1. Klamath Falls is known as "Oregon's City of Sunshine" because it enjoys 300 days of sun per year.
2. Despite its name, Klamath Falls has no waterfalls within the city. However, Link River Falls is located in downtown, and there are other nearby picturesque waterfalls within an hour or two drive.
3. Klamath Falls has over 600 acres of family-friendly parks and 26 park areas in the city park system to enjoy.
4. The city also offers multiple museums, including old military forts, historic hotels, Native American artifacts, western art, and train museums.
5. Klamath Falls is located on the southeastern shore of Upper Klamath Lake and is known for logging, which was its first major industry.
6. The Modoc Tribe had their homeland situated about 20 miles south of Klamath Falls.
7. The Klamath Reclamation Project began in 1906 to drain marshland for agriculture.
8. During World War II, the Tule Lake War Relocation Center for Japanese Americans was located in nearby Newell, California, while a satellite of the Camp White POW camp was situated just on the Oregon-California border.
9. The neighborhood of Mills Addition owes its name to William H. Mills, who acquired a historic ranch east of Klamath Falls on November 1, 1905.
10. Klamath Falls has easy access to several day trips, such as the Lava Beds National Monument, Redding, California, and Oregon Coast, and the train station in Klamath Falls is conveniently located downtown.
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