Fort Klamath

Fort Klamath
Klamath County, Oregon
Fort Klamath guard house
Site information
TypeMilitary base
Controlled byUnited States Army
Site history
Built1863
In use18631890
Materialswood
Battles/warsModoc Wars
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Edward Canby
Garrison14th Infantry Regiment
Fort Klamath Site
Nearest cityFort Klamath, Oregon
Coordinates42°41′31″N 121°58′20″W / 42.69194°N 121.97222°W / 42.69194; -121.97222
Built1863
NRHP reference No.71000680
Added to NRHPOctober 07, 1971

Fort Klamath was a military outpost near the western end of the Oregon Trail, between Crater Lake National Park and Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The Fort Klamath Site, about a mile southeast of the present community of Fort Klamath, Oregon, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places