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Recreation in Shasta Cascade Region
Sacramento River
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Location : Redding CA
Phone: Description : Restoring the Riparian Forests of the Sacramento River The Sacramento is the most important river in California. The river and the riparian corridor it supports provide a habitat for wildlife that is of national significance. Historically, the Sacramento River was bordered by up to 500,000 acres of riparian forest, but only around 25,000 acres of riparian habitat and valley oak woodland remain within the Sacramento River corridor from Shasta Dam to its confluence with the Feather River. Recognizing that the Sacramento River is both a natural and a cultural system, organizations like the Sacramento River |
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
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Location : Whiskeytown CA
Phone: 530-242-3400 Description : Welcome to Whiskeytown! Located 8 miles west of Redding, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is geographically situated at the juncture of the Klamath Mountain Range and the northern edge of the Central Valley, making it home to a diverse collection of animal and plant life. The park provides outdoor enthusiasts with excellent opportunities for water recreation, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and camping.The Visitor Center offers exhibits about the history and development of the Whiskeytown area. Visitors may also inquire about gold panning and historic mine tours. Learn about campgrounds and purchase visitor passes while at the Visitor Center. |
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Location : Shasta Lake City CA
Phone: 530-275-7400 Description : The Shasta Lake area is located at the very top of the great Central Valley, in beautiful Northern California, nestled between lush, green mountains. Visible from the City of Shasta Lake are both Lassen Peak and Mount Shasta (which offers seasonal snow skiing), snow boarding and hiking. Shasta Lake and the Dam are a short, five minute drive from the City. |
Lava Beds National Monument
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Location : Tulelake CA
Phone: 530-667-8113 Description : Lava Beds National Monument is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. |
Castle Crags State Park
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Location : Castella CA
Phone: 530-235-2684 Description : The park offers swimming and fishing in the Sacramento River, hiking in the back country, and a view of Mount Shasta. There are 76 developed campsites and six environmental campsites. The park features 28 miles of hiking trails, including a 2.7 mile access trail to Castle Crags Wilderness, part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The Pacific Crest Trail also passes through the park. The park is named for 6,000-feet tall glacier-polished crags. |
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park
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Location : Chico CA
Phone: 530-895-6144 Description : Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park is a beautiful, three-story, 26 room Victorian House Museum that stands as a memorial to John and Annie Bidwell. John Bidwell was known throughout California and across the nation as an important pioneer, farmer, soldier, statesman, politician and philanthropist. Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell, the daughter of a socially prominent, high ranking Washington official, was deeply religious, and committed to a number of moral and social causes. Annie was very active in the suffrage and prohibition movements. |
Lake Oroville Visitors Center & Oroville Dam
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 800-272-8869 Description : Lake Oroville is California’s second largest reservoir and offers countless recreational opportunities including fishing, swimming, picnicking, horseback riding and more. The lake also features floating campsites accessible only by boat. The Oroville Dam is the tallest, as well as the nation’s largest earthen dam. A 47-foot tower located near the dam allows visitors to view the lake as well as the Sutter Buttes, the smallest mountain range in the world. |
Bidwell Park
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Location : Chico CA
Phone: 530-891-4671 Description : Bidwell Park is by far the greatest and most lasting contribution Gen. John and Annie Bidwell, Chico's founders, made to the community. It is also one of the most diverse and pristine parks in America. The 3,618-acre municipal park encompasses both sides of Big Chico Creek Canyon for a full five miles up into the foothills, making it a truly spectacular retreat. There's really no park like it anywhere. Annie Bidwell deeded the original property--some 2,238 acres--to the City of Chico on July 10, 1905, along with the Children's Park downtown, and since then it has remained in the public trust. |
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area
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Location : Corning CA
Phone: 530-839-2112 Description : Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area is a beautiful oak woodland park nestled along the Sacramento River between Chico and Red Bluff. Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen, and the Trinity Alps loom in the distance. A boat launch ramp located across the road in the county park makes for easy access to the river for those who enjoy water sports. A broad sand and gravel beach provides the opportunity to enjoy the sun and enjoy the Sacramento River. Another special feature of Woodson Bridge is the preserve. This dense native riparian forest is a winter home to the Bald Eagle and a summer nest site for the Yellow Billed Cuckoo. |
