Mad River, CA

Mad River is a census-designated place in Trinity County, California, United States. Mad River is located in the southern part of the county. Mad River sits at an elevation of 2,484 feet. The through line in Mad River is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Mad River makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The stream was named in December 1849 by the Gregg Party. At the 2000 census, Mad River constituted a census county division. Mad River is home to Southern Trinity High School.