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U.S. Forest Service · National Recreation Area · California

Smith River National Recreation Area

Here, one in three take walk-ups.

6Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
$10–$15A night, across 3
72Sites, from 4
510–5,080 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 6 of these 6 campgrounds

Where they are

6 of 6 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 29, 2026

The campgrounds

6 campgrounds
Panther Flat CampgroundReservableSmith River National Recreation Area · CAfrom $1539 sitesrigs to 45 ft510 ftdrinking watertoiletsBear Basin Lookout and CabinReservableSmith River National Recreation Area · CASites from $751 site5,080 fttoiletsBig Flat CampgroundFirst-comeSmith River National Recreation Area · CA600 ftdrinking waterGrassy Flat CampgroundReservableSmith River National Recreation Area · CAfrom $104 walk-in sites19 sitesrigs to 40 ft650 fttoiletsPatrick Creek CampgroundReservableSmith River National Recreation Area · CAfrom $1413 sitesrigs to 45 ft820 ftdrinking watertoiletsNorth Fork CampgroundFirst-comeSmith River National Recreation Area · CA910 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 29, 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
Siskiyou B18,871 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

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
Red Rock fire · 42 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 27, 2026

Who answers for this land

Smith River National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jared Huffman, official portrait
Jared Huffman (D)CA 2nd · 6 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
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly