Wallace Creek Trail

Overview

The trail begins at the small parking area (parking area and the surrounding dirt roads are impassible when wet). Follow the trail to the wash; the trail turns right and left. Turn left a short distance to see the impact a major earthquake had on the streambed in 1857, then return to the right path to see more of the earthquake's impact on the stream and surrounding area.<br><br>A pamphlet at the trailhead (also downloadable from <a href="http://ceo.scec.org/wallacecreek/pdf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ceo.scec.org/wallacecreek/pdf/</a>) tells the story of the earthquake and is useful in visualizing the shifted plates.

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The plates shifted along the fault line and moved the course of the river

The plates shifted along the fault line and moved the course of the river

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