Trinity Alps Jade Locality
Rockhounding site in Weaverville, California · Other
Trinity Alps Jade Locality is a jade rockhounding site near Weaverville, CA. Fee varies. Best season: Late spring through early fall.
Typical season: Late spring through early fall
Key facts
Structured details for trip planning — verify access and fees with the land manager before you visit.
- Specimen type
- Jade
- Primary specimens
- Nephrite Jade, Serpentine
- Fee status
- Fee varies
- Nearest town
- Weaverville
- State
- California
- Coordinates
- 41.02000, -122.85000
- Best season
- Late spring through early fall
- Access difficulty
- Strenuous; creek hiking and boulder fields
- Camping
- National Forest campgrounds and dispersed sites
- Land manager
- U.S. Forest Service
- Activities
- Creek combing, backpacking
- Facilities
- Forest trailheads only
- Last updated
- July 5, 2026
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The experience
- Best time to visitLate spring through early fall
- AccessStrenuous; creek hiking and boulder fields
- FacilitiesForest trailheads only
- Camping nearbyNational Forest campgrounds and dispersed sites
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