North Klamath River
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Location : Klamath River CA
Phone: Description : The Upper Klamath River offers some some of the best summer Class 4 rafting and the only “big water” California whitewater summer run. Its has the longest rapids in the west and it is relatively uncrowded due to its location on the California/Oregon border. A trip to this exciting N. California river is definitely well worth it. |
High Rock Canyon National Historic Site
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Location : Cedarville CA
Phone: Description : The High Rock Canyon National Historic Site was an Indian trail first recorded by Captain John Fremont in 1844. It is a great place for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. Hobbies & Activities category: Biking opportunity; Hiking opportunity; Horseback riding; National park |
Wm. B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park
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Location : Red Bluff CA
Phone: 530-529-8599 Description : William Brown Ide, the first and only "President" of the California Republic, was born on March 28, 1796 in Rutland, Massachusetts. His early years were spent moving around New England with his family. He had very little formal education and apprenticed with his father at the trades of carpenter and joiner. He married Susan Haskell at Northborough, Massachusetts in 1820 and continued working as a carpenter. Guided by his father's example, Ide followed the frontier as it gradually moved westward. Over the years, the Ides "settled" in Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois. |
Lewiston Lake
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Location : Lewiston CA
Phone: 530-778-3803 Description : Lakes – Do we have lakes for you! Over 60 alpine lakes are hidden in the more than 500,000 acres encompassing the Trinity Alps wilderness area. Some lakes require days of hiking to reach, while others are as nearby as a quarter-mile stroll.The two largest lakes (Trinity Lake and Lewiston Lake) are the recreation centers.Trinity Lake is the second largest lake in northern California, providing warm water activities of boating, swimming, skiing, and great bass fishing. The state record for small mouth bass rests with Trinity Lake, while large mouth bass constantly hover around 10 pounds. |
Castle Crags State Park
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Location : Castella CA
Phone: 530-235-2684 Description : The park offers swimming and fishing in the Sacramento River, hiking in the back country, and a view of Mount Shasta. There are 76 developed campsites and six environmental campsites.The 4,350-acre park features 28 miles of hiking trails, including a 2.7 mile access trail to Castle Crags Wilderness, part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The Pacific Crest Trail also passes through the park. The park is named for 6,000-feet tall glacier-polished crags. Summer and spring are warm; fall and winter can be cool. Layered clothing is advised. |
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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Location : Redding CA
Phone: 530-246-5222 Description : The 2.1 million acres of public lands within the Shasta Trinity National Forests is a beautiful area characterized by granite peaks and cliffs, canyons, picturesque lakes, glaciers, and rock pinnacles. The area includes the second highest volcano in the Cascade range—Mount Shasta, which stands at 14,162 feet. |
Modoc National Forest
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Location : Alturas CA
Phone: 530-233-5811 Description : Modoc National Forest is a land of contrasts and unspoiled vacation-hideaway settings Nestled in the extreme northeastern corner of California, The Modoc National Forest mountains, pine forests and meadows, lakes, streams, rugged canyons, wetlands, lava beds and high desert plateaus. The Modoc offers you beautiful scenery, varied terrain, abundant wildlife and a memorable visitor experience. |
Trinity Lake
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Location : Lewiston CA
Phone: 530-286-2225 Description : Welcome to beautiful Trinity Lake, one of Northern California's favorite houseboating playgrounds. Here you've got miles of tree-lined shores to explore and countless secluded coves perfect for claiming as your own houseboat base camp. Trinity Lake Resorts & Marinas operates from two marina locations; at the Cedar Stock Marina, provides houseboat rentals and a full compliment of marina services as well as cabin rentals. And the convenient Trinity Center marina, provides slip rentals as well as services to day visitors. |
Lake Oroville
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 800-255-5561 Description : Lake Oroville SRA With spring is upon us. In the photo below you can see the house boats tied to bouys. House boats are available for rent at Lake Oroville Marina and Bidwell Marina. As you can see from the photos water levels are continuing to rise with the spring rains. The recreational opportunties in Butte County are numerous. Lake Oroville with it's house boats, fishing, boating, camping and water sports are some great examples. |
Bald Rock
