Its headwaters are near the Deschutes County border and the Pacific Crest Trail.

Named tributaries from source to mouth are Eugene, Mosquito, Pothole, Roney, Castle, Separation, Halfinger, and Spring creeks.

Two additional named tributaries, Taylor and Drury creeks, enter the West Fork before it meets the river.

Amenities include drinking water, picnic tables, toilets, and campfire rings.

Built in 1937, it was dismantled in 1987, and its timbers were used in two other covered bridges, one in Cottage Grove and the other in Myrtle Creek.