Access 1

This is the take-out for the Beswick Run and the put-in for the Copco Valley Run. Before the drawdown of Copco Reservoir in January 2024, this is the access point is where the river ended and Copco Reservoir began. Access #1 now allows boaters to enter the river for the relatively mellow float through the former Copco Reservoir footprint. It is not possible to back trailers to the rivers edge here. Just downstream from Access 1 the Klamath passes several riverfront houses at the small settlement of Copco Village before meandering through the former reservoir footprint. Lands within the former reservoir currently belong to the Klamth River Renewal Corporeation, the entity that executed the dam removal project. Following the completion of the project, the lands will be transferred to the State of California with other lands being returned to the Shasta Indian Nation. The final result will be a mix of tribal lands and public state lands where Copco Reservoir once sat.