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Starting Point

This section provides you with detailed driving directions and distances to each trailhead, as well as information about the road surfaces and conditions. Trailhead facilities are also noted where they exist. Nearby campgrounds are listed in the trip summary information and are sometimes described in this section based upon level of use, scenery, privacy, protection from the elements, unique natural features, proximity to fishing, swimming potential, and the availability of possible side trips.

Caring for the Backcountry

Whiskeytown, Shasta, and Trinity are three separate islands of national recreation area surrounding giant reservoirs of the same names, which were set aside in 1965 and are currently managed by the NPS. Centered around Whiskeytown Lake, the Whiskeytown Unit consists of around 42,000 acres of land. The area has 24 different trails, many of which are favorites of day hikers and mountain bikers.

The wilderness areas described in this guide are relatively new to the wilderness system; they were set aside two decades after the original wilderness bill was passed in 1964. The Trinity Alps, Russian, and Castle Crags wilderness areas were all created as part of the California Wilderness Act in September 1984.