Oregon whitewater - Klamath River, Southern Cascade Range, Klamath County
Klamath
county,
Keno Dam to JC Boyle Reservoir section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III 5.5 miles
The wonderful Oregon scenery and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Oregon is often more difficult than elsewhere, so keep in mind that rivers here are not as easy as elsewhere. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. The put-in location is a short drive from Klamath Falls, as you can see on the road map further down. The Keno Dam to JC Boyle Reservoir section of Klamath River in Klamath
County is 5.5 miles long and is a class III section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this is an area with not too many other rivers for that. When you're paddling down a Southern Cascade Range
river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. This river system has a few good paddling stretches and the Keno Dam to JC Boyle Reservoir section is one of them. Getting a good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors are great reasons to come. This section is long enough to enjoy a good non stop paddle, you can easily run it on an afternoon.
Briefly about the general area: A short spree to Paper Spring is always worthwhile. For the duration of the summer
months at Klamath River temperatures are typically in the 70's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's, and night lows in the 10's for Klamath River. Klamath River is a good place of common rain; December is the wettest month with most snow; the driest month of the year is July.
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