Travel Guides for Trinity County Towns
Weaverville Travel Guide
Incorporated Cities
There are no incorporated cities or towns in Trinity County
Census Designated Places
Burnt Ranch (population > 250 | elevation ~ 1,500 feet)
Coffee Creek (population > 200 | elevation ~ 3,070 feet)
Douglas City (population > 700 | elevation ~ 2,150 feet)
Hayfork (population > 2,300 | elevation ~2,31`0 feet)
Hyampom (population > 200 | elevation ~ 1,500 feet)
Junction City (population > 600 | elevation ~ 1,900 feet)
Lewiston (population > 1,100 | elevation ~ 1,810 feet)
Mad River (population > 400 | elevation ~ 2,480 feet)
Ruth (population > 190 | elevation ~ 2,930 feet)
Trinity Center (population > ? | elevation ~ ? feet)
Trinity Village (population > 250 | elevation ~ 2,510 feet)
Weaverville (population > 3,000 | elevation ~ 2,050 feet)
Other Local Communities
Big Bar (elevation: about 1,250 feet)
Del Loma (elevation about 1,170 feet)
Denny (elevation about 1,480 feet)
Forest Glen (elevation about 2,270 feet)
Hawkins Bar (elevation about 770 feet)
Helena (elevation about 1,390 feet)
Peanut (elevation about 2,580 feet)
Salyer (elevation about 620 feet)
Zenia (elevation about 2,970 feet)
Ghost Towns
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Deadwood of Trinity County (elevation about 2,830 feet)
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Dedrick (elevation about 2,520 feet)
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Minersville (elevation about 2,372 feet)
Weaverville (county seat)
More About Trinity County Towns
Weaverville
Weaverville is the county seat of Trinity County
and it has a population of approximately 3,600.
It is a historic California Gold Rush town that
was founded in 1850. At one time its
population included approximately 2,000 chinese
gold miners and it had its own China Town. One
of the town's most visited sites is the
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park,
home of California's oldest continuously used Chinese
temple. The historic main street center of Weaverville has
been designed a national historic site known as the
Weaverville Historic District
Today Weaverville is a popular destination for
gold country history buffs and also for outdoor recreation
because of its proximity to the
Weaver Basin Trail System, the
Trinity Alps Wilderness Area,
and Trinity River rafting and kayaking.
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Wikipedia Introduction to Weaverville
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Weaverville Info Dot Com
Trinity Center
Small town on the northwest side of Trinity Lake.
It has a population of approximately 260 and
several overnight accommodations near the lake.
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Wikipedia Introduction to Trinity Center
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Web Cam at Trinity Center
Big Bar / Big Flat / Del Loma
These three communities on the south fork of the Trinity River
are about three miles apart. They are popular destinations
for river rafting, river kayaking, panning for gold, and fishing.
Big Bar was established in 1849 as a mining camp.
Burnt Ranch / Hawkins Bar / Salyer
Three towns on the Trinity River in the western region
of Trinity County. The area is most well-known for the
Burnt Ranch Gorge, an extremely challenging, class 5
stretch of whitewater for rafting or kayaking.
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Wikipedia Introduction to Burnt Ranch
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Wikipedia Introduction to Hawkins Bar
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Wikipedia Introduction to Salyer
Coffee Creek
This historic gold mining town is the most northerly
community in Trinity County.
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Wikipedia Introduction to Coffee Creek
Helena
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Wikipedia Introduction to Helena
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Helena Historic District
Hayfork
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Wikipedia Introduction to Hayfork
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Trinity County Fair
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Hayfork Farmer's Market
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Hayfork Dot Com
Other Communities:
- Denny (three Trinity Alps trailheads)
- Douglas City (memorial plaque at BLM Campground)
- Hyampom (Hyampom's Asian pears)
- Junction City
- Lewiston
- Mad River
- Peanut
- Ruth
- Hoaglin, Kettenpom. and Zenia (SW Trinity County)
Trinity Village
Zenia
