Shoalwater Bay at Eagle Ridge:

Wildlife Viewing in wetlands on Klamath Lake in Klamath County, Oregon.

Great Blue Heron taking flight at Eagle Ridge in Klamath Basin.

Although Eagle Ridge is included as one of the sites near Crater Lake, it's not close as are all the others. It's approximately 95 miles
south and west of Crater Lake, but certainly within the area and well woth visiting no matter the degree of your interest in birding.

Eagle Ridge is a Klamath County Park in the valley east of Klamath Falls, Oregon between Doak Mountain and the
Cascade Mountains. The wetland is part of Klamath Lake, and Brad and I agree it is one of the most beautiful, offering magnificent
vistas of wildlife, mountains and lake. The park offers a boat launch, unimproved campsites and vault toilets in 3 different places on the route. The dirt road is maintained until the boat launch. After that it deteriorates even though there is a small picnic area when the road comes to an end at the end of the point. This picnic area offers one picnic table and a stairway leading up the hill to restrooms (vault toilets) and a much
better parking area. This parking area is at the end of a better maintained road. So if you thought you want to explore at the
end of the point, you might want to take the better road, park in the parking area, and walk down the stairway.

Klamath Basin is the heart of the Pacific Flyway. It sustains over 430 species of resident and migratory birds, including bald eagles,
sandhill cranes and pelicans. The southern half of Klamath Lake, which is where these photographs were taken,
supports Bald Eagles year round.

Wildlife viewing at Shoalwater Bay, Eagle Ridge in Klamath Lake:

Shoalwater Bay: The Wetlands at Eagle Ridge page 1, including specific directions to Eagle Ridge, and page 2, including a summary of the of the habitat and wildlife sustained at Eagle Ridge and Shoalwater Bay.

Mt McLoughlin towering above Klamath Lake photographed from the wetlands at Eagle Ridge.

The Majestic Pelican: swimming, taking wing from a rock alongside the banks and flying: page 1 and page 2.

The Mighty Bald Eagle perched atop a tree. The pine forest on the eastern boundary of Shoalwater Bay sustains 12 nesting sites of Bald Eagles.

Cormorants lined up, following one by one in a row.

Egrets in the shallows along the banks of Klamath Lake. Egrets visit in the area during August and September.

Klamath Basin in the Pacific Flyway, a birder's paradise.

Easily accessible and quite marvelous birding sites: The Upper and Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuges, Tulelake
Wildlife Refuge, Wood River Wetlands on Agency Lake, Howards Bay and Shoalwater Bay - Eagle Ridge on Klamath Lake.

There are more! Check them out: Birding Trails in Klamath Basin and the Pacific Flyway.

Preserve Natural Beauty: wildlife refuges, our national forests and wilderness
areas. Leave NO Trace! Be sure to check out fire conditions at the Ranger Station before
traveling, hiking or camping in the forest.

Forward ~ Other places near Crater Lake
National Park.

Back ~ Scenery near Crater Lake National
Park, page 2.

USFS: Winema National Forest.

Birding in Klamath Basin in the Pacific Flyway: Birders'
Trails in the wildlife refuges and wetlands, canoeing in Klamath Wildlife Refuges and the Wood River Wetlands.

Brad and I invite you to explore Little Known Scenic
Places near Crater Lake National Park: Introduction to the Crater Lake pages and Directions, Map and Scenery.

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Little known Scenic Places to explore nature: hiking with and without trails, wildlife refuges, wetlands, mountains, river gorges, wilderness areas and more near Crater Lake and the retreat: Directions Map and Scenery.

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