{"id":423,"date":"2022-01-10T06:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/?p=423"},"modified":"2022-10-12T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T21:31:26","slug":"trinity-river-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/trinity-river-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity River California"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Trinity River of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Northern California<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1194\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1194\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityatwillow-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Highway 96\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityatwillow-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityatwillow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityatwillow-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityatwillow.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trinity River flows north at Highway 96, to meet the Klamath River; N of Willow Creek, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">south &#8211; west &#8211; north<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\">&amp; finally into the Klamath River<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Northern California&#8217;s top river destination, the path of the Trinity River is not a typical westward flow. Headwaters begin in the Scott Mountains and the Trinity Alps, making its way into the Trinity Reservoir, then southbound to the Lewiston Reservoir, passing Douglas City and heads westward to parallel Hwy 299, beyond Weaverville. Trinity waters hugs the paved westbound highway &#8211; all the way from Junction City to Willow Creek &#8211; then turns abruptly north to merge with the Klamath River along Hwy 96.<\/p>\n<p><b>Forests &amp; Parks along Trinity River:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lewiston Lake<\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/shasta.html\"><b>Shasta \/ Trinity National Forest<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/lakes\/trinitylake.html\"><b>Trinity Lake<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/trinity-alps-wilderness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Trinity Alps Wilderness<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-913\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fish.png\" alt=\"fish\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/boatramp.png\" alt=\"boatramp\" width=\"142\" height=\"146\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/canoe.png\" alt=\"canoe\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>boating<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>camping<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>canoeing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>fishing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>hiking<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>hunting<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>kayaking<br \/>\n<\/strong>off-roading<br \/>\n<strong>rafting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-936\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/camp.png\" alt=\"camp\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-937\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hiker.png\" alt=\"hiker\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pinetree.png\" alt=\"pinetree\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/monument-fire-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2021 wildfire: Monument Fire<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>burnt parts of the mountains and forests around Trinity River, in between Junction City and Willow Creek.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>dispersed camping off Hwy 299<br \/>\nbehind Douglas City<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1196\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1196\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/steinerflatfree-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"steinerflatfree\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/steinerflatfree.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/steinerflatfree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/steinerflatfree-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steiner Flat is free camping, near Douglas City, CA and Hwy 299<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1197\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1197\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tentsteiner-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Steiner Flat Camp\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tentsteiner.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tentsteiner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tentsteiner-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tent camping at Steiner Flat &#8211; dispersed camping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Campgrounds along Hwy 3 Trinity River:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>( both located @ Coffee Creek )<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/stnf\/recreation\/camping-cabins\/recarea\/?recid=6523&#038;actid=29\">Trinity River Campground<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/stnf\/recreation\/camping-cabins\/recarea\/?recid=6514&#038;actid=29\">Eagle Creek Campground<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1195\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/douglasbeach.jpg\" alt=\"douglas beach\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/douglasbeach.jpg 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/douglasbeach-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Douglas City Campground &#8211; nice beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Campgrounds along Hwy 299 Trinity River:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/visit\/search-details\/15075\/1\">Douglas City Campground BLM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/visit\/search-details\/15074\/1\">Junction City Campground BLM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/visit\/search-details\/15073\/1\">Steel Bridge Campground BLM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/stnf\/recreation\/camping-cabins\/recarea\/?recid=6532&#038;actid=29\">Pigeon Point Campground<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/stnf\/recreation\/camping-cabins\/recarea\/?recid=6530&#038;actid=29\">Hayden Flat Campground<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/stnf\/recreation\/camping-cabins\/recarea\/?recid=6527&#038;actid=29\">Burnt Ranch Campground<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1193\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinity299.jpg\" alt=\"trinity299\" width=\"512\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinity299.jpg 512w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinity299-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trinity River wide and shallow area at Junction City, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ranger.png\" alt=\"ranger\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gasoline.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The largest town \u00a0near the Trinity River, is the county seat of Trinity,\u00a0Weaverville, CA. The historic mining camp and logging town, located at the junction of Hwy 299 and Hwy 3. Oddly, the town itself does not have direct access to the Trinity River, but it is well worth a visit anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1203\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1203\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/greatparks-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"greatparks\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/greatparks.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/greatparks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/greatparks-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great little picnic parks inside Weaverville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Towns near or along the Trinity River:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=489\">Coffee Creek<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(SR 3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=126\"><b>Douglas City<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(299)<\/li>\n<li>Forest Glen\u00a0(SR 36)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=189\"><b>Helena<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(299)<\/li>\n<li>Hyampom, California<\/li>\n<li>Junction City\u00a0(299)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=252\"><b>Lewiston<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(299)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=489\"><b>Trinity Center<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(SR 3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=511\">Weaverville, CA<\/a> (299 @ 3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=655\"><b>Willow Creek<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(299 @ 96)<\/li>\n<li>Hoopa (96)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/food.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"142\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lodge.png\" alt=\"lodge\" width=\"143\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1191\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/lakes\/trinitylake.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1191\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinity800.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity Lake\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinity800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinity800-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trinity Lake &#8211; red dirt shoreline in Northern California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1192\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1192\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityriverrush.jpg\" alt=\"trinityriverrush\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityriverrush.jpg 500w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/trinityriverrush-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trinity River &#8211; North of Trinity Lake, along Highway 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trinity River of\u00a0Northern California south &#8211; west &#8211; north &amp; finally into the Klamath River Northern California&#8217;s top river destination, the path of the Trinity River is not a typical westward flow. Headwaters begin in the Scott Mountains and the Trinity Alps, making its way into the Trinity Reservoir, then southbound to the Lewiston Reservoir, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/trinity-river-california\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trinity River California<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[445,366,38,139,241,438,180,437,91,434,72,446,436,257,444,599,17,138,285,358,432,88,439,441,448,447,430,431,440,433,442,90,435,443],"class_list":["post-423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-river","tag-445","tag-366","tag-blm","tag-campground","tag-camps","tag-coffee-creek","tag-dispersed-camping","tag-douglas-city","tag-fishing","tag-flow","tag-hiking","tag-hwy-3","tag-junction-city","tag-lake","tag-lewiston","tag-monument-fire","tag-mountains","tag-nfs","tag-norcal","tag-northern-california","tag-reservoir","tag-river","tag-shasta-national-forest","tag-shasta-trinity","tag-sr-299","tag-sr-3","tag-tent","tag-trinity","tag-trinity-national-forest","tag-tubing","tag-usfs","tag-water","tag-weaverville","tag-willow-creek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1702,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423\/revisions\/1702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}