Fort Klamath, Oregon

We continued our drive west on Highway 140 from Lakeview to Klamath Falls then north on Highway 97 then west on 62 to Fort Klamath.

We received multiple flash flood warnings and, as we drove along the rural highways, the flooding was evident. Pastures and farm buildings were underwater.

Crater Lake Resort and RV Park

We enjoyed four days at the Crater Lake Resort and RV Park in Fort Klamath. We chose this RV park because of it’s location near the south entrance of Crater Lake National Park. This is a beautiful RV park on Fort Creek. In addition to RV and tent sites, it has many cabin rentals and even glamping tents. While Crater Lake Resort can accommodate many visitors, we practically had the entire grounds to ourselves.

We enjoyed nightly campfires with no shortage of firewood.

The days were a bit chilly but mostly dry. During the few rainstorms that hit us, we entertained ourselves inside the camper with friendly competition and good food.

Crater Lake National Park

Sierra and I ventured up to Crater Lake National Park. Most of the park was closed due to the extreme amount of snow they received this Spring. Only the south entrance, near Fort Klamath was open.

As we made our way farther north into the park on Highway 62, the snow, piled up along the side of the highway, got increasingly deeper. And, at the Rim Village Visitor Center, the three story building was half buried by snow. After a quick stop at the gift shop, Sierra and I were ready to start hiking. And, fortunately, we brought our snowshoes!

When we started our hike from Rim Village, Crater Lake was barely visible through the fog.

We were happy to see the skies soon clear and reveal the deepest lake in the United States; the 9th deepest in the world! Crater Lake is 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep and absolutely beautiful surrounded by snow! We took so many pictures, I couldn’t possibly fit them in a blog post. So, I created a video collage.

We celebrated our wonderful snowshoeing adventure with a dinner of Swiss cheese fondue and Crater Lake Cabernet Sauvignon. The perfect end to a perfect day!

Wood River Day Use Area

While Sierra and I were snowshoeing at Crater Lake, Tom and Aly went fishing. They discovered the Wood River Day Use Area just a few minutes from our campground. And, while it may not be an ideal fishing location for Tom (fishing, not catching… or even seeing fish), it was perfect for Aly.

We had the entire area to ourselves and returned every day, sometimes twice a day. While Tom fished, Aly ran her heart out, and Sierra and I practiced our drone flying skills.