Dolans Bar River Access

There is more than one place to access the river at Dolans Bar, but the easiest one is at the very upstream end of the bar. A rough track over the cobbles, boulders, and sand provide vehicle access: 4WD is highly recommended. It's also possible to carry gear a short ways from the river to avoid needing to drive the rough track. There is a dispersed camp area on the downstream end of the bar. Break-ins sometimes occur here so avoid leaving a vehicle longer thaan necessary and do not leave any valuables.

Dolans Bar is the location where tribal members convened in early 2003, following the devastating Klamath River fish kill of September 2002, and committed to securing the removal of PacifiCorp's four hydropower dams and reservoirs upriver. The warm water and disease that proliferated in the reservoirs, coupled with federal water mismanagement, led to the fish kill. By late 2024, the four dams were fully removed in the largest dam removal project in history. It would not have happened without the Dolans Bar committment and tribal leadership of the effort over 20 years.