Sixes

Just north of Port Orford, this Oregon Coast community was named after the river. There are various accounts as to the origin of the name "Sixes". The most likely source was by miners drawn to the Oregon gold rush who were familiar with the Chinook word "sikhs", meaning "friend". The spelling "Sixes" was used by the miners as early as 1855, and the Sixes post office was established in 1888.  

Sixes is an unincorporated town in Curry County, Oregon and is located on U.S. Route 101 and the Sixes River, east of Cape Blanco Lighthouse. Here you will find some of the best steelhead and salmon fishing in the state on the Sixes and Elk Rivers.

Directions: From US Hwy. 101, five miles north of Port Orford, OR., or 25 miles south of Bandon, Oregon., turn east onto Sixes River Road and travel it for 11 miles.
 
Sixes River Area Links: Sixes River Brochure , Sixes Weather Forecast , Sixes River Fire Protection District , Sixes.net