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Smith River National Recreation Area. Facilities: Visitor center, five campgrounds, one cabin lookout rental, three picnic areas, restrooms, interpretive displays, and boat launch. Visitor center: 10600 US Highway 199 (milepost 14.45), Gasquet, California. Latitude-Longitude Coordinates: 41.844625, -123.965691.
The river, about 25.1 miles (40.4 km) long, all within Del Norte County, flows through the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
The only undammed river in California, it flows 25 miles from the Klamath Mountain range to the Pacific and is recognized as a Wild and Scenic River. Find the river’s finish line at Smith River County Park where the righteous fresh waters dump into the ocean.
Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Map, Revised 01/2019. Oregon State Brookings 5 mi (8 km) OREGON.
Created by Congress in 1990, Smith River National Recreation Area meets the northern border of Redwood National and State Parks. The Klamath Mountains and the Smith River, one of the longest National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the U.S., offer a variety of recreational opportunities.
The Smith River is the last free flowing river in California, meaning no dams! This creates more opportunities for long distance kayaking and recreation, which is a crucial part of the culture and communities of the towns that line the river’s course.
The Smith River flows from the Klamath Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in Del Norte County in extreme northwestern California, on the West Coast of the United States.
