The Bizz Johnson Trail

Northeastern California is home to the scenic Bizz Johnson Trail. The trail runs along the Susan River in Lassen County. Bizz Johnson Trail follows the old Fernley and Lassen Branch Line of the Southern Pacific railroad. It runs over 25 miles from Susanville to Mason Station. The main trailhead is located at the old Railroad Depot in the City of Susanville, just under 100 miles north of Reno and roughly 100 miles east of Red Bluff, California.

The Bizz Johnson Trail follows the Susan River for the 1st 16 miles of its length. The trail’s landscape is a combination of semi-arid canyon and upland forests of pine and fir as it crosses the river 12 times as it winds through the rugged Susan River Canyon on a number of bridges and trestles. It also passes throug View the rest of this article