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Forks of Salmon California Map

Explore Forks of Salmon, 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 Forks of Salmon, California

How to Use This Forks of Salmon, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Forks of Salmon, 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 Forks of Salmon.

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

Latitude	41.258
Longitude	-123.328
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96031
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka

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About Forks of Salmon, California

Forks of Salmon is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Forks of Salmon is located at 41.2580°N, 123.3280°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96031.

Forks of Salmon emerges from the dense, evergreen embrace of the Klamath National Forest, where the confluence of rushing waters dictates the rhythm of the rugged terrain. It lies 45.6 miles east-northeast of McKinleyville, CA (from McKinleyville, CA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 23.0 miles northeast of Hoopa. Bull Barn Flat provides a rare, level clearing in this steep country, anchoring the settlement against the relentless incline of the surrounding wilderness. The Salmon River carves a deep, cold path through the bedrock, its relentless passage creating a landscape of sharp, shadowed canyons and towering slopes that rise toward the distant, hazy heights of the Klamath Mountains. In the high summer, the air thins and sharpens, carrying the scent of pine resin and the clean, metallic tang of stones polished by the current. Only four miles away, the quiet stillness of Picayune Lake remains a hidden, glassy counterpoint to the kinetic energy of the river below.

History in Forks of Salmon remains etched into the fractured quartz and sediment of the landscape, remnants of an era defined by the frantic search for gold and the subsequent slow settling of the frontier. The local economy has long since shifted away from the feverish extraction of the past, favoring a quieter existence supported by forestry, seasonal tourism, and the hard-won independence of those who choose to live within the forest’s deep shade. Travelers occasionally venture here to test their endurance on the Salmon Summit Recreation Trail, seeking the solitude that only such an isolated reach of the Klamath National Forest can provide. Life at Forks of Salmon moves with the seasons, dictated by the rising and falling of the river and the long, slow shadows that stretch across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the high, timbered ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.7M acres
Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.1 mi, 228° SW · 52k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 079° E
Marble Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.3 mi, 008° N · 225k acres
Trinity Alps Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.6 mi, 189° S · 540k acres
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 226° SW · 978k acres
Bridge Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 14.7 mi, 354° N
Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.7 mi, 183° S · 53k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.3 mi, 020° N · 1,886 acres
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 234° SW
Russell Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 23.7 mi, 152° SE
Informal Scott Valley Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 24.8 mi, 055° NE
Graffiti Gate (Public Artwork) — 25.2 mi, 058° NE
Robert Roosevelt Quigley (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 059° NE
Ormond Edward Quigley (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 059° NE
Marble Rim Gallery (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 059° NE
Redwood National Park (National Park) — 28.5 mi, 252° W · 194k acres
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 200° S
Smith River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.9 mi, 318° NW · 330k acres
Oro Fino Historic Plaque (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 043° NE
Stamp mill (Historic Ruins) — 31.2 mi, 096° E
Sugar pine river access (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 025° NE
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 35.9 mi, 140° SE · 202k acres
Big Tree (Attraction) — 36.5 mi, 283° W
Corkscrew Tree (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 284° W
Elk Viewing (Attraction) — 36.7 mi, 282° W
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 281° W
The People's Center (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 356° N
Scott Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 120° SE
Yurok Country Visitor Center Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 41.4 mi, 297° NW

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