Klamath
10. Happy Camp to Coon Creek
July 27, 2020
Multi-Day Klamath River Trip 1 of 2
| Reporter | Thomas O'Keefe |
| Gauge Reading | 1050 cfs at KLAMATH R NR SEIAD VALLEY CA |
With no summer camps or other organized group activities during the summer of 2020 we got a three families together for a week of river exploration including a trip on the Klamath River from Happy Camp down to Stuarts Bar. We had one raft for a group of 12 with 8 people in solo kayaks. We launched the afternoon of Monday July 27th and took off on Thursday July 30th. Flows ranged from 1050 to 1020 cfs over the course of the trip. We were on this section down to Coon Creek for two nights and then did one night on the next section downstream. We did not encounter other groups on the water. Driving back upstream on the weekend we saw several groups on the river for weekend trips. Despite the presence of the road, it was lightly traveled at night and we found this to be a great multi-day trip. The water was warm (almost too warm) and water quality was an issue but we were able to find side tributaries to filter and replenish our water supply.