Place closure
No recurring date-based closure of Carter Meadows Trailhead is published. Remote seasonal forest-road access and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Trailhead
Carter Meadows Trailhead
Trinity Alps Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, California
About this place
Carter Meadows Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail 5513; the Carter Meadows corridor reaches Hidden Lake and South Fork Lakes
The trail starts from the Carter Meadows area; verify seasonal road access and meadow protection notices.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Trinity Alps Wilderness has no published recurring closure season, but high-country snow can persist into summer and remote forest roads can be blocked by snow, washouts, wildfire, or storm damageSeasonal access
Remote seasonal forest-road access: Use the signed Carter Meadows Trailhead access in Trinity Alps Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, California. The seven supported entries use different paved and unpaved Forest Service approaches. Verify the signed trailhead, road surface, snow, washouts, fire closures, and parking status before leaving the highway. Trinity Alps Wilderness has no published recurring closure season, but high-country snow can persist into summer and remote forest roads can be blocked by snow, washouts, wildfire, or storm damage.
Before driving
Check Shasta-Trinity alerts and the exact signed trailhead road immediately before travel; a self-issued wilderness permit does not guarantee road or trail access.
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- Latitude
- 41.218861° N
- Longitude
- 122.903928° W