Between Camp Baker and Eden Bridge, the Lewis & Clark National Forest owns approximately of the eastern shore and the Helena National Forest owns about of the western shore of the Smith River. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) owns of land spread among 12 parcels in the area, although only one parcel has any shoreline. FWP leases these 12 parcels from the DNRC. FWP and USFS work cooperatively under the lead of the state to jointly manage the Smith River between Camp Baker and Eden Bridge. The border between Meagher and Cascade counties splits the Smith River Canyon downstream from Camp Baker. Under state law, the counties have planning, zoning, and development authority over private lands adjacent to the Smith River.