THE DORRIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Klamath/Goose Lake Basins setting.
Dorris city has 0.7 square miles of land in Siskiyou County. Its Census reference point is in Klamath/Goose Lake Basins, within Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills.
On the Cascades' drier eastern side, open pine forests mingle with volcanic cones, buttes and basins. Larger river valleys and lake basins interrupt the surrounding uplands.
Regional context: Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dorris and Siskiyou County
Dorris is associated with Siskiyou County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dorris by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Dorris, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Siskiyou County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dorris city has 4.2 times the land area of nearby Macdoel CDP (0.17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

