THE MAD RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer North Coast Ranges setting.
Mad River CDP has 35.2 square miles of land in Trinity County. Its Census reference point is in Outer North Coast Ranges, within Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range.
Dissected ridges, valleys and foothills combine varied rock types with diverse conifer and hardwood forests. The Klamath and Siskiyou ranges differ geologically from the volcanic Cascades to the east.
Regional context: Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mad River and Trinity County
Mad River is associated with Trinity County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mad River by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Mad River, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Trinity County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mad River CDP has 90.5% of the land area of nearby Ruth CDP (38.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.