Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon Tweioc 



can, without dismounting from carriage or car, look down to the river below and 

 get glimpses of the fantastic pinnacles standing straight and tall on the precipitous 

 slopes of the gorge. 



Traveling southward from Fort Klamath to Klamath Falls one has a choice of 

 several routes. A road passes on the east side of the Klamath Lake through the 

 Klamath Indian Reser\^ation, another road passes again through the Crater Na- 

 tional Forest, a distance of approximately 30 miles, or one can take the mail launch 

 at any one of a number of points. 



The route on the west side of the lake through the Crater National Forest is very 

 attractive and there are a number of features of especial interest to the tourist or 

 camper. The road has been improved by the county for automobile travel and 

 passes close to the lake and the great marsh in a number of places. 



Camping sites where grass is plentiful are abundant. The road passes within a 

 few hundred feet of Recreation Creek along its entire course. This well-named 

 creek flows into the north end of Pelican Bay. At this point the Forest Ser\dce 

 has set aside two summer home site areas, Pelican Bay wdth 10 lots and Recreation 

 Creek with 39 lots. All lots have 100 feet frontage. Several of these lots are 

 already occupied. Five miles south of Pelican Bay is the Odessa home-site tract 

 of lots. Plenty of camping sites have been reserved at Pelican Bay for the use of 

 transients. 



At Rocky Point, at the mouth of Recreation Creek, there is a post office called 

 Recreation, with daily mail service, except in the mnter. Here one may take the 

 mail launch to Klamath Falls. There is a hotel at Harriman Lodge, about 2 miles 

 south of Pelican Bay. There is another comfortable hotel at Eagle Ridge, reached 

 by mail launch. These resorts and hotels cater especially to tourists, to sportsmen, 

 and to those seeking rest and recreation. Duck shooting is excellent on the lake 

 and in the marsh in season. Rainbow trout and lake trout weighing 10 pounds 

 and over are often caught. Mosquitoes are troublesome early in the season, but 

 usually disappear early in August. 



Another trip of a different character is from Jacksonville up the Applegate River. 

 Though there are sharp turns and sudden, short, steep grades, cars of light weight 

 can travel as far as Copper post office. This road is in good condition during most 

 of the year. The road runs through a narrow valley which supports a farming 

 community. 



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