Chetco Ranger Station - Brookings, OR
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N 42° 03.170 W 124° 16.803
10T E 394076 N 4656434
The Chetco Ranger Station for Siskyou National Forest, is locatd in the Chetco Center Building in downtown Brookings, Oregon, outlet of the wild Chetco River. A Mexican restaurant is on the ground floor.
Waymark Code: WM5W09
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2009
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The Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988 designated 44.5 miles of the Chetco River as wild and scenic, from its headwaters in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness down to the Siskiyou National Forest boundary just above Loeb State Park. The designated segment of the Chetco is located within Curry County in southwest Oregon on the Chetco Ranger District.
The Chetco Wild and Scenic River is divided into three segments: a 27.5-mile wild segment from the headwaters down to Mislatnah Creek; a 7.5-mile scenic segment from Mislatnah Creek down to Eagle Creek; and a 9.5-mile recreational segment from Eagle Creek down to the Siskiyou National Forest boundary.
The Chetco heads in steep, deeply dissected, sparsely vegetated, mountainous terrain within the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Over its 55.5 mile length, the Chetco drops from 3700 feet to sea-level as it empties into the Pacific Ocean between the towns of Brookings and Harbor, about 5 miles north of the California border.
In the upper section, the river floor is fairly narrow and boulder-strewn with numerous falls and rapids. As the river leaves the wilderness, its character gradually changes. The country becomes less dissected, the river gradient gradually becomes less steep, the river bottom widens, and the surrounding hills become more densely forested. The river narrows in several areas, crossing through rock outcrops and leaving enormous boulders in the riverbed. The Chetco River Gorge, just below Steel Bridge, contains steep sides and unusual rock formations. Below this, the Chetco continues to broaden, and the gradient becomes less steep, with sand and gravel bars and raised river terraces becoming more common.
Permits: yes
Maps: yes
Trail Conditions: yes
Website if it is available: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation: This office no longer exists.
Off Road Directions: Not listed
Public Restrooms: Not Listed
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