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 800-655-4653 Description : Once home to the local Maidu Indians, Bald Rock is a massive granite structure filled with many unique formations, including grinding holes used by Native Americans for grains and acorns. There are many unique formations atop Bald Rock, once home to the local Maidu Indians. An easy hike to the peak offers views of the Sacramento Valley and coastal mountain ranges. |
Moon Canyon Publishing, LLC
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Location : Seiad Valley CA
Phone: 520-432-5783 Description : Everything you need to find a great campsite in the area's national forest. Whether you are interested in car camping, RV camping or tent camping in America, you will find the type of information you need to have when planning a camping trip. With up to 55 fields of information in each campground review, lots of camping pictures, and authors who have actually visited the camping locations, you should not have to go anywhere else to plan great camping vacations. |
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park
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Location : Chico CA
Phone: 530-342-5185 Description : Located at the west end of Sacramento Avenue, about 4.5 miles outside Chico, this little park is a great place to visit when you are short on time or you might take your lunch with you and eat at one of the picnic tables while checking out the birds in the canopy above you. The park has two short trail loops on each side of the picnic area with an Oxbow lake along the back (West). River Otter and turtles are often seen on the lake. The total hiking distance of the two trails is about three-quarters of a mile. |
Fandango Pass
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Location : Cedarville CA
Phone: 916-279-6101 |
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
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Location : Burney CA
Phone: 530-335-2777 Description : Burney falls trail was closed throughout the summer and fall of 2010 for repairs, they are now complete and the trail is again open. The park is within the Cascade Range and Modoc Plateau natural region, with forest and five miles of streamside and lake shoreline, including a portion of Lake Britton. The park's centerpiece is the 129-foot Burney Falls, which is not the highest or largest waterfall in the state, but possibly the most beautiful. Additional water comes from springs, joining to create a mist-filled basin. Burney Creek originates from the park's underground springs and flows to Lake Britton, getting larger along the way to the majestic falls. |
Shasta State Historic Park
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Location : Shasta CA
Phone: 530-243-8194 Description : Six miles west of Redding a row of old, half-ruined, brick buildings remind passing motorists that Shasta City, the lusty "Queen City" of California's northern mining district, once stood on this site. These ruins and some of the nearby roads, cottages, and cemeteries are all silent but eloquent vestiges of the intense activity that was centered here during the California gold rush. Iron shutters still swing on massive, old, iron hinges before the doors and windows of grass-filled, roofless buildings that once were crowded with merchandise, and alive with the human sounds of business, trade, and social endeavor. |
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park
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Location : Weaverville CA
Phone: 530-623-5284 Description : Weaverville Joss House Historic Park The Weaverville Joss House, a Taoist Temple of Worship, is now a state park and is the oldest still-in-use Chinese Temple in California. The adjoining priest's quarters and community meeting room was also a combination social hall, fraternity house and travelers' hotel, and served as a home for the priest and his family. The current Joss House was built in 1874, after previous structures had been destroyed by a series of fires. After many of the contents of the temple were taken during a robbery in 1934, the historical significance of the temple and its contents were realized. |
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges
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Location : Tulelake CA
Phone: 530-667-2231 Description : The mission of the (National Wildlife Refuge) System is to administer a national network of land and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats withinthe United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans" -National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 |
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 530-538-2219 Description : Feather River-fed Lake Oroville offers lots to do, both on and off the water. Boating, water-skiing, fishing and swimming are popular forms of recreation on the big lake, while camping, picnicking, hiking and horseback riding are among the enjoyable pursuits along Oroville's lengthy, 167 mile shoreline. The lake, located about 75 miles north of Sacramento, was created by higher-than-Hoover Oroville Dam in 1967. While it annually provides many thousands of Californians with a place to play, its main purpose is to hold water for distribution to the San Joaquin Valley, San Francisco and the Southland. |
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
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Location : Burney CA
