Near Weed in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Springs
Erected 2008 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number Y-14.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Trails West Inc., and the Yreka Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1853.
Location. 41° 34.716′ N, 122° 14.62′ W. Marker is near Weed, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker is on Pilar Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located where the name of the road changes from Pilar Road to Perla Drive.
Important Note: If you visit this marker, please adhere to the following street directions to prevent yourself from getting onto the wrong one-way roads: From County Rd A12 (99-97 Cutoff), Turn right onto Perla Dr., then a quick left onto Richards Rd. Then take a right onto Tiger Trail Dr. and then another right onto Karina Dr. which eventually merges into Perla Dr. and to marker location. To return to County Rd A12, take Perla Dr. southeast all the way back to the county road.
It should also be mentioned that this subdivision contains many private marijuana growing operations and the property owners may give you an occasional stare. Stay on the correct roads mentioned above. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Weed CA 96094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock (approx. 2.1 miles away); Emigrant Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mount Shasta (approx. 3.4 miles away); Yreka Trail - Down hill to Sheep Rock (approx. 3˝ miles away); Yreka Trail – A Splendid Cite (approx. 3˝ miles away); Yreka Trail - The Snelling Ranch (approx. 5.3 miles away); Yreka Trail - A Big Meadow (approx. 7.1 miles away); Dwinnell Dam (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weed.
More about this marker. This marker is located as close to Sheep Rock Spring as possible since the spring is on private property. The driving guidebook to this trail series mentions the trail route covered a small section of Perla Dr.
Regarding Yreka Trail - Sheep Rock Springs. Trails West, Inc. sells a driving guidebook titled A Guide to the Yreka Trail which provides maps and additional history on the Yreka Trail as it passed through designated marker locations. Purchasing this guidebook prior to visiting the Yreka Trail markers is highly encouraged to gain a better experience of the history of this historic trail.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2016. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on June 21, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.