Malone Springs is a watershed within the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Klamath County, Oregon, U.S. It is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Klamath Falls on Oregon Route 140.[1] It provides access to a multi-mile canoe route (and loop) along the westernmost edge of the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Malone Springs' location allows for close encounters with the marsh of Upper Klamath Lake and views of old growth, mixed conifer forest on neighboring Pelican Butte immediately to the west.[2]
| Malone Springs | |
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 Malone Springs, entering Upper Klamath Lake | |
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| Location | Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon |
The nearby campground offers camping, boating, fishing and wildlife viewing as well as an unimproved boat launch leading to the canoe trail.
Canoe route
editMalone Springs washes into a 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) marsh and wetland complex of the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is accessible by boat via the 9.5 miles (15.3 km) Upper Klamath Canoe Trail.[3] Access points to the route are available by additional boat launches at Rocky Point and Crystalwood Lodge.
Habitat
editThe west shoreline of Upper Klamath Lake and adjacent Agency Lake serves as a travel corridor for many nontropical migrant birds on their spring and fall migrations. Mature Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forests come right to the edge of Upper Klamath Lake with small pockets of aspen, willow and cottonwood along the shoreline in some locations, which serve as nesting sites for bald eagles and osprey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Malone Springs Campground and Day Use Area United States Department of Agriculture: Forest Services. Accessed 31 May 2013
- ^ Malone Springs Canoe and Kayak Launch on Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Oregon Wild; accessed 31 may 2013.
- ^ a b Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and Malone Springs Klamath Basin Birding Trail. Accessed 31 May 2013.
