Lower Trinity

This district office is located in Willow Creek, CA. State Highway 299, the main travel route in Northwestern California to reach the Northcoast, bisects the Lower Trinity Ranger District. Willow Creek is approximately 100 miles west of Redding and 45 miles east of Eureka/Arcata. At one time, a major timber producing area, Willow Creek no longer supports a major manufacturing industry. Willow Creek however, is a recreation destination for sport fishing, including salmon and steelhead, kyakers, and river rafters who heavily use the Main Stem and South Fork of the Trinity River most of the year. The area is also famous for Bigfoot, achieving notoriety through the years as a hub for sightings.  Hunting also is a big draw to the area with large deer and bear populations.

An un-incorporated city, the greater area of Willow Creek has a population of approximately 2000 year-round residents.  An elementary school is located in Willow Creek with the high school for the area located on the Hoopa Valley Tribal Indian Reservation. Approximately 450 students from Orleans, Hoopa and the greater Willow Creek area attend the high school. Willow Creek has most of the amenities of a larger community, gas stations, medical clinics, churches, grocery store, dentist, auto parts, hardware stores, restaurants, golf course and several other small businesses that provide most of the shopping needs of local residents.  Residents will generally travel to Eureka (45 miles west), Weaverville (50 miles east) or Redding (100 east) for greater shopping opportunities.