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U.S. Forest Service · Wild and Scenic River · California

Smith River, California Wild and Scenic River

5 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

5Campgrounds
2With first-come sites
71Sites, from 3
510–910 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 5 of these 5 campgrounds

Where they are

5 of 5 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 5

5 campgrounds
Reservable
Panther Flat Campground
Smith River, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
39 sitesrigs to 45 ft510 ftdrinking watertoilets
First-come
Big Flat Campground
Smith River, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
600 ftdrinking water
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Grassy Flat CampgroundSmith River, California Wild and Scenic River · CA19 sites · rigs to 40 ft · 650 ftReservablePatrick Creek CampgroundSmith River, California Wild and Scenic River · CA13 sites · rigs to 45 ft · 820 ft · drinking waterReservableNorth Fork CampgroundSmith River, California Wild and Scenic River · CA910 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Kelly5,195 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
South Kalmiopsis321 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Packsaddle5,522 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
North Fork Smith37,898 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Packsaddle3,862 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Monkey Creek9,017 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
mill creek 2 fire · 42 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Smith River, California Wild and Scenic River’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jared Huffman (D)CA 2nd · 5 campgrounds · grade A+
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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