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Bureau of Land Management
Burns District Office
HC74 - 12533 Highway 20 West
Hines, Oregon 97738
Designated Reach: October 30, 2000. Description pending.
Classification/Mileage: Wild -- 13.9 miles; Total -- 13.9 miles.
Bureau of Land Management
Prinewille District
Post Office Box 550
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Mt. Hood National Forest
16400 Champion Way
Sandy, Oregon 97055
Designated Reach: October 28, 1988. From Mount Hood National Forest to the confluence with the Deschutes River.
Classification/Mileage: Scenic -- 24.3 miles; Recreational -- 22.5 miles; Total -- 46.8 miles.
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Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
902 Wasco Avenue
Suite 200
Hood River, Oregon 97031
Designated Reach: November 17, 1986. From its confluence with Gilmer Creek, near the town of B Z Corner, to its confluence with Buck Creek.
Classification/Mileage: Scenic -- 9.0 miles; Total -- 9.0 miles.
Churning rapids and unique beauty draw visitors to the clear, blue White Salmon River. The White Salmon flows from the wilds of Mt. Adams through alpine meadows, thick forests, and sheer walled canyons to the Columbia River. Glacial waters combine with cold, clear springs and support a lush, green ribbon of plant life through the dry, pine-oak woodlands. Continuous rapids, waterfalls, and abrupt drops challenge boaters of advanced skill.
Hiawatha National Forest
2727 North Lincoln Road
Escanaba, Michigan 49829
Designated Reach: March 3, 1992. The main stem from its confluence with the East and West Branches to Lake Michigan. The East Branch from the crossing of County Road 003 to its confluence with the West Branch. The West Branch from County Road 444 to its confluence with the East Branch.
Classification/Mileage: Scenic -- 31.5 miles; Recreational -- 2.1 miles; Total -- 33.6 miles.
The Whitefish River is cold, swift and deep in the early spring to challenge canoeists and provide good steelhead fishing. During the summer, much of the river becomes too shallow for canoeing, but offers fishing for brook trout in the upper reaches and a variety of warmwater species downstream from the confluence of the East and West Branches.
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Designation of the Wildcat as a wild and scenic river was unique because: 1) it involved private as well as federal lands; 2) a river conservation plan was already in place by the time of designation; and 3) at the same time that it permanently protected the free-flowing character of the Wildcat, it also prohibited condemnation of private and municipal lands and ensured the continuation of local input. Previously, many wild and scenic rivers were designated only on public lands under the jurisdiction of a federal agency, which, after the designation, then incorporated river planning into other existing planning documents. Thus, the process leading to the legislation demonstrated the need for coordinated planning and local support prior to designation. And now, after the designation, the Wildcat River Advisory Commission continues working with the U.S. Forest Service and the town of Jackson to coordinate local concerns and river conservation planning efforts.
The residents of Jackson continue to be stewards of the river area and have an intense interest in its protection, as well as a deep respect for private property owners. Jackson welcomes visitors and hopes visitors will demonstrate the same concern for the Wildcat and adjoining land areas they have.
White Mount National Forest
719 North Main Street
Laconia, New Hampshire 03247
Town of Jackson
Post Office Box 268
Jackson, New Hampshire 03846
Designated Reach: October 28, 1988. Wildcat Brook from the headwaters in Carter Notch to the confluence with the Ellis River (9.05 miles). Little Wildcat Brook from the headwaters on Wildcat Mountain to the confluence with Wildcat Brook (2.83 miles). Bog Brook from the headwaters near Perkins Notch to the confluence with Wildcat Brook (1.58 miles). Great Brook from the Route 16B bridge at Whitney's Pond to the confluence with Wildcat Brook (1.05 miles).
Classification/Mileage: Scenic -- 13.5 miles; Recreational -- 1.0 mile; Total -- 14.5 miles.
A small mountain stream which rises from the scenic White Mountain National Forest, the brook tumbles over a series of ledges into the center of the classically picturesque New England town of Jackson. The brook is not canoeable, but the area has many hiking and cross country skiing opportunities. The outstanding scenic beauty, high quality water, and recreational value of the river area and Jackson Falls provided a centerpiece for the historic resort town, as Jackson evolved from its agricultural origins a century ago to the rural, tourism-based resort community that it is today.
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National Park Service
260 U.S. Custom House
2nd & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Telephone: (215) 597-1655
Designated Reach: October 24, 2000. Description pending.
Classification/Mileage: Scenic -- 24.0 miles; Recreational -- 166.0 miles; Total -- 190.0 miles.