---
id: "2194"
name: Trinity Scenic Byway
distance: "140"
duration: 4 hours
description: This National Forest Scenic Byway traverses coastal plains, steep granite cliffs, arid manzanita and digger pine hillsides.  It parallels the beautiful "wild and scenic" Trinity River.
path: mwrxFr_jtVoCgGCUmBqEASgFaMaK_UgBeCqBsAsAe@wSqCyBm@_Aa@kD}BaBgBsBeDy@mBc@_Bo@wCOiAQcCGyBn@gq@RwE~AeNTsDByEe@iNJsF\sD~@mE`EoMzA_GbBoJn@eFNuBHuF_@yS?uITmEj@uDzAsGz@}Bx@{A|AuBp[a_@hCmD~B{DvAsCrl@ctAdHuOdCeH|AuHlAcLvFql@^wDNeEGgE{Bgn@Mq@y@cWL}FjByMpCqOnAsCjGaHdAiBh@oAXeAZkCFgAM{GYuHa@}V}@oc@_@{EUgBqHi[Y{AiA_Lw@uDwAoCgEqFw@mAkBeEm@{Cg@gFw@sF_AmCmAmBm@m@oUcScCwCsDaFy@sAeA}BgAwEk@yN[uBa@}AmCiGq@qBqG_c@c@{Ae@_A}@mAk@i@wCuAmE]sB_@cGmCqB[sBJeGnBsAVs@@y@A}AYyG}C}Bc@yBNgI~Bs@D}@EkCg@gBeA}EuFyBsA_KsEeDeC_K{KoBkByBuAwAe@cBYaAImCJcCj@iDfBmDpDuErD_Bn@_AVqA?kC_@s@[_Aw@_AwAm@yAk@}BOcBIaCB_Af@{Cv@kBhBgC|AqAhBu@nBe@hB}@lBgBx@mBr@mDJy@?wBK{Bc@yBcAaCcAsAuBsA{@YaCEsBNqIvBcGjA}BQmO_CoE{@oAEi@DsA^kEnBeBd@cCFoBUsc@mFiA]_Ag@y@_Ao@aAm@sAk@wCOiACwBNqBb@uBhAuDnDmJ\mC@}Ba@mEkEqNUyDFqBx@{Et@eBdGiG`BsCbA_D^_DJeVRkCh@{ChAyC^w@tAgBn[_WrF_G|C{DlDqGbBgCxAkBtAu@|EmB`EkBpImGnAgAx@aAh@kAd@}Ah@{BRsB]_f@\gd@PmC`@eBjAsCdBkBpEoCbB_Br@_Ah@gAhDqIn@oB^_Cl@{JTyAh@wAxAsBh@_@~Ag@bBG~Dr@v@DfAKdAa@tAoAbTyTx@yAbAyCTkAL_Bd@kIbBgHxByGx@_A~Ay@d@KvAGnE`@vAAxBw@lFiDd@Q`B?xBr@xAlAb@|@f@zAv@lFx@`CbBfB~CvBfAX~@DjAKtA[tAqAj@sA\yAF{AQ_DaD{NUkDHiFxAoKTyBL_CCgBu@eOIsCDmDXoCb@iBdA{CnAkB`FaFr@aAnA{Cb@kCDyCOkBm@iBq@iAc@a@i@e@s@UyBWkBV}At@yOtJy@bA}ChGeAdA}Al@eBV}AIoAc@cGkDqAwAo@iBoBeIm@gAiEsEs@_BOs@MsBL{I?mAO_Ay@wCo@{AmFuK_C_DkJoKm@e@_Aa@eAKw@@mHrBeA~@c@j@_@lAo@rE}AvUuAvQEvCFjAXnBt@rBpCxFd@vAXbBDdAAdASjBOl@y@lB}@lAu@d@cA^_AD_AEy@YcBsAcBmC]eAQgCOg|@YiGm@gHKyB?{BHkDPmB\sB~@eDb@mAt@yAlCsC~DmChQ{JnAa@vBQlBJnQ`DzKfBbBBdAQlBs@r@e@rBmBlEgF|E_ExAaB~GgOv@kAlBgBhB_AnBg@|AKrJAlBWhBy@rA_An@q@nAsBtEiLhBsDdQ{S^o@x@sBZkBPmDImB]eCmAyCeBuB_B}@cA[cBIy@BcDf@_BB}AOcDaAcAe@uAoAy@uB_@uBc@kFgBqKKyDW{BgCeHi@iFYyAYu@}@gAmH_EoAgB_@mB?aCJm@f@yAhCgF^_BHeACkA_@sEEeBdA_Or@kExFcTf@gEEkBSmBc@aBeBwDSgAsAiNWaBy@mBqDoC_AmAw@_DiC{I_@cC?