North Klamath County, A Walk Through The Past
The four communities that make up the North Klamath County Chamber of Commerce are listed below. Read additional information in each community by clicking on links of interest. We are honored to guide you through the heart of Central Oregon. We hope you come back often and if you leave, take with you a piece of our heart which will guide you back to a place we know you'll love.
Chemult, Oregon
Chemult is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, on U.S. Route 97. Chemult has a population of about 300 people. Chemult's elevation is 4,764 feet.
The locale was originally established in 1924 as a station on the Southern Pacific Cascade Line named "Knott" during construction. The station's name was changed to Chemult when the line opened in 1926 and a post office was established the same year. The name Chemult comes from a Klamath chief who was one of the 26 who signed the Klamath Lake Treaty of October 14, 1864.
Amtrak's Coast Starlight stops in Chemult daily at the Chemult Amtrak station, and Redmond Airport Shuttle provides a bus connection from the train to Bend. There is also a Winema National Forest ranger station within the community.
The area around Chemult is commonly used for hiking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, dog sled racing, fishing, and hunting. Chemult also offers the annual Sled Dog Races where mushers come to race their sled dogs and compete for cash prizes.
Crescent Lake, Oregon
Crescent Lake is a lake found on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, in the northwest corner of Klamath County, Oregon. The unincorporated community of Crescent Lake on Oregon Route 58 and Crescent Lake State Airport are located 2.5 miles to the northeast of the lake. The lake was named for its shape by B. J. Pengra and W. H. Odell in July 1865.
The Town of Crescent Lake is located within the Crescent Ranger District, as well as the Deschutes National Forest. The area has many trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and areas for off-road vehicles. There are also developed campsites, resorts and boat ramps that provide opportunities for sailing, water skiing, camping and fishing. Fish species found in the lake include:
Crescent, Oregon
Crescent Oregon is located on Oregon Route 97 which is the main route from the California boarder to the Washington boarder. Crescent Oregon resides within the Crescent Ranger District, as well as the Deschutes National Forest. The area has many trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and areas for off-road vehicles. There are also a few developed campsites and boat ramps that provide opportunities for sailing, water skiing, camping and fishing found at near by lakes.
Gilchrist, Oregon
Gilchrist was the last lumber company town in Oregon. The town was founded in 1938 by the family-owned Gilchrist Timber Company, which moved there from Jasper County, Mississippi in search of lumber and lower taxes. The company was sold to Crown Pacific Partners in 1991, which subsequently fired all its employees. The 120 homes and other facilities in the town were subsequently sold to residents and others around 1998, with Crown Pacific retaining the sawmill and timberland. The timberland and the town's sawmill, upgraded to handle smaller logs in 2000, were among the last remaining assets of Crown Pacific, which declared bankruptcy in 2003 and was taken over by creditors at the end of 2004, and again bought by Canadian company Interfor Pacific in 2006.