South Fork Trinity River
Shasta-Trinity NF (Trinity County) · near Hyampom / Weaverville · Shasta Cascade
Rivers & Whitewater
At a glance
- Season
- Winter–spring · Free-flowing, rain/snowmelt-dependent — book early, small groups
Permits and booking
- Permit
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest. One of the longest free-flowing rivers in California; entirely rain/snowmelt-driven. Requires a 4-paddler minimum with most outfitters.
What is here
- Activities
- guided-rafting · kayaking
Worth knowing
- Minimum age
- 14+
- Good for a first timer
- No
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Six Rivers Rafting · Redwoods & Rivers
- Outfitters
- Six Rivers Rafting
Rivers & Whitewater detail
- Nickname
- The Longest Free-Flowing Run
- Class min
- III
- Class max
- IV+
- Trip options
- Full-day trips · Winter/spring only (small-group minimums)
- Key rapids
- Surprise Creek gorge · The waterfall lunch spot
- Intl tip
- The Trinity region (Trinity Alps, the main Trinity River in this guide) is one of California's great under-visited wilderness areas. Weaverville, a Gold Rush town with a preserved Chinese temple, is the historic hub. Book far ahead — the season and group minimums make trips scarce.
The guide
The South Fork Trinity is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in California and, by the reckoning of the guides who call it …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to South Fork Trinity River — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.548, -123.314