Trailhead

Long Gulch Trailhead

Trinity Alps Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, California

About this place

Long Gulch Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail 5501 / 09W29; Long Gulch Lake and the Fish Lake loop are reached from this corridor

Use only the signed Forest Service access and check the low-standard road after storms or snow.

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 damage

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Long Gulch Trailhead is published. Remote seasonal forest-road access and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

Remote seasonal forest-road access: Use the signed Long Gulch 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.

Map

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Latitude
41.182276° N
Longitude
122.946745° W

Sources

National Forest System Trails — Trinity Alps Wilderness — snapped official trail pointNFS 5501 / 09W29Trinity Alps Wilderness self-issue permitTrinity Alps Wilderness current conditionsShasta-Trinity National Forest — current alertsShasta-Trinity National Forest — Trinity Alps Wilderness guide