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Recreation

Ghost town · Klamath County, Oregon

Lake of the Woods quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Lake of the Woods quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Recreation is a ghost town in Klamath County, Oregon. It is one of 13 former communities in Klamath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Recreation as a historical populated place on the Pelican Bay topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.4743° N, 122.0889° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePelican Bay
Elevation4,153 ft
Nearest living townRocky Point, OR
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1135151
Coordinates42.47430, -122.08891

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What's there now

Recreation is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rocky Point, OR (population 326), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,153 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Recreation?

Recreation is in Klamath County, Oregon, at 42.4743, -122.0889.

How many ghost towns are in Klamath County?

Klamath County, Oregon has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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