The scenic Klamath River is the second largest river in California. The river cuts through the Klamath Mountains of the Cascade Range, home to black bear, deer, otter, and eagles. Then the Klamath flows to the southwest, through high deserts then dry forests in the east and lush temperate rainforests as it meanders further west towards the coast. The Klamath includes many of the longest free-flowing stretches of river in California as well as some of the best whitewater runs.

Close by and en route is the imposing Mount Shasta, one of the highest mountains in California at 14,179 feet. This gigantic, inactive volcano, the southernmost volcano of the Cascade Range, is a great place to explore on your way to the Klamath! Theodore Roosevelt once said, “I consider the evening twilight on Mt. Shasta one of the grandest sights I have ever witnessed.”