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North Santiam River access points and trip distances, Oregon

14 access points (14 public) along 53.8 river miles of the North Santiam River in Oregon. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Hoover Campground
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44.71494, -122.12333 9.5
9.5Big Cliff
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44.73110, -122.26288 6.1
15.6Packsaddle Park
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44.75721, -122.36515 5.8
21.47th Street Ramp
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44.75443, -122.46805 0.1
21.5Kimmel Park
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44.75314, -122.46957 0.6
22.1Hammond Park
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44.75567, -122.47785 1.9
24.0Fishermens Bend Recreation Site
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44.75341, -122.51416 3.7
27.7North Santiam State Recreation Area
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44.77289, -122.56732 2.2
29.9John Neal Memorial Park
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44.78358, -122.60795 0.6
30.6Lyons-Mehama Launch
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44.78857, -122.61806 7.0
37.6Upper Bennett Dam Slide
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44.78841, -122.74304 3.0
40.6Stayton Bridge
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44.79116, -122.79480 5.2
45.8Buell Miller
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44.75779, -122.86465 8.0
53.8Greens Bridge
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44.70781, -122.97205 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Oregon State Marine Board. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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