Dorris is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

The most notable people who have been residents of Dorris are two athletes who were born here.

[4] It is located in the Butte Valley of northern California between Mount Shasta and the Oregon border on U.S. Route 97.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), 97.81% of it land and 2.19% of it water.

The town was named in 1907 by the Southern Pacific Railroad[5] for brothers Presley A. and Carlos J. Dorris who raised stock in Little Shasta in the 1860s before moving to Dorris' Bridge on the Pit River, renamed Alturas, California in 1876.

Notable locations in town include the Dorris Branch of the Siskiyou County Public Library, Dorris City Hall, Dorris Fire Department, two schools, the Siskiyou County Dorris-Tulelake Branch Courts and the Butte Valley Museum.

California State Route 161 joins Highway 97 just north of Dorris.

The Butte Valley Airport (FAA LID: A32, formerly CA03) is a county-owned public-use airport located 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of the central business district of Dorris.

[16] The Butte Valley High School Bulldogs are members of the Evergreen League, a high school sports league whose athletic teams are members of the Northern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.

[17] In the state legislature, Dorris is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[18] and the 1st Assembly District, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.

[19] Federally, Dorris is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.