His oldest stove was built in 1846, and shows the fine workmanship that was used to build each individually crafted piece. Iron Gate Reservoir and Copco Lake are two prime recreational lakes created by the damming of the Klamath River. Pacific Power manages and maintains the boat ramps, picnic areas and campgrounds around the lakes, allowing them to be used free of charge. Iron Gate Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery , located on the Klamath River just below the Iron Gate Dam, spawns chinook and coho salmon and steelhead trout. The fish are released in the spring and fall and travel to the ocean.
Visitors can see millions of fish being raised in outdoor raceways.
In the fall, they can watch the fish making their way upstream to the hatchery's spawning house. Eggs are collected and fertilize, then transferred to incubators where they mature for 40 to 60 days before they hatch. The hatchery is open 7 days a week from 7am to dusk. Shasta Valley Wildlife Area is a multiuse preserve off Ball Mountain Rd. The combination of lake, wetland and grassland habitats attract a widely diverse wildlife population.