Trinity Scenic Byway
National Forest Scenic Byway 137 mi in California.
About the Trinity Scenic Byway
Follows Highway 299 west between the small community of Shasta on the outskirts of Redding all the way to Blue Lake near Arcata on the coast.
Highway 299 was designated the "Trinity Scenic Byway" in October, 1991. The Theme of the route, "From the Valley Oaks to the Redwood Coast" was chosen by the Forest Service to feature the wide variety of plant and animal life that exists in the various climates zones along the highway. The drive also features the cultural and historical aspects of the region, from the prehistoric native American tribes to the gold miners and timber workers of the 20th Century.
US Forest Service's own description, in its words. Byway page on fs.usda.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 25 · 4.7 mi offLacks Creek · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 32 · on the roadEast Fork Campground – Six Rivers NF (CA) · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 36 · on the roadBoise Creek · Forest Service · 18 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · on the roadGray Falls Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 52 · on the roadBurnt Ranch Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 62 · on the roadHayden Flat Group Campground · Forest Service · 3 sites · reservable
- Mile 71 · on the roadSkunk Point Group Campground · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 71 · on the roadSkunk Point Group Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 73 · on the roadBig Flat Camp Ground · Forest Service
- Mile 78 · on the roadPigeon Point Group Campground · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 83 · on the roadJuntion City · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 92 · 2.9 mi offEast Weaver Group Campground · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 96 · 1.2 mi offSteel Bridge · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 98 · 1.2 mi offSteiner Flat Primitive Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 99 · 0.7 mi offDouglas City · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 107 · 4.1 mi offMary Smith Campground · Forest Service · 20 sites · reservable
- Mile 117 · 1.8 mi offCrystal Creek Primitive Campground · National Park Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 126 · 1.1 mi offDRY CREEK GROUP CAMPGROUND (Whiskeytown NRA) · National Park Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 127 · 2.6 mi offBrandy Creek Primitive Campground · National Park Service · 2 sites · reservable
- Mile 127 · 2.9 mi offSheep Camp Primitive Campground · National Park Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 130 · 2.5 mi offPeltier Bridge Primitive Campground · National Park Service · 9 sites · reservable
- Mile 130 · 2.3 mi offHorse Camp Primitive Campground · National Park Service · 2 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.