Fishing The waters of provide often congested on summer weekends. Packers Bay, Co ee Creek excellent shing opportunities. Popular spots Antlers, and Hirz Bay are recommended alternatives during Department of Vicinity Map are located where the major rivers and periods of heavy use. Low water ramps are located at Agriculture Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity streams empty into the lake. Fishing is Jones Valley, Sugarloaf, and Centimudi. Additional prohibited at boat ramps. launching facilities may be available at commercial Trinity Center marinas. Fees are required at all boat launching facilities. Scale: in miles Shasta Unit 0 5 10 Campground and Camping 3 Shasta Caverns Tour The caverns began forming over 250 8GO Information Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity 12 million years ago in the massive limestone of the Gray Rocks Trinity Unit There is a broad spectrum of camping facilities, ranging Trinity Gilman Road visible from . Shasta Caverns are located o the National Recreation Area Lake Lakehead Fenders from the primitive to the luxurious. At the upper end of Ferry Road Shasta Caverns / O’Brien exit #695. The caverns are privately the scale, there are 9 marinas and a number of resorts owned and tours are o ered year round. For schedules and o ering rental cabins, motel accommodations, and RV Shasta Unit information call (530) 238-2341. I-5 parks and campgrounds with electric hook-ups, swimming 106 pools, and showers. Additional information on Forest 105  O Highway Vehicles The Chappie-Shasta O Highway Vehicle Area is located just below the west side of Shasta and is Service facilities and services o ered at private resorts is Shasta Lake available at the Shasta Lake Ranger Station or on the web managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It spans the at www.fs.usda.gov/stnf. Trinity Divide between and Clear Creek to the west Weaverville and o ers hundreds of miles of trails and roads for o road For the more independent visitor, the Forest Service o ers Lewiston French Gulch riding, driving, and mountain biking. Shasta Campground and 13 family campgrounds. Most campgrounds have piped 299 water, some have ush toilets but the majority have vault City of the OHV Staging Area below Shasta Dam provide access to the Shasta  toilets, tables, and camp re rings. Showers, electric 299 area and services to riders. For more information, please  Lake hookups, and RV dump services are not available at Forest contact the Bureau of Land Management at 530-224-2100, or Service campgrounds at Shasta Lake. Reservations are available for many Forest Service campgrounds through Whiskeytown Unit Redding the National Recreation Reservation Service (toll free) @ Managed by the Shasta 1-877-444-6777 or on the web at www.recreation.gov. 44 Hirz Mountain Lookout National Park Service  Boat Access Camps The Forest Service operates four campgrounds on Shasta Lake which are accessible only by boat. Situated in the more remote areas of the lake, these camps o er a unique camping experience away from headlights and trac. These camps have tables, campre rings, and vault toilet facilities. Users are advised to bring their own water or to boil any surface water for at least ve minutes. Please pack out your trash. on the web at: www.blm.gov/ca/redding. Dispersed Area Camping Shasta is one of the few lakes in where visitors can camp along the shore. Some areas are restricted such as nesting sites or within 200 yards of any developed facility. Even so, there are over 300 miles of shoreline where camