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Big Flat Trailhead

The Big Flat Trailhead is the starting point for popular hikes to the Trinity Alps Wilderness including Caribou Lakes.

General Information

For realtime flow data please click on the following link: waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv

Open 24 hours/day

Groups are limited to 10 persons. Water and garbage service are not provided. Bring enough water for drinking, cooking and washing as well as extra water to drown campfires each day. Please take all trash, garbage, fish guts and dog droppings with you when you leave. Dogs on leash only in parking lot and developed areas.

Wilderness Permits and California State Campfire Permits are required for overnight trips into this wilderness. Self-issued Wilderness Permits are available 24 hours a day at the Salmon River/Scott River Ranger District office, Weaverville Ranger District office, Coffee Creek Guard Station, and Callahan Guard Station. California State Campfire Permits are available at any Forest Service or CAL FIRE office in California, as well as online. Groups are limited to no more than 10 persons.

No fees are required for this site