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Tangle Blue

Tangle Blue Trail is easy to moderate and if you follow it for 4 miles you reach Tangle Blue Lake, which features meadows, forests and large camps. An ideal family camping lake. (R7W - T39N - S20)

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

08W01

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

General Information

Maps are available at the Weaverville Ranger Station or online

Summer/Fall

No fee

To stay overnight in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, you will need both a wilderness permit and a campfire permit. These are available at outdoor “kiosks” located at the Weaverville Ranger Station (360 Main St), at the kiosk outside of the Supervisor's Office in Redding (3644 Avtech Parkway), at the Shasta Lake Ranger Station (14225 Holiday Road), and at the Fire Stations (Mule Creek & Coffee Creek off Hwy 3 and Junction City & Big Bar off Hwy 299). Campfire permits are also available online.

Please practice Leave No Trace ethics while in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. Leave No Trace describes how to dispose of waste properly, where to travel and camp and other ways to minimize your impact on the land and your impact to other hikers.

Weaverville Ranger Station is a green building with brick stairs into the front doors.

Address: 360 Main Street Weaverville, CA 96093
Phone: 530-623-2121
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 1:00 pm and 1:45 pm - 4:30 pm; Closed Saturday and Sunday (Closed on federal holidays)

Getting There

Directions

Trailhead is off Forest Road 39N20, which is off Hwy 3 about 1.1 miles north of the Intersection Forest Road 17. High-clearance vehicles recommended. No Trailers. 

Nearby Recreation Sites

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated June 25, 2026