Chiloquin, OR & Alturas, CA

Friday, September 7, 2018
Chiloquin, OR to Alturas, CA
Distance: 124 miles
Campground: Sully's RV Park
Cost per Night: $30
Duration: 1 night
Weather: Warm and sunny

We had a quiet night, which was surprising since the trucks continued to come and go all night. With our windows closed and the fan running, we don't hear much outside noise. We were on the road by 9:00, which is early for us. We tend to go to sleep earlier when we're camping, so we're getting up earlier than at home. 

One of our overnight neighbors.

The sun was out, but it was still pretty smoky. We got to Klamath Falls just before 10:00 and tried to find Rod's old house, but it looks like it had been torn down and replaced with a parking lot for a church. We were able to find the high school where he taught in the late 70s/early 80s, although he didn't recognize most of the surrounding area.

We ran into some construction along the way to Alturas, but it didn't cause us too much delay. This travel day wasn't as exciting as others, but we did see a lot of white pelicans and magpies on the Upper Klamath Lake, but unfortunately, there wasn't a place to stop and take pictures.

Hwy. 139 looking east toward the Modoc National Forest.

We arrived at Sully's RV Park, which is situated on the edge of town. Fred (the owner/manager) is quite a character, with a teasing sense of humor and a gruff manner. Most of the park is reserved for long-term residents, but there are five sites for travelers passing through. We had a nice shady site on an asphalt pad with full hookups. The park was pretty old and a little run-down, but it was clean, shady and quiet, so we didn't mind.

The Southern Pacific 2718 steam locomotive (1904) is located in the Rachael Dorris Park near our RV park in Alturas.

Looking west toward Hwy. 395

We spotted four or five deer in this nearby field and one or two roamed the RV park, not a bit skittish of the comings and goings of the residents or visitors.

Across the street from Sully's is a large community park. The night we were there, a group of dogs and their owners were gathered for an obedience and agility class. Earlier in the afternoon, we walked through this park to visit a small museum (which had just closed when we arrived) and were eaten alive by all the mosquitoes! 

Here's one of the deer enjoying an apple or two from the tree providing shade at that site.

Not a bad spot for an overnight stay. There were only four of us in this row and we enjoyed chatting with the two couples on the right of us, getting recommendations for a future trip to Alaska. All in all, it was a quiet, restful night.

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