Forest Glen California Map

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.

About This Forest Glen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Glen, California. Coordinates: 40.373201, -123.325305. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Forest Glen includes the ZIP code (95552, 96031), telephone area code (530), county seat of Trinity County (Weaverville), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.