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Whiskeytown National Recreational Area
Nearby Attractions
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Shasta State Historic Park | |
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Shasta Historical Park California State Historic Park Highway 299 West Shasta, CA Phone/Recorded Message (530) 243-8194 Open Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Closed Monday and Tuesday Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
A Gold Rush Era town, Shasta Historical Park is located six miles west of Redding. Highway 299, also the main street, passes through the middle of town. The park features a restored courthouse, now a museum, historic ruins and a cemetery.
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Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park | |
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Weaverville Joss House California State Historic Park Highway 299 West & Oregon Street Weaverville, CA 96093 Phone (530) 623-5284 (530) 225-2065 Open Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Closed Monday and Tuesday Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
Located in the heart of Weaverville, this Taoist temple provides a fascinating look into the role played by Chinese immigrants in early California history. The park features the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California. On display are art objects, pictures, mining tools and weapons used in the 1854 Tong War.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park | |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park Headquarters State Route 36 Mineral, CA (530) 595-4444
Open All year, Monday-Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Closed Holidays
Loomis Museum, Information & Bookstore Manzanita Lake (West Entrance) (530) 595-4444, Ext. 5180
Open May 27– June 15; Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. June 16 – September 30; daily, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The park is located approximately 50 miles east of Redding and features Lassen Peak, a volcano last active from 1915 to 1921. All four types of volcanoes are found in the park. Visitors may see steam vents, mud pots, boiling pools and sand dunes of volcanic ash. Popular winter activities include snow shoeing and cross country skiing.
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Shasta Trinity National Forest | |
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Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Shasta Unit
Shasta Lake Visitor Information Center
14250 Holiday Road
Redding, CA 96003
Phone
(530) 275-1859
Open
Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend; 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., daily
Mid-September through Mid-May; 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday - Friday
Trinity Unit
Weaverville Ranger Station
PO Box 1199
210 Main Street
Weaverville, CA 96093
Phone
(530) 623-2121
Open
Monday – Friday; 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
This National Recreation Area features boating and fishing at Shasta Lake and Trinity Lakes. Camping, hiking and horse packing are also popular in the National Forest and Wilderness areas of this management unit. Trailheads off of Highway 299 West and State Route 3 lead to the pristine Trinity Alps Wilderness with glaciers, lakes and alpine meadows.
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Humboldt Redwoods State Park | |
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Redwood National and State Parks
Crescent City Information Center 1111 Second Street Crescent City, CA 95331-4198 Phone (707) 464-6101 Open March 1 to December 31, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. January 1 to February 28, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Other Visitor Centers Contact the Visitor Center to learn more about locations and operating hours of other visitor centers located throughout the park
This ancient ecosystem preserves some of the planet’s most majestic forests. Here, where the cool fog of the California summer meets land, a diverse mix of plants and animals are found including banana slugs, gray whales, Douglas-fir, black bears, seals and redwoods. The management unit includes Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park and Redwood National Park. Together these parks represent 45 percent of the remaining old growth redwood forest in California.
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Did You Know?
Pinnacles National Monument began as a volcano that first erupted about 195 miles south of its present location. It has traveled northward along the San Andreas Fault, and currently moves at a rate of about 2 - 3 centimeters per year.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST |