Coffee Creek California Last Updated: 12/19/2024 | |
Coffee Creek is the northernmost community in Trinity County, and was a very rich mining center during the Great Gold Rush. Coffee Creek village is the gateway to the Trinity Alps wilderness area. Its population is 152 as of the 2020 census, down from 217 from the 2010 census. | |
Legend has it that a pack train loaded with coffee for the gold fields was washed away in a torrential flood, hence the name "Coffee Creek." Others contend that the normally crystal clear waters were colored a deep rich coffee color by the spring runoff. Either way, today Coffee Creek is a community in a spectacular mountain setting. You can get a meal here, and a tank of gas for the 39-mile trip over Scotts Mountain toward Interstate 5. |
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