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.
Trailhead
Trinity Alps Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, California
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
No recurring date-based closure of Long Gulch Trailhead is published. Remote seasonal forest-road access and temporary emergency orders still control 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.
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.