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Emigrant Lake
(Photo by Jay Newman)

offer fish cleaning stations. Unique plants dot the landscape, and
mushroom hunters can go on a search at some locations.

Close to Ashland, Emigrant Lake now has decent water levels
following the drought. The lake offers boating and fishing oppor-
tunities, camping facilities, and a pavilion available for events. Its
best feature, according to some, is the giant waterslide. Check
the website to make sure the slide is operational the day you
want to go.

Willow Lake, set at the base of Mt. McLoughlin, has a small
number of rental cabins and yurts, a picnic area, a boat ramp,
and a swim beach. It’s a good place to reel in catfish, bass, blue-
gill, and trout. If fishing isn’t your thing, Willow Lake is a great
for hiking and swimming, or just relaxing.

Upper Klamath Lake (sometimes called Klamath Lake) is the
largest natural lake in Oregon and the largest freshwater body
west of the Rockies, thirty miles long and up to eight miles wide.
One of its unique features is a canoe trail, 9.5 miles through a
dramatic mix of marsh, open lake, and forest. From shore or on

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