Phone: 530-335-2777 Description : Ahjumawi is a place of exceptional, even primeval, beauty. Brilliant aqua bays and tree studded islets only a few yards long dot the shoreline of Ja-She Creek, Crystal Springs, and Horr Pond. Of the park's 6000 acres, over two thirds of the area is covered by recent (three to five thousand years) lava flows including vast areas of jagged black basalt. The park is a wilderness area and most of the it is extremely rugged lava rock. Be sure someone knows where you are going and when you expect to return. Visitors should prepare adequately for their visit. Travel off the trails requires proper preparation and equipment. |
Ishi Wilderness
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Location : Red Bluff CA
Phone: Description : In the southern Cascade foothills, approximately twenty miles east of Red Bluff, California, lies the Ishi Wilderness, a unique 41,000 acre, low-elevation wilderness. This is a land incised by wind and water, dotted with basaltic outcroppings, caves, and bizarre pillar lava formations. This is up and down country, a series of east-west running ridges framed by rugged river canyons. The Ishi is named for a Yahi Yana Indian who was the last survivor of his tribe, who lived in the area for over three thousand years. Shortly after 1850, the white settlers killed all but a handful of the Yahi. |
Feather Falls
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 530-534-6500 Description : Don’t leave your camera behind. Feather Falls National Scenic Trail offers you an incredible view of Bald Rock Dome, Bald Rock Canyon, and the 640-foot waterfall, Feather Falls. The trail to the falls forks about a quarter of a mile down the path. The lower trail to the left is shorter at about 3.5 miles, but more difficult due to occasionally steep elevation changes. This trail is primarily downhill to the falls three quarters of the way. The final quarter is primarily uphill. The upper trail to the right is about 4.5 miles and makes the trip to the falls much more gradually. |
Tobin Trail
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Location : Tobin CA
Phone: 530-283-0960 Description : Tobin Trail was created by Western Pacific Section Foreman William Day and his crew in the early 1930s which allowed fishermen to reach the native rainbow trout in Bucks Creek. It was wide enough to accommodate mules which carried camping equipment. Today the native trout remain but the trail only is open to foot traffic. |
National Forests of Shasta County
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Location : Redding CA
Phone: Description : Shasta National Forest is located in the state of California (county of Shasta, CA) at GPS coordinates: 41.1665423, -122.2513963 (also known as latitude and longitude or lat-lon coordinates). Shasta National Forest is positioned in the center of the above map, where the elevation is 3,519 feet (1,073 meters) above sea level.You can find Shasta National Forest on the USGS 7.5-minute, 1:24,000-scale Dunsmuir quadrangle topo map and on terrain maps.Looking for outdoor adventure at Shasta National Forest? Take a trip to Shasta county and discover the outdoors. While there may not be marked hiking trails at this California forest, the area can be explored by foot. Select satellite view on the above Shasta National Forest map and find a trail to hike. |
Lake Red Bluff
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Location : Red Bluff CA
Phone: Description : This is Lake Red Bluff. Actually, it's the Sacramento River a couple miles downstream of the City of Red Bluff, and it's a very low Sacramento River. When the river was high enough, it filled the flood plain at Red Bluff and became Lake Red Bluff. The six-mile-long lake was home to drag boat races in May and other summertime recreation. When the river was high enough, water was diverted from it into . . . The Tehama-Colusa Canal and the Corning Canal. These canals carry irrigation water south into the farmland of Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, and Yolo counties. |
Lake Shasta Caverns
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Location : O Brien CA
Phone: 530-238-2341 Description : Your Lake Shasta Caverns adventure begins with a ride across the crystal blue waters of Shasta Lake on a 65 foot catamaran. As you cross the McCloud arm of Shasta Lake, the boat captain will talk about the lake, the geography and some facts about the area. You will soon arrive on the east shore just below the limestone North Gray Rocks. Continue your tour with a comfortable ride in our custom busses up the hill to the cavern entrance. Along the way you may spot several of the animals that reside on this pristine mountain like the bald eagle, osprey, mountain lion, bobcat, black bear, or black-tailed deer. Manzanita, red bud, oak and pine dot the hillside and you will enjoy stunning vistas of the lake below. |
C.F. Lott Home in Sank Park
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 530-538-2415 Description : Cornelia’s Home: C.F. Lott Home In Sank Park A Victorian Gothic revival style house in a garden awash with color, lawns edged with winding pathways, fruit trees, and a trellised gazebo; a description out of a romance novel, a place with a story of wealth, fame and a lady. A property that bears the name of two men, one who went to ridiculous lengths to keep all possible suitors away and unwittingly saved his daughter for the other who could not be kept away: her Soulmate. |
Black Butte Lake
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Location : Corning CA
