Driving Directions to the California Salmon
The fastest route from the San Francisco Bay Area is I-5 to Hwy 299
- From I-5 North in Redding take Exit # 678 to merge onto Hwy 44 West.
- Turn right onto Hwy 273 North/Pine St. Take the 1st left onto Hwy 273 North/Eureka Way (signs for Weaverville/CA-299 W).
- Continue straight on Hwy 299 West.
- In Willow Creek turn right onto Hwy 96 East.
- Just before the town of Somes Bar turn right onto Salmon River Rd (parallels the Salmon River).
- Brannon Bar River Access is located approximately 3.5 miles from Hwy 96. Park in the Wooley Creek Trailhead parking area on the left side of the road. If you cross the bridge, you went ¼ of a mile too far. Look for an All-Outdoors guide or a notice on the bulletin board.
Other possible routes:
From the coast - Hwy 101 to Hwy 299 East (at Arcata) to Hwy 96 East (at Willow Creek)
From Oregon - I-5 South to Hwy 96 West (north of Yreka)
We encourage you to print and use our driving directions and not rely strictly on GPS navigation. GPS / cellular service is limited to nonexistent in outlying areas.
Driving Distances and Times to Meeting Place From:
San Francisco to Redding: 220 mi/ 3.5 hrs
San Francisco to Arcata: 280 mi/ 5 hrs
Medford, OR to Hwy 96 jct near Yreka: 40 mi/ 40 min
Redding to Somes Bar: 145 mi/ 3 hrs
Arcata to Somes Bar: 85 mi/ 2 hrs
Yreka to Somes Bar: 105 mi/ 2.5 hrs
Happy Camp to Somes Bar: 40 mi/ 1 hr
Orleans to Somes Bar: 8 mi/12 min
These are approximate mileages and driving times and do not take into account any delays or stops. Please allow a little extra time to assure correct arrival time to the meeting place. Thank you!