Thursday, 12 April 2018 – Travel Day to Chiloquin Oregon

The drive North from our RV park was really scenic. We didn’t realize that only a couple of miles North on I5 was a spectacular view of Shasta Lake set against the mountains. We would have visited that portion of the lake while at the park had we known. The drive was interrupted with short spurts of rain or snow. The temperature when we got to Chiloquin was 36F. Burr. We chose this park because its about ½ way to Bend Oregon and it is also a good place to visit Crater Lake National Park. Like Lassen, most of the Crater Lake park is closed for winter conditions, however the road to the visitor center is open. If the weather cooperates you can see the Lake from there. Unfortunately, the lake is only visible about 50% of the time due to fog so its going to random luck. The weather is predicted to be warmer and more clear tomorrow so we can hope. It took us about 3 ½ hours to get here to the RV park and the Crater Lake visitor center is about a 40 mile drive from here. The RV park is nearly empty and our spot looks straight out at a river only 50 yards away. Super nice.

A glimpse of Mount Shasta on the way to Chiloquin Oregon
Sunset at the Chiloquin RV park on the river