California · Camping

Rat Trap Gap (trailhead)

Is Rat Trap Gap (trailhead) open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It doesn't name Rat Trap Gap (trailhead), so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 5,933 ft
  • Yolla Bolla Ranger DistrictShasta-Trinity National Forest

Rat Trap Gap Trailhead is a Forest Service campground in the Yolla Bolla Ranger District of Shasta-Trinity National Forest in northern California. It sits at the trailhead and offers several campsites along with vault toilets. There is no water on site, and the area has corrals and hitching areas for stock users. No fees are required to use this site, and the Forest Service lists only vault toilets among the amenities. Two hikes start right at the trailhead: Cold Fork Ridge and North Yolla Bolly Lake, both about 0.1 mile away. Rat Trap Ridge is about 1.2 miles off. Post Creek Guard Station, another campground, is about 2.3 miles away.