2 Best Sights in Southern Oregon, Oregon

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We've compiled the best of the best in Southern Oregon - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

Fodor's Choice

As many as 500 bald eagles make Klamath Basin their rest stop, amounting to the largest wintering concentration of these birds in the contiguous United States. Located along the Pacific Flyway bird migration route, the more than 50,000 acres of freshwater wetlands in this complex of six different refuges serve as a stopover for around 1.8 million waterfowl in the fall. Any time of year is bird-watching season; more than 400 species of birds—including about 30 types of raptors—have been spotted in the Klamath Basin, along with many mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. For a leisurely excursion by car, follow the tour routes in the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake refuges—the latter has a superb bookstore and visitor center and is also a short drive from Lava Beds National Monument.

Wildlife Images Rehabilitation Center

Begun in 1981 as a nonprofit care center for orphaned, injured, and otherwise in-need wildlife, this 24-acre facility on the Rogue River also educates the public by offering tours of the property and opportunities to view the animals, which include bobcats, bears, eagles, owls, otters, and dozens of other species native to the region.