}@TkBzDeJxBqKTm@hAaBlBkBd@aBHsBw@_EWy@i@y@o@q@gCs@e@a@m@}@e@iBAy@ZsDCqAuAaGcAsFi@iFIiDHuBT_Ch@_CnB}EReAHsBOeBcAkDU{Ak@kGk@oCYy@[e@uAs@uJaBsAe@oB}AcCgDqAsAoBaAiCq@oAs@iBgBs@_BkA_Ek@gA{AqBeBmAkGgDYYcAqAoAuCs@y@eAk@qD_AiAu@o@}Ay@mEy@{B}@_AqCyA{@_Aq@gBcA}DYu@yBmCc@y@K_@QsAKkDIk@U{@_AwAcAi@oBk@uC]wBBuFr@{@?sAe@eA_AmFiM]mAOwA?mAx@uG?kAImA_BsFcBgJkCuGg@eBQgCGgDOyAo@}AaHwKu@eCaAgEo@_AgAq@aFm@wFeAaESeBu@wEyE{BgCaDsHcCqCiAoB}A{K_A{Hc@_F?kBh@mG?yDe@gCaD_GY}@QeASaFK}@iBsE]{AEq@LsBTgAZk@dIiM~CmFh@mB\}EZcBd@cArBgCh@oAX_CCcAu@oEEaD\gJZsCh@cB~DaHr@aBx@gCZ_BfHmd@l@kCRm@dAaB|B_ClCqB~FoDjDk@lFx@dDRzFdApFd@xA@tDs@`GkBfBo@bCsA`K_IfYiRhRuM|BgA`AWrBExQp@vCMbD}@hAo@bBwA|VeZnA_A~@e@r@WpYoEtQ_C|BQnGv@`DYrTaK~P}KnAkAp@_Ad@mBNcBCuBSaB[eAeBaDw@eAm@sAWiAG_AHyQLyChAmHxAsHp@{BXk@|BqC^}@\_BXwDJ[~@yAPk@RsBEgAi@eB_@k@eDaCgQoKeB}@cDaCs@_A_@_AiBaIYmBYgEBsAJeBh@gEbCyHzGwPfCmHPw@z@mGRaBBuASsJc@yByC_Hu@{@WaCQc@_@[iCc@s@g@_@gACq@Da@\_AhCsEtBaDjAwA~@_@nAY~@EjGRxAa@fAw@lMqOt@_Bf@sBj@sJ^{Bt@mBtEsIh@mCJyB?qAe@uCsB_Fm@yBIeBBaAJeAVgA^}@z@mAfCaBx@_AbB{DdN{SrBaCjJmHhBsArCcAx@m@dA_Bt@sCp@cAvBeC`@eAN_Ax@mH^{Ab@wDT{@RmDhAyC`A{DzFaYlBgGd@aAZe@`ByAzGgDdDwBhAiBpJsQTm@b@aCr@gBn@cAhFmF`FoDvFaDb@_@j@w@Xw@ZsAAuDUmD]wAiAiBG_ESqAs@}BgGmM_AaCOq@OmBDeBPgBf@sAx@mAtNmNxCaEvE_K|BsDtAaBtKyIn@_Al@{Az@kFTaAf@aAh@o@d@a@nAm@x@QnCH~AQf@W`EsCh@k@j@}AJkBu@eJBgBh@gBh@y@z@]~AMfD^vADxAg@t@KrBAbAN~@\lKtG`APrFZbB^`HjCd@Zj@v@pB`D^^x@^x@JxAEbC_Ar@MnAF`@Jv@p@n@z@r@dBn@~@nAl@`ADxh@mKnAaAr@}An@}EXu@h@s@dA_@lBSfFObF_@|EsA~AqAlFmG`DyCxGuFfBeCbAkAd@YxAYdBKdF}A~AX`Af@dBrA~@d@z@Dp@IfIgDhByB`@aAbBgG`AgBz@cAvFyDhBcCRe@~@sFr@yAz@{@`DyBn@kAjAqEx@wB|EsLvA_B~@m@|@SxADxBZbAM~@q@r@kA~AmFr@u@h@Yn@E~@RbAGrBq@x@m@^g@rCeH~@s@~BWx@a@zF{FrAeEf@uC\_AlBwCbBsAhEsAhAk@lA_AjBaCn@aBF}@OcEJkBrAsEn@