This is a beautiful campsite overlooking the Klamath River. If you stay in our Maple River, Grotto River or Pepperwood River Camp, you may need to park your vehicle at the edge of the meadow. Campers have their own CAMP SHOWER with hot and cold water at the back corner of the Orchard where it meets the Meadow. There is also a cold water sink nearby for washing dishes and cooking gear, and we have two out houses available for campers. Otter Space is off the grid, through the Redwoods, over a mountain and down into the Klamath River valley. We have a 5-acre meadow, an orchard with peaches, pears, apples, cherries, plums, pluots, apricots and grapes. We are right on the Klamath River on the Yurok reservation. It's a great place to come and recharge your internal batteries. THIS SITE IS FOR CAMPERS with their own equipment! DIRECTIONS TO OTTER SPACE - Do not rely on your GPS. It doesn't work well around here! Cel phones will not work on Johnson Road. - From Southern CA, Los Angeles: North on the 405 to I-5. - After about 5 hours, take #580 West toward San Francisco/ through Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond & San Rafael, where you will hit the US#101. Continue North to Ukiah/Willits/Eureka/Arcata/Orick - From SFO area: - Oakland Airport – take Hegenberger Rd North to 880North to 80/580North, cross the Richmond/San Rafael bridge ($5), and you will join US#101 North. - San Francisco Airport – take US#101 North to Ukiah/Willits/Eureka/Arcata/Orick - Fill up with gas in Arcata before you make the rest of the trip to Otter Space. - Just north of Orick, make a right turn onto Bald Hill Road taking you toward the “Lady Bird Johnson” grove of redwoods. As soon as you turn onto Bald Hill Road, check your odometer. You will be 23 miles from Otter Space. Bald Hill Road will take you eastward up the mountain. - The road goes mostly uphill for the next 9 to 10 miles. There are a couple of scenic view sites on the right, where you might care to stop and check out the view. Sometimes we see Elk grazing in one of the highland meadows on the right. At about 9.5 miles, you will come to a Fire Station on your left. Veer uphill to your left onto Johnson Road. Check your odometer again. You have about 13.5 miles to go from this point. Slow down, watch for potholes in the dirt road. Go over the cattle guard bars in the road. Stay to your left when in doubt. At 5.5 & 6 miles in, you will pass new roads on the left made by the lumber company doing some clear cuts. Make sure you are on the main road, which veers to the right in these two locations. - When you get to 10 miles in on Johnson Road, there is a 90 degree turn in the road down to your left. This is called Bald Eagle Bluff by some. You may want to stop and get out and walk up onto the raised area and look down onto the mighty Klamath streched out below you. - As you proceed downhill, around many curves, and approach the 13 mile mark, you will be almost all the way down to the river. Look for a red gate and fence on your right, set back as the road curves to the left. This is the Otter Space entrance. We are at 13065 Johnson Road. Stop at the mailbox at our gate and Eli will have a map waiting for you showing you how to get to your reserved site. - If you want to check out Otter Space on a map or GoogleEarth, look for CA route 169, and go all the way to the end of the road. It ends in Johnson's Bar, CA which is on the other side of the Klamath River directly across from Otter Space. You can see the round yurt and the orchard!