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Forest Glen California Map

Explore Forest Glen, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Forest Glen, California

How to Use This Forest Glen, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Forest Glen, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Forest Glen.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Forest Glen
State	California (CA)
County	Trinity County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.373201
Longitude	-123.325305
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95552, 96031
Area Code	530
County Seat	Weaverville

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About Forest Glen, California

Forest Glen is a locality in Trinity County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Forest Glen is located at 40.3732°N, 123.3253°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95552, 96031.

Forest Glen occupies a singular corridor where the South Fork Trinity River carves a deep, serpentine path through the rugged terrain of Taylor Flat. It lies 46.4 miles east-southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 14.6 miles south-southwest of Hayfork. This landscape is defined by the sharp, dramatic verticality of the surrounding wilderness, where the air holds a crisp, resinous quality that clings to the bark of towering conifers and the scrub oak clinging to the slopes. The protected expanse of the Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River ensures that the waterway remains the primary sculptor of the valley, its currents cutting through layers of stone with a persistent, rhythmic gravity that dictates the character of the soil and the temperament of the seasons.

Forest Glen functions as a quiet outpost within a landscape that has long been shaped by the slow, deliberate extraction of timber and the seasonal rhythms of the forest. The proximity of the Marble Caves Trail invites a rare sort of solitude, drawing those who seek to traverse the limestone intricacies hidden in the high, distant elevations that look toward the Klamath Mountains. Life here moves in accordance with the river’s winter swells and the parched, golden stillness of late summer, favoring a pace that leaves little room for the haste of the outside world. Economic survival in Forest Glen has historically been forged from the land itself, maintaining a stoic resilience that values the endurance of the mountain shadows over the fleeting convenience of modern industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — locality lies within · 53k acres
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 208° SW · 1.1M acres
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 200° S · 978k acres
Ruth Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.6 mi, 205° SW
Mount Lassic Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.5 mi, 268° W · 7,272 acres
Eel, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.8 mi, 192° S · 11k acres
Hayfork Reservoir (Nature Reserve) — 15.6 mi, 032° NE
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.5 mi, 169° S · 184k acres
Big Butte Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.3 mi, 169° S · 1,555 acres
Humboldt Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 247° SW
Eagle Rock Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 000° N
Indian Dick Forest Service Station (Historic Ruins) — 28.9 mi, 152° SE
Shrine Drive Thru Tree (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 256° W
Myers Plaque (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 256° W
Childrens Forest Plaque (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 256° W
Stephen Tyng Mather (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 260° W
Apples Overlook Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 30.6 mi, 034° NE
Giant Trees (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 267° W
Founders Tree (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 268° W
Dyerville Giant (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 267° W
Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 039° NE
Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 32.0 mi, 039° NE
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 343° N
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 35.8 mi, 048° NE · 202k acres
World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving (Public Artwork) — 39.0 mi, 217° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 079° E
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 51.0 mi, 295° NW
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 51.3 mi, 338° N
Redwood National Park (National Park) — 58.4 mi, 332° NW · 194k acres

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