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The Waterwheel RV Park and Campground is situated in one of the Oregon's premiere recreation areas and is located on Highway 97 just 22 miles north of Klamath Falls and 3 miles south of Chiloquin. The RV Park sits on the bank of the Williamson River, renowned for its trout fly-fishing. Our park is an older park, but we are continually making upgrades and enhancements, including our remodeled restrooms, laundry room and 50-amp electric. We have 32 RV Spaces and are open 7 days a week, 9 months of a year. We are closed December thru February.
There are 6, 60' pull-thru sites on our Riverfront row, with beautiful views of the Williamson River. These have 20/30/50 amp electric and water - NO sewer. Also on the river are 4, back-in sites with 30-amp electric and water - no sewer.
Our middle row has 9, full hook-up pull-thru sites, ranging in length of 40' to 70'.
Our back row has 7 pull-thru sites, and 4 back-in sites, all with 20/30/50 amp electric and water - no sewer.
The west side of the property has 2 back-in sites, with 30-amp electric and water - no sewer.
There are NO tent sites, and car-camping/sleeping is not allowed.
Waterwheel RV Park is open 7 days a week and closed from December through February for the winter.
From jct Hwy 62 & US 97: Go 400 feet S on US 97, then 1/4 mi W on Williamson Rd.
Pros:
Decent place, location & prices. Very nice and helpful staff, beautiful river view with lots of birds to watch. We saw osprey, cedar waxwings, and many other more common species. They have a dock and small gravel beach to put in your boat/kayak. Free hot showers and nice clean bathroom. Nearby train mountain, spring creek headwaters and crater lake make nice day trips.
Cons:
It’s right off the highway so the road noise was constant. The water at our site (#1) smelled like sulfur so drinking was out and even brushing teeth was unpleasant. The road is only about a half mile long and doesn’t connect to anything but the highway so walking/running/hiking/biking is not possible from there; you’d have to drive somewhere else to do that.
Overall we had a good experience and would stay here again.
Very nice campground. Exceptionally clean bathrooms. Full hook up available as well as sites with electric and water. Dump station and laundry. Laundry area clean and $2 to wash $1.50 to dry. Pretty by the river. Staff excellent and friendly. Very helpful. Would certainly stay again.