Phone: 530-865-4781 Description : The Black Butte Lake Triathlon Series is one of the best weekends for outdoor enthusiasts on all of the West Coast. Situated right in the heart of Tehama and Glenn County, Black Butte Lake is one of the most scenic lakes scattered around the Northern California. Hosted annually on the second weekend of April it provides a great race for long time tri-geeks or for first-time-newbie to test their legs for the upcoming triathlon season. The weekend is split up into two separate races between a Mountain Bike Triathlon (Saturday) and a Road Triathlon (Sunday). |
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 530-538-2200 Description : This recreation area is a 220 acre off-road vehicle area. It provides good beginner terrain for off-road enthusiasts and welcomes dune-buggies, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. There is also a rifle range for anyone looking to ... more on Discover America. This off-road area provides good beginner terrain for off-road enthusiasts. The clay used to build Lake Oroville was taken from the Feather River Valley, three miles west of Oroville. The resulting depression, a large shallow pit more on go california Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area provides good beginner terrain for off-road enthusiasts. |
Oroville State Wildlife Area
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Location : Oroville CA
Phone: 530-538-2236 Description : outside the city limits sits this wildlife area of almost 12,000 acres of riparian forest bordered by 12 miles of river channels. The area is popular for fishing, birding, and hiking. Primitive camping is allowed; there are restrooms and drinking water available. There are no electric or water hookups at the campgrounds. Special Restrictions: Public entry is allowed only from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, except for designated camping areas. |
Ruth Lake
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Location : Mad River CA
Phone: 707-574-6194 Description : Mad River (an old gold-mining town) is located near the downstream end of Ruth Lake. The Mad River flows peacefully and tranquilly straight through the center of the town and makes one feel as if the town was built around the river. The opportunities for water-sports are everywhere with tubing and fishing being high on the list. Mad River is only a few short hours drive from San Francisco so this makes escaping back to the past as easy as jumping on the highway. Take a trip to see one of the real frontier outposts of the Gold Rush of the 1800’s. |
Shasta Lake
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Location : Shasta Lake City CA
Phone: 30--275-1296 Description : Welcome to Antlers Resort and Marina located just 30 minutes north of Redding, California on beautiful Shasta Lake.Located on beautiful Lake Shasta in northern California, Antlers is a full service resort specializing in houseboat rentals, competition ski boat rentals, patio boat rentals, jet ski rentals, and fishing boat rentals. We also have lake view cabins nestled in the trees within walking distance of the marina. Lake Shasta is located in northern California, approximately 160 miles from Sacramento. Antlers Resort is just off interstate 5 on the Sacramento Arm of the lake. You can see our resort as you cross the I-5 Bridge in Lakehead. |
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
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Location : Gridley CA
Phone: 530-846-7500 Description : People of all ages enjoy visiting the wetlands. Located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento, Gray Lodge's diversity and location along the Pacific Flyway make it a heaven for wildlife. Surrounded by miles of rich agricultural lands, this 9,100-acre area is managed for the wildlife that call Gray Lodge home for all or part of the year. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is accessible to persons with disabilities. Wildlife viewing is available all year on this wildlife wonderland. In the fall and winter a vast number of migratory waterfowl fill the sanctuary with lively chatter and incredible sights. |
Lassen Volcanic National Park
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Location : Shingletown CA
Phone: 530-595-4444 Description : The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, which offers a dramatic volcanic landscape, runs from Crater Lake in Oregon to Mount Lassen in California. The California section of the byway reaches the Oregon/California border via Highway 97, three miles north of the town of Dorris. From this point, you can choose to go east toward the Modoc section of the Byway, or south on the Shasta section, continuing to the Lassen section. The byway mostly loops around Lassen Volcanic National Park, with a section of Highway 89 running through the western section of the park. |
Shasta Dam
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Location : Shasta Lake City CA
Phone: 530-275-4463 Description : Here is the virtual tour of the Shasta Dam. North from Redding, California, a dam was build in 1945. Dammed up crystal waters of Sacramento river filled up Shasta Lake reservoir. This little tour has 28 pictures. They are all linked together. To start from any location below click on a picture. Shasta Dam and Shasta lake Shasta Dam Road leads from Redding to the dam. Here is overlook over the dam and Sacramento river valley. Shasta Mountain viewed from Shasta Dam Shasta mountain adds majesty to the scenery. |
Interlakes Special Recreation Area
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Location : Whiskeytown CA
Type : Recreation Areas Phone: |
Lassen Volcanic National Park
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Location : Mineral CA
Type : State and National Parks Phone: 530-595-4444 |
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