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The Chetco River is a 56-mile-long (90 km) stream located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately 352 square miles (912 km 2) of Curry County. Flowing through a rugged and isolated coastal region, it descends rapidly from about 3,200 feet (975 m) to sea level at the Pacific Ocean.
Located on the banks of the Chetco River, the park offers camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, and rafting opportunities. In the parks boundaries are 3 rental cabins, 53 camping sites, a launch area for drift boats, a day-use area, and the head of a 0.75-mile (1.2 km) trail that includes the northernmost coastal redwood grove in the United States.
The name Chetco comes from the word meaning "close to the mouth of the Chetco River" in their own language, which is part of the Athapascan languages. [2] Although they were once one of the largest tribes on the Pacific coast of Oregon, "the last known full-blooded Chetco" living on the Chetco River (Lucy Dick) died in 1940.
Chetco language (ISO 639-3: ctc), also known as the Tolowa language (ISO 639-3: tol) Chetco River, a river named for the tribe, flowing to the Pacific Ocean in Curry County, Oregon in the United States; Chetco Peak, a mountain near the source of the Chetco River in Oregon in the United States; USS Chetco (AT-99) - original name of USS Penguin ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 00:14, 25 August 2017: 620 × 465 (220 KB): Ellin Beltz {{Information |Description ={{en|1=A view of the Chetco Bar fire in Oregon, USA from the Chetco Bar Camera installed by the U.S. Forest Service to monitor this large fire complex.
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Harbor (Tolowa: chit [5]) is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States.It is located across the Chetco River from the city of Brookings.For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Harbor as a census-designated place (CDP).