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Dorris California Map

Explore Dorris, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Dorris, California

How to Use This Dorris, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dorris, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dorris.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Dorris
State	California (CA)
County	Siskiyou County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.96737
Longitude	-121.91806
Population	860
Density	473.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	96023
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka
School District	Butte Valley Unified School District

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About Dorris, California

Dorris is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 860. The population density is 473.0 people per km². Dorris is located at 41.9674°N, 121.9181°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Dorris is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 96023.

Dorris occupies a vast, high-altitude expanse where the horizon stretches flat and wide against the reach of a pale, expansive sky. It lies 19.0 miles south-southwest of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 209°T), and is situated 19.1 miles south-southwest of Klamath Falls. The landscape surrounding Dorris is defined by the expansive, open floor of Butte Valley, where the light of late afternoon turns the dry grasses into a shimmering, brittle gold. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains anchor the view, while the immediate terrain is marked by the modest, quiet presence of Westside Park. Only a few miles away, the waters of Indian Tom Lake reflect the shifting clouds, and the narrow, winding course of Hot Creek carves its way through the basin, sustaining the scrub and soil of the arid plains.

Dorris grew from the iron pulse of the railroad, serving as a vital connection point for timber and agricultural commerce that once defined the regional economy. Today, the pace of life remains slow and deliberate, grounded in the seasonal rhythms of the nearby Butte Valley National Grassland, where the wind carries the scent of sagebrush and cold, thin air. The character of Dorris is etched into its simple, utilitarian architecture and the enduring resilience of those who tend the land. In the quiet stillness of the evening, the town feels like a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the lengthening shadows that crawl across the valley floor as the sun dips below the far-off ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Westside Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 246° SW
Dorris Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 201° S
Butte Valley National Grassland (National Grassland) — 2.3 mi, 243° SW · 19k acres
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 061° NE · 103k acres
Mud Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 289° W
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 000° N · 8,443 acres
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 278° W · 1.7M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 263° W
Butte Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 220° SW
Klamath River (Upper) (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.0 mi, 301° NW · 3,515 acres
Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 13.3 mi, 114° SE · 1.7M acres
New Pokegama (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 285° W
Potter's Mill (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 290° W
Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 094° E
The Favell Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 020° N
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (National Monument) — 19.2 mi, 322° NW · 171k acres
Gillems Camp (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 118° SE
Canby Cross (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 118° SE
Devils Homestead Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.9 mi, 123° SE
Fleener Chimneys (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 129° SE
Black Crater (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 126° SE
Coming Home (Public Artwork) — 33.2 mi, 209° SW
Dunlop Ranch Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 35.2 mi, 314° NW
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 242° SW
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 36.8 mi, 120° SE
Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 246° SW
Two Rivers Art Gallery & Gift Shop (Gallery) — 42.1 mi, 004° N
Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center (Arts Centre) — 43.7 mi, 291° W
Oregon Cabaaret Theater (Theatre) — 43.7 mi, 291° W
Weed Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 213° SW

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