Elk River
The Elk River is in southwestern Oregon in the United States. About 29 miles long, the river drains a remote 92-square-mile area of the Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Paradise Point State Park.
Paradise Point State Park
Nature reserve
Paradise Point State Recreation Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Paradise Point State Park is situated 2½ miles south of Elk River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sixes and Port Orford.
Sixes
Hamlet
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Sixes is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is along U.S. Route 101 and the Sixes River, east of Cape Blanco and the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. Sixes is situated 3 miles northeast of Elk River.
Port Orford
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Port Orford is a city in Curry County on the southern coast of Oregon, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2010 census. The city takes its name from George Vancouver's original name for nearby Cape Blanco, which he named for George, Earl of Orford…
Elk River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southwestern Oregon, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Curry, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Elk River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Elk”
- Cebuano: “Elk River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Elk”
- Venetian: “Elk”
- Welsh: “Afon Elk”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brush Prairie and Denmark.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tituna Spit and Richman Reservoir.
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