Six Rivers National Forest | |
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Location | Northwest California, US |
Nearest city | Crescent City, California |
Coordinates | 41°46′40″N124°01′00″W / 41.77778°N 124.01667°W /41.77778; -124.01667 |
Area | 957,590 acres (3,875.2 km2) |
Established | 1947 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Website | Six Rivers National Forest |
TheSix Rivers National Forest is aU.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner ofCalifornia.
It was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. PresidentHarry S. Truman from portions ofKlamath,Siskiyou andTrinity National Forests. It expands over one million acres (1,600 sq mi) of land with a variety of ecosystems and 137,000 acres (55,000 ha) ofold growth forest.[1]
It lies in forestland areas in portions of the four counties ofDel Norte,Humboldt,Trinity, andSiskiyou counties. The forest is named after theEel,Van Duzen,Klamath,Trinity,Mad, andSmith Rivers, which flows through or near the forest's boundaries.
The forest has 366 mi (589 km) of wild and scenic rivers, six distinct botanical areas, and public-use areas for camping, hiking, and fishing. The northernmost section of the forest is known as theSmith River National Recreation Area. Forest headquarters are located inEureka, California. There areranger district offices inBridgeville,Gasquet,Orleans, andWillow Creek.[2]
Its old-growth forests includeCoast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii),Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus),Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), andWhite Fir (Abies concolor).[1]
There are five designatedwilderness areas in Six Rivers National Forest that are part of theNational Wilderness Preservation System. Two of them lie mostly in other National Forests or onBureau of Land Management land.