Hyampom, California
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Hyampom is a small town in Northern California.
The main industries for legal employment are tourism and wine making. [1]
The main illegal industry is marijuana farming. [2]
The small valley in the Trinity mountains has a small landing strip, the Trinity River and the Hayfork River. [3]
The public school only has classes through eighth grade. High school children ride the bus twenty four miles one way on the winding mountain road to Hayfork every weekday to attend classes. [4] [5]
There are many small beaches with a variety of sand types. [6]
In the 1970s, the community was home to the saw mill of Jack BeeBe - the large inverted conical burner of the sawmill is still standing today. The mill employed a number of workers, with "camp" style housing for the families. [7]