Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USGS gauge 11493500 - Williamson River near Klamath Agency Live stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 42.73993, -121.83452 | The gauge this water page reads from. |
| 2 | Root Beer Falls | Dam / hazard | 42.69993, -121.82025 | Named drop on the canyon reach above Collier. |
| 3 | Williamson River Access Park Fremont-Winema National Forest | Access / boat ramp | 42.65875, -121.85196 | Day-use access on the west bank above Collier. |
| 4 | Williamson River Campground Fremont-Winema National Forest | Campsite | 42.65951, -121.85374 | Forest Service campground at the access. |
| 5 | Collier Memorial Campground Collier Memorial State Park | Campsite | 42.64147, -121.87496 | State park campground at the Spring Creek confluence. |
| 6 | Collier Memorial State Park Oregon State Parks | Park / conservation area | 42.64439, -121.87880 | Day-use park and logging museum where Spring Creek enters the Williamson. |
| 7 | Chiloquin City Park Chiloquin | Park / conservation area | 42.57428, -121.86260 | In-town park on the river bank. |
| 8 | Boat ramp at Chiloquin Unnamed in OpenStreetMap | Access / boat ramp | 42.57054, -121.87903 | Ramp on the town reach below the Sprague confluence; OSM maps it but does not name it. |
| 9 | Chiloquin Ranger Station Fremont-Winema National Forest | Agency / conservation office | 42.57455, -121.88415 | District office in Chiloquin, the reach's information point. |
| 10 | Water Wheel Campground Lower river | Campsite | 42.52467, -121.88718 | Riverside campground on the lowest mapped reach above Klamath Lake. |
Gauge: USGS 11493500 — WILLIAMSON RIVER NEAR KLAMATH AGENCY, OR. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Redband Rainbow Trout
Regulations: myodfw.com/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Collier Memorial State Park - public bank access on the upper river at the Spring Creek junction.
Klamath Agency and the Highway 97 crossing - the reach this gauge reads.
Chiloquin bridge - the main town access and a common launch.
Williamson River Campground - Forest Service access above Chiloquin.
Blue Hole and the lower meadow bends - boat-only water through private ground.
The Upper Klamath Lake mouth - drift-boat access to the lowest river.
Spring Creek confluence - cold spring inflow and a reliable summer holding area.
Spring: quiet resident trout fishing before the lake fish move, with the river low and clear.
Summer: the run - big redbands push up from Upper Klamath Lake as the lake warms, from about June.
Fall: fish still in the river, cooling water, strong streamer fishing and the fewest boats.
Winter: cold and largely unfished, with limited access and most of the fishery back in the lake.