Water Education Foundation: Klamath River Tour 2025

• WEF
• Klamath Falls, OR

This special, first-ever Foundation water tour will not be offered every year! Join us as we examine water issues along the 263-mile Klamath River, from its spring-fed headwaters in south-central Oregon to its redwood-lined estuary on the Pacific Ocean in California.

One of the West’s most important and contentious watersheds, the Klamath River does not originate in snowcapped mountains, but rather on a volcanic plateau, and courses through the steep Cascade Range along the rugged Siskiyou Mountains and on to the Pacific Ocean, draining some 10 million acres of land.

A bounty of resources – water, salmon, timber and minerals – and a wide range of users turned the remote region into a hotspot for economic development and multiparty water disputes. Among the planned stops is the former site of Iron Gate Dam & Reservoir for a firsthand look at restoration efforts following the structure’s removal.

This 5-day, 4-night tour will begin in Klamath Falls, Oregon, with an opening dinner and presentation on the night of Sept. 8. The tour will end at the mouth of the river in the coastal town of Klamath, California, on Sept. 12. Other planned topics include one of the Bureau of Reclamation’s earliest projects located in the Upper Basin, the recent removal of four obsolete dams and more.

*IMPORTANT* In anticipation of high demand, the Foundation will be allocating tickets via a lottery method with a maximum of 3 entrants per organization. To enter, please thoroughly review the tour details below so you’re fully aware of the time and financial commitments, then complete this entry form.

Entrants selected via the ticket lottery will be contacted beginning on June 12 with an opportunity to register for the tour. Tickets will be released in batches over time, so you may not hear right away.

Contact Programs Director Nick Gray via email with any tour questions.