National Wild & Scenic River (1981) · Trinity Alps Wilderness (headwaters) · Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation (lower)
Northern California's premier whitewater river — flows 165 miles from the Trinity Alps through Shasta-Trinity National Forest to the Klamath. The Trinity Gorge section (Class III–IV) rivals anything in the Sierra for scenery and technical challenge. The Hoopa Valley Tribe has maintained treaty-reserved salmon fishing rights since 1864. Exceptional steelhead and Chinook salmon.
Trip sections
Trinity Alps to Lewiston — Class I–II, blue-ribbon trout water below Trinity Dam
Cedar Flat to Burnt Ranch Gorge — Class III–IV, most popular whitewater corridor
Burnt Ranch Gorge — Class IV–V, expert, remote 14-mile gorge
Hoopa Valley to Klamath — Class I–II, tribal lands, salmon country
Outfitters
Trinity River Rafting
Trinity River gorge guided trips
Big Foot Rafting
Burnt Ranch Gorge and Trinity Alps expeditions
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