Thursday, June 22, 2017

Trinity Lakes, California May 18 – 21


 

This was a brand new destination for my Paddling Pod.  Only a few of us shared a pretty empty KOA campground while the rest rented houses.
 
The Trinity Center KOA was very nice. It was heavily forested with large spaces.  It felt more like a state park, and it was right on the river.  I had electric power here so that was nice too.

We paddled two days on the river and launched from two different ends.  Both days were very peaceful and calm as the breeze only showed up for a short while.  The lakes had very few power boats on them.  We lucked out on timing as I understand after labor day this lake and KOA both get hopping busy.

 
We had a potluck at my camp space one night.  Considering the park was empty the hosts were kind enough to let several cars come in and park around my site.  Good food and a campfire are always the best way to end the day.
 





I also brought back a great piece of driftwood now proudly sitting in my front garden.


 

 
Our first launch site was pretty rough and rocky.