Upcoming Events, 2012

Klamath Knot Permaculture Design CourseSpend a Spring Weekend learning the Wildflowers of the Klamath River Canyon, here at Sandy Bar Ranch, sponsored by the Siskiyou Field Institute., May 18 - 20.  And work get your chops ready for the Klamath River MandoJam, August 23-26 - Three days of acoustic music workshops, jamming and fun in the sun.  

For more info see our Events

Ranch Report

The dry winter turned into another wet Spring this year - filling up the rivers and putting some welcome snow on the  mountains.  A series of warm storms brought high water and a peak event at the end of March that flushed the river out and left some new sand on our river bar.  In March and April we  hosted our first two session of the Klamath Knot Permaculture Design Course which covered Permaculture principles, site assessment, base mapping, grafting, treecrops & food forests, natural building and more; it's a fantastic crowd of enthusiastic permaculturalists and we are looking forward to many more sessions this year.  We're getting the garden planted between the Spring rains, and our new crop of eight baby  goats, including three that we are bottle feeding,.are keeping us busy and entertained.  


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Gateway to the Klamath Region


Sandy Bar Ranch offers an inexpensive family vacation destination in one of the West Coast's most unknown vacation spots - the Klamath Region.  From river rafting to swimming, hiking, biking and exploring, you'll find a range of affordable vacation ideas on and around our ranch.  Nestled in a fertile valley carved out by the Klamath River, our riverside, pet friendly cabin rentals come with a full kitchen & linens, private bedroom, bathroom and a deck that looks over the river, and our organic gardens offer fresh seasonal produce, including over a hundred varieties of fruits, berries, flowers and vegetables.  

Sandy Bar Ranch Goat Kids
Proud Papa, Bottle feeding goat kids, April 2012, Sandy Bar Ranch

 

We minimize our ecological footprint where we can.  We recycle and compost, a large solar array provides much of our electricity, we conserve water by using drip irrigation and we use no chemicals in our organic gardens and edible landscaping.  Whether you're a solo adventurer looking for peace and quiet or a family looking for an affordable vacation, Sandy Bar Ranch is an out of the way retreat for exploring one of the few remaining wild areas.   

The Klamath Basin encompasses the ancestral territory of four Native American tribes,  including the Karuk Tribe on the Mid Klamath, hosts one of the largest remaining salmon and steelhead runs in the lower 48 states and is a vitally important refuge for many rare plant and animal species.  As co-founders and board members of the Mid Klamath Watershed Council, we envision the diverse communities of the Klamath Basin working together to restore our watershed resources to their historic abundance and function for future generations.  We hope you'll treasure this area as we do.


Cabin Availability, 2012

It's time to book your summer vacation.  We still have plenty of availabilitiy, but the summer months start to fill up quickly this time of year.  We give preference to full week bookings during our peak seasons of mid-June through August and mid September through October.  You may place a reservation using our calendar, sending us an, email or giving us a call at 530-627-3379.