| State: | CA |
| Type: | SR |
| Route: | 197 |
| Alternate Name: | North Bank Road |
| Map Notes: | Map of Del Norte County in northwestern California with SR 197 highlighted in red |
| Section: | 497 |
| Maint: | Caltrans |
| Length Mi: | 6.725 |
| Length Round: | 3 |
| Direction A: | South |
| Terminus A: | near Hiouchi |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | near Fort Dick |
| Counties: | Del Norte |
| Previous Type: | SR |
| Previous Route: | 195 |
| Next Type: | SR |
| Next Route: | 198 |
State Route 197 (SR 197) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California located north of Crescent City in Del Norte County. Running along the north bank of the Smith River as North Bank Road, SR 197 is a bypass connecting U.S. Highways 199 and 101.
SR 197 begins with an intersection at U.S. Route 199 in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Moving northward, the road quickly exits the park, roughly paralleling the Smith River located to the west side of the road. The road then follows the river northward and then northwestward with several local roads meeting SR 197 along the evergreen forest area. The road meets its northern terminus at U.S. Route 101 just south of the Oregon border.
SR 197 is not part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.