{CFiAGwERgL_@sEi@_Dq@sCKgBEkAh@aIE{BQeAA}@y@iJ}AoKEqDH{@X_BlIqRhA_ClBeFtBuIfAgD|DgIbByC~CyDlCoCj@}@\_ATmB?aBOeBe@eByCiEqEgFiBiByCiA{FyAy@c@uAmA}@uAo@sAcEyOm@kAoAgBmAmAqA_AkD_B}EyCcH{H_BgCmBiEw@cD{@uFOsBUmK}@sIsCwNcAoJk@sCsAsDcDgHy@aCm@_DQyC?gBPeCh@sChDuN|@kBjIiOxAgEhB_H|CwEt@qBbB_I|B}Gh@wBlDqUJ{AE}@OmBU_Aw@yAcJuL]_AO{A?kAR_BxAcJPq@~FmLtDwL^yBBsAU}Ao@uAcCwDUgAMmATiMXsBx@}B|AaCrCsDbHgKrAuA|BwAdCgAtDm@jADxATlC~@tKxH|@LdBGbBcAp@aA\y@NaANeCIeAS_AsCoHiAqDi@sDe@oEeAmNUuE@_DXoClAgHZ}@|@sAdPaNrA_AtAm@x@YrB_@fDKxCHpHrAxAD~@KdAYtAy@dAkAhA{CToAB{ACyBOsAm@_CgOmd@cAuDo@eEkAyKa@oE?gBb@_EDkBGmAUmAu@kD{@aDwAmCcDyF_@mAY{BBsBT_BZwAb@{@x@mAbA}@bAg@hBYxA?x@Lx@^hAx@nA`BZhAfBjJ~@hBfAhAhBbA~@R~@?x@MnAq@r@m@h@y@h@sArBkHb@_An@iA~CcEh@g@v@_@`AUdL}@~@S`Ag@t@w@hA_CZuDH_EBaFS}AyBwJgEcPSoAAi@@qBNyAfCsIh@oAx@yAhA_BnAeAdMiIbAkA~@aBfEyId@mC?gBk@sECsEN}Ah@iDr@mCtAyBbBy@dAQfEFtDh@z@^tItFxD|@lDf@x@?tAS|AcAj@{@v@_BfHiPxCaJnFiTlHuNj@sBx@sEh@aAd@s@hA}@jAq@`AUbF_CbAk@nByAxD_EjCiEx@aDZkD_@}Z?oBHeB^gCvKgi@b@}Bb@aDOiKCyF\gKMsGHwUPgDPeArEkQfAsBnGyGb@q@nAgCb@gBd@eDDmDIqAUoBeAkDmA{BaJ{LwJsNsBwDo@uBc@{B]gC?aFGkCsBoUs@{FEeA?aCX{B^}ArBaFjKqTlKcT^eAtHqYXcB?iHMaD_@mC_@yAsAmDq@iA{CuBeB_C}BmFyCiNg@uDYwDUsA[gAs@sAi@m@}NsNq@_AmGaOe@{AiAsGIsAI{HIeA}@eDaA{BiB_Cs@kAgE{Jq@sB{DcH_CgFuK_Mo@eAi@uAU_Bq@iJB_C^sGDuCU_Dm@eCeAmB{@_AiJuF_CyBoB}C}@uBsDsLo@oC_@_DOsDi@kCmAaB_CaAqE^oCW_Aa@cAi@sAiAwFwFeAcB}AiF}AkNEyAH}A\uBj@{FJeCK{Ee@eBg@gAmC_DuAe@}@J_DfC[DqDQcCh@}AK{F_Ec@w@Yy@ImA@s@Ps@zMuSTg@Ns@He@Cy@O_A_@{@wL_JgDaDc@eAYkAKuBNqBh@uBvDcFd@{@rB{E~@wArCyBhAmBb@mBNgENqAXaBnB{HJeA?qBy@iGEgBLeDnAaRJcDBkGOgGBeCJaBb@{DxBaKx@mB^k@r@m@vJ_FlByAxCiGlD}En@sABaAc@kA{@[q@?e@X}D`FoB`@}CIwDw@sBEo@K}@e@uAuAoAsB}EiQ}@_CeAmFO_BG{CRaMLeCVyBh@uBdIgOr@uAdAwCdAsF|A}MXmEx@gGZmEb@sBl@mBt@_BlDmEz@yA|@kCbBgHrBaGr@_Bd@m@r@m@rE}A|EoAj`@cEl@OnAq@~@{@lFgIjHsF~A_@h@@rA\~@l@`IfIfDrCnAf@t@NpCRdAIxAu@bC_CvEoFhTmUbBaCbFgLrBgDr@w@nG{DfCs@pC_@`BJ|MfBbFrBhAJxAKhAe@~@s@vCyDxBoFrAsFh@qDNoGIsCo@aEuLyd@sF}RaCkL_AgG}TgeB_@gByAyCe@q@cDmCc@m@_@qAi@sDYaA_BsDCyALs@h@}AjAuB^sAHyA[mCm@yAsDuEcCeEmE{DiAsAoC}D}CuCy@gA_AyB}@qFiF{Li@gCC_CN_B\o@TOh@Sb@Ad@JNLhBhCb@\hA^dALl@Xn@v@fBlDp@t@h@^x@HbASt@u@R[Ty@DeAKqAiA{DwDoLmAoFYiCQ{EDuDXqD`Gy`@HgBGaBQqA]aBsHoSy@iAwDsB{@oAc@sAyAsHy@mBuAkAgAYwDYi@Q{@m@kBmCoGoKY_AIw@BmAJy@^qAl@y@rAs@tFGfAe@n@m@n@yA|AoFTk@xBmCr@e@lDqA|IuB~B}@lBgAfB_BhBkCrF{Il@cB^_BPcBVaK\gCfB}KL_B?mCg@{Fe@kBy@sBiCyEo@kBo@uDEmB@_B`E_d@~@iF~@eDr@_B~AqBj[qIt@k@rB_D~OyYfByEtAaGbAwCzA{BfAs@tbAy_@dDcAfCg@vBWnBGlC?nE^fTdC`Fx@bGf@vFv@bFhBlEvClG`HlCnA~@V`IKvBv@rGrFtIzJxCnCrBjAxAXtAD|@MnAk@hAw@bCgAfCWxB^|AhArDnFbBlAnExAfCvApAfB`AzBn@~CxDvZZpAr@fB|@jAh@d@nBr@x@Ffk@?|FXdH~@rDJrBWnAg@nLmGzBm@|AOlBPxAr@nGdBlCd@pC?xl@gClCs@`ByAnAiCn@iDDeBEuAiAkPgAiHqAiFgGsNcAeDeAuFwA{T_BaI_AiC{GmNoAgDiAmEg@sCOyAA{EN}BRsAd@aBn@kBpJaO|B{Dx@oBx@wCd@sB\sC^iF~@oTNyBtAgLPsBCwAqAqKgAkCgBmCoByAsAs@mLaEcGwAiEEeBVwCdAgFbDyAv@u@PsBDs@QyAs@o@k@o@_Ao@yAqVc|@oA{Bs@s@u@k@gGuCgA}@{@gAy@wAgEoNOsAKaBJmD~AcW\sDz@mCb@w@lB_CbE}Db@q@p@_BZoALqAH_D_@{CYcA{@gBmHiLqBmDu@{CIqCx@wMOqCcAkD}DaH[yAMyCRgCdAoClBsDh@cBb@cCJkB@cJRyOOoC_@yCi@qBsA_E}FkOk@sCKgDBsAn@eHL_CC_BKsBgC}TMiFLmFRgChB_OXu@j@wA`AmAdIyGj@s@d@eA^gBHyBImAcC}TH{CTwAp@aBnBeCxBwBx@oAlG{OvAsCxEyGzZy^t@mAhAaDb@_FI_CmGkg@aGcd@OeHNw^NuFb@kCx@oCn@gAbBqB|BsAzNmDbDeAdAk@l@m@dAoC|@qI~AwQ?uDk@aLCiBNaB^{Bd@wAn@aApAqAhC{AvAmAdAsAj@wA^aBzBkMdDeQL_BgAcQ?wANyCbBcJfC{On@aDTq@tAaCzAkAxAk@~AG|FdA|@DxAE~Bs@zGgF~B}@r@BzJxC~C@|F_@fC[dA]`E_CvFoDbEeDvIsF|FmEx@gAr@sATw@ZmAPyADyFIqP]yCk@qBcBsCiA}AiBwB_As@uFsCWYe@}@gAiDe@_ASQu@[_@@g@VkAxAy@Ry@Ki@g@iAqCc@m@_Am@}AIc@SeA{Be@_@}@KsAXk@?SM[k@MyABa@H]`@o@|A}ANyAEg@i@gA}EkE]g@U}AHiEEsDOs@Se@[]u@Uw@@g@Pw@~@mBxC]Lk@D_@Em@s@KaA^sDAw@c@kBCo@r@sCGmDLe@Z_@fA]r@m@V{@B_AUcAoAiA]o@_AuDcAy@oBgEe@YcA@s@h@_A`CYL_@B_@Qq@mBq@y@IWEg@^kB?sAa@eA}Ao@Q]Ce@PeAnBoCXw@EsBDmCJ{@l@}AHo@]eGe@eAy@[o@Jo@ZsB~BcBl@iABiC}@s@?q@JkDjBiARm@Kg@w@Ie@BiAVcAvAuAT_ACq@Ea@[m@}C_D_@_AI{AMc@qAsAS_@I[BkAt@mDKeA[g@q@]u@Do@`@c@Ji@OYe@Kq@NgDIqAo@aAgBwAkAMc@BYRUXcAxEs@`AUJUEc@c@e@}@_@]SMo@E_@Ly@xAe@d@kCMu@L_@Z}@V[?YG]e@_@_C{@q@w@Aq@f@e@~@]V_@FYGWKg@aAm@e@oBQsAuBuCoCs@a@}@Ei@XOXi@~CSfBAdB^jBDxA[h@SJ[Bc@W_@_B_@uCC_EH_EOgAi@_A_AK}Ad@[BYISOKe@NeAtAmAhA}Bl@iCJy@EmBi@eDy@sLe@cD@y@n@qDHyBBuFNqAr@mCDg@C}@i@{AkAkB]y@uAoBmA}D_CoF_AsCgDgGo@yByAeD_@{A_@kE]gLDiAb@kBHw@CuBU{AcBqDi@uCs@_SE{ChAaIh@yBl@gBJmDXqCrB{Dh@eC^gAhB_At@m@l@eATuAPsD?eBMcBSmAoCuI]gD?_Bl@{Rh@uEjDoN|@yBnAyAjDyB`B{@pAkBp@sBrBeIRgBh@wMb@eC`AeC`GqIpA_C~CsHj@yBl@gDxAsKx@_EbAcDnAeCfMuQfAsAdByAlEkBtX{BxBY~CaA`CqApAmAfBgCf@kAj@kCRaC?mDmAuLIyB?mCRkC|H}p@BmCa@}Dm@aCsL}Qo@yAu@aCYyAO_BIcC?aJc@unABgATyBr@_DtBmEn@_AhIiJfHaKvG{HdTcX`G{H|AeBxAgAf[}T~AqB|@aBp\edAfAeCfR{l@zAmDvAuF|B_HrCuJd@aE^oNR_CbAeFn@gBtMaUx@oBzOgWpGkNfEgKxDuIfAgBnCyCrBwAbBm@bG}AfCuAt^_d@`BeCp@cBd@eBb@qCnCyYdAoN|@uI^qCp@yCj@mBnBqEpH_M~LoRxEsIbB_CjG}JdGwHrN_MxBoD|A}Cx@wCx@aGNmCDsCcB_j@?iFHeEd@sF|@cFlAeF`@yCTmCFaB?{RNgD^kC`@gBrAsDfAgBxDkExAsBr@yA`AyChMet@h@wDXoDdAaXf@iEj@_CrDoKb@aBb@eDTyD?aCMcCQoAaDuO_AsFiBiMsCiUiAiI}@_IgAqVmByi@o@}Ms@{U@gKRmDx@uICmBk@mF}@qEoAaIq@{CaAkG
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/shastatrinity
    name: Shasta-Trinity National Forest
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/stnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=6522
    name: Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway
designations:
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
states:
  - CA
ll:
  - -124.08329800000001
  - 40.89735000000013
bounds:
  - - -124.08329800000001
    - 40.5819590000001
  - - -122.39232600000003
    - 40.94860100000011

---

The U.S. Forest Service Scenic Byway traverses coastal plains, steep granite cliffs, arid manzanita and digger pine hillsides.  It parallels the beautiful "wild and scenic" Trinity River.