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Smith River National Recreation Area Map & Guide National Recreation Smith River Area Map & Guide Rent a lookout See unusual plants Float the river “The Forks”—confluence of the Middle and South Forks of the Smith River/ About the Area Jon Parmentier Jeff Marszal at confluence Services The Smith River was named after Jedediah Smith River National Recreation Area Smith, an American explorer who reached the Facilities: Visitor center, five campgrounds, river in June 1828. one cabin lookout rental, three picnic areas, restrooms, interpretive displays, and boat launch. Contents Visitor center: 10600 US Highway 199 Contacts and Services ......................... 2 (milepost 14.45), Gasquet, California. Latitude- Longitude Coordinates: 41.844625, -123.965691. Passes, Permits, Fees, Maps, Weather 3 Information, maps, videos, exhibits, books, souvenirs, and lost and found. Open Monday Pets and Pack Animals ......................... 3 through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Firearms and Fireworks ....................... 3 Showers (coin-op): Panther Flat Campground. Protect Yourself, Protect Your Forest ... 4 Drinking water: Visitor Center and Panther Flat Campground (year-round), and Patrick Creek Things to Do ........................................ 5 Campground (summer season). Camping .............................................. 6 Cell phone service: Variable depending on Historic Kelsey Trail Guide and Map .... 7 your location and carrier; the NRA is serviced Welcome to the Smith River mostly by US Cellular and Verizon. Service is Trails .............................................. 9, 12 National Recreation Area! generally good along Hwy 199 and in the higher elevations; little or no service in canyons, NRA Recreation Map .................... 10, 11 especially along South Fork Road. River Access Trails ..............................15 As the district ranger of the Smith River National Recreation Area, I welcome you to WiFi: Closest available WiFi is at the Gasquet Fish of the Smith ................................16 this very special place in northwest Market just west of the FS Visitor Center. California. The Smith River National Boating and Lakes ..............................17 Recreation Area offers visitors a world-class Local Towns and Proximity to recreational experience with our spectacular Cabin/Lookout Rental.........................18 Smith River NRA Visitor Center scenery, pristine wilderness areas, unique Gasquet—0.15 miles west: Convenience store Lookouts, A History ............................19 botanical areas, hundreds of accessible back- with groceries, drinks, liquor, coffee, prepared country roads, more than 70 miles of hiking food, and firewood; café with hamburgers, grilled trails, mountain bike trails, fishing sandwiches, and ice cream; post office; wood Published by Redwood Parks Conservancy in opportunities, white-water rafting, and the carving and antique shops; and vacation rentals. cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, Six Rivers gem of the Wild and Scenic Rivers system— National Forest. the Smith River—with its clear, free-flowing Hiouchi—9 miles west (11 minutes): Gas jade-green waters. The Smith River is the station/convenience store with groceries, prepared January 2019 only major river system in California that food, liquor, espresso, ice, propane, diesel, Designed by: Claire Breton, Sue Pappalardo Editor: Claire Breton flows freely and naturally for its entire firewood, souvenirs, fishing tackle, and fishing length. It is also one of the largest, single, licenses; café serving breakfast and lunch; motel; undammed river systems in the United States. RV (recreational vehicle) park; wood carving and Contact us: Redwood National and State Parks are close antique shops; vacation rentals; Jedediah Smith by and the Siskiyou Wilderness and Pacific Redwoods State Park campground and picnic By phone or mail: Ocean are within 20 miles. area; Redwood National and State Parks visitor centers. Smith River National Recreation Area It was because of these outstanding qualities and Gasquet Ranger District that this 305,337-acre national recreation area Crescent City—19 miles west (25 minutes): 10600 US Highway 199 (NRA) was designated by Congress in Small, full-service town with a hospital, medical PO Box 228 November 1990, to protect the area’s scenic clinics, large-chain department store, and many Gasquet, CA 95543 value, natural diversity, fisheries, wildlife, choices of restaurants, lodging, and supermarkets. (707) 457-3131 (also TTY#) cultural and historical attributes, wilderness, and the Smith River watershed’s pristine O’Brien, Oregon—27 miles east (32 minutes): water. As stewards of the Smith River NRA, Small town with a convenience store/gas station, Six Rivers National Forest Headquarters post office, restaurant, motels, RV parks, resorts. 1330 Bayshore Way the Forest Service is committed to providing Eureka, CA 95501 recreational opportunities and managing this Cave Junction, Oregon—35 miles east (42 (707) 442-1721 (also TTY#) highly diverse area for all its treasured minutes): Small town with a supermarket, resources. As part of that, the Smith River medical clinic, post office, Forest Service visitor NRA along with stakeholders and partners, Online: center; gas stations, restaurants, motels, RV including the Smith River Collaborative, parks, resorts, and campgrounds. www.fs.usda.gov/srnf work together to restore wildlife habitat, www.facebook.com/USFSSixRiversNF reduce fuels buildup, and increase Grants Pass, Oregon—65 miles east (1 hour recreational capacity and opportunities on the and 20 minutes): Full services; hospital; Forest Service/Bureau of Land Management office. Smith River NRA. Scan this QR code with your These collaborative efforts, and all of our mobile device to visit the Six work, are focused on protecting the resources Rivers’ website at and providing you with outstanding Nearby Parks with Camping www.fs.usda.gov/srnf. recreational opportunities to experience your Redwood National and State Parks, 1111 public lands. So please, we invite you to Second Street, Crescent City, California 95531, Photo Credits: Front cover: Confluence of the safely enjoy your national forests, as they (707) 464-6101. Includes Jedediah Smith Middle and South Forks of the Smith River (“The depend on active and engaged land Redwoods, Del Norte Coast Redwoods, and Forks”) from Hwy 199, milepost 6.55/Jon stewards… like you! Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks. All have Parmentier. Insets: Bear Basin Butte Lookout/ flush toilets and coin-op showers (campers only). USFS; darlingtonia (Darlingtonia californica), Del Norte County Parks, Crescent City, also called California pitcher plant or cobra lily/ Jeffrey Marszal California, (707) 464-7213. Includes Florence Jon Parmentier; Middle Fork Gorge from Hwy Keller, Ruby Van Deventer, and Clifford Kamph 199, milepost 8.2/Sue Pappalardo. All other District Ranger County Parks. Flush toilets; no showers. photos by Sue Pappalardo or as labeled. 2 Map & Guide Smith River National Recreation Area www.fs.usda.gov/srnf Know Before You Go Above the clouds—fog blankets the valleys below Bear Basin Butte. Permits Campfire permits are necessary if you plan to build a campfire or use an outdoor camp stove, gas lantern, or barbecue away from a developed campground. Permits are not required within developed campgrounds and picnic areas; however, campfires are allowed only in designated fire pits. Permits are free and can be obtained at any Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, or Cal Fire office in California. They are also available at Redwood National and State Parks Yellowjacket Creek on South Kelsey Trail/Jon Parmentier visitor centers in Crescent City and Hiouchi; in Stony Creek flows into the North Fork of the Smith at the Oregon at Forest Service offices in Cave Pets and Animals end of the Stony Creek Trail. Junction and Grants Pass; or online at www.PreventWildfireCA.org. Pets must always be restrained or on a leash no Federal Recreational Lands Passes longer than six feet at all times while in the NRA. The Smith River NRA does not charge a fee or Forest products permits are available for require a pass for day-use or primitive camping. collecting firewood, mushrooms, and various Saddle or pack animals are allowed in recreation Fees are charged only for use of developed plants. The minimum charge is $20. sites only where authorized by posted campgrounds (page 6) and the cabin/lookout instructions. Hitching, tethering, or hobbling a rental (page 18). Note: All prices are subject to Mushrooms for personal use may be collected horse that causes damage to live trees, soil, or change. in the Smith River NRA without a permit, water is prohibited. limited to one gallon per person per day up to a Interagency Senior Pass ($20 / $80): choose yearly maximum of five gallons. Firearms between an annual or lifetime pass for citizens or Do not discharge a firearm or any other permanent residents of the United States, age 62 implement capable of taking human life, causing or older. injury, or damaging property: Interagency Access Pass: a lifetime pass free to (1) in or within 150 yards of a residence, citizens or permanent residents of the United building, campsite, developed recreation site or States, who have a permanent disability. Proper occupied area, or (2) across or on a National documentation is required to obtain this pass. Forest System road or a body of water adjacent thereto, or in any manner or place whereby any Golden Age Passports and Golden Access person or property is exposed to injury or damage Passports:
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