintering bald eagles - along with over 350 other species of birds. Check out the sur-
rounding high desert mountain terrain - amazing Crater Lake National Park (
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plore. And for those into outdoor sports, you can boat, raft, fish and bike - plenty to keep
you active and busy.
Sights & Activities
Downtown has quite a few old but noteworthy buildings - take a walk and discover them
(the visitor center has a pamphlet). In winter there's
snowshoeing
and
cross-country
skiing
west on Hwy 140 at Lake of the Woods and north at Crater Lake.
Klamath County Museum
MUSEUM
( 541-883-4208;
www.co.klamath.or.us/museum
; 1451 Main St; adult/child 13-17yr $5/4;
9am-5pm Tue-Sat)
Learn about the area's history at this slightly quirky museum in the old
armory. Along with natural-history dioramas and fine Native American basketry, look for
the pelican figurine collection. The museum also maintains historic artifacts housed in
the 1905
Baldwin Hotel
(
541-883-4207; 31 Main St; admission with tour $5;
10am-4pm
Tue-Sat Jun-Aug)
.
Favell Museum of Western Art & Indian Artifacts
MUSEUM
( 541-882-9996;
www.favellmuseum.org
;
125 W Main St; adult/child 6-16yr $10/5; 10am-5pm
Tue-Sat)
Good upscale museum (for K-Falls) with Native American tools, basketry and
bead work - check out the over 60,000 arrowheads on display, including one made of
opal. Miniature guns and local artwork gallery as well.
Hutch's
CYCLING
( 541-850-2453;
www.hutchsbicycles.com
;
808 Klamath Ave; 9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm
Sun)
Rents bikes and offers free bike rides in summer. Ask about the
OC&E Woods Line
State Trail
, which follows a historical rail bed for 100 miles.
Adventure Center
RAFTING
( 541-488-2819;
www.raftingtours.com
)
Ashland-based; offers rafting trips on the Upper
Klamath River.
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