State Parks Commission to meet in Klamath Falls
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission will convene September 13-14 in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area for its fourth meeting of the year.
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Collier Logging Museum reopened Saturday
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CHILOQUIN, Ore. — The logging museum at Collier Memorial State Park partially reopened Saturday after a nearly four-week closure from the Two Four Two fire. The 146-acre outdoor museum contains one of the largest collections of antique logging equipment in the country.
Read MoreCollier Memorial State Park hardest hit with fire in state parks
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The devastating wildfires that continue to level the Oregon landscape have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land, most of it undeveloped forest, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) reports.
Read MoreFree first day hike at Collier Memorial State Park, Jan. 1
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CHILOQUIN Ore. – For the ninth year in a row, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America’s State Parks to offer free guided First Day Hikes in state parks across Oregon on New Year’s Day. Information about the special hike hosted at Collier Memorial State Park is below.
Read MoreHenley business, engineering students create habitat for redband trout
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Fort Klamath, Ore. - Henley High School students in the business and engineering programs have been helping native redband trout by creating and installing natural structures in Crooked Creek near Fort Klamath. On May 29, they installed them.
Read MoreOregon State Parks Plans First Day Hikes
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Chiloquin OR – For the eighth year in a row, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is partnering with America’s State Parks to offer free guided First Day Hikes in state parks across Oregon on New Year’s Day. Information about the special hike hosted at Collier Memorial State Park is below.
Read MoreBasin Adventures: A Walk Through the Giants of Logging
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The Klamath Basin is home to a fascinating history. From the Modoc Indian War to logging, massive fires to geological wonders – The history of the Klamath Basin has a captivating story to tell. In this edition of Basin Adventures we explore Collier Memorial State Park. Basin Adventures is sponsored by the Klamath Falls KOA, the adventure base camp of the Klamath Basin.
In Chiloquin, 30 minutes north of Klamath Falls sits the Collier Memorial Logging Museum. Located on both sides of Highway 97, where Spring Creek and the Williamson River convene. Collier Memorial State Park features a campground; outdoor museum of historic logging equipment; relocated pioneer village; and a new four-corral, primitive horse camp and trailhead. This logging museum is run by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department and is full of rare and antique logging equipment dating to the 1880s, as well as more recent pieces.
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