South Fork National Recreation Trail

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Features River/Creek · Swimming · Wildflowers

Small creeks have bridge crossings; watch out for bikers on trail.

The South Fork Nation Recreation Trail is a scenic and gentle climb up the South Fork Trinity River in Shasta-Trinity National Forest into the Yolla Bolly - Middle Eel Wilderness. The first 7.2 miles is a popular and easy former wagon road that is a now a wide doubletrack dirt path, commonly used by families and mountain bikers. Several small picturesque bridges allow easy crossing over the river. The remaining 9-10 miles is more rarely traveled.

Pacific yew, Golden Chinquapin, madrone, Douglas fir, cedars, maples, pine, oaks, blackberry, thimbleberry, rattlesnakes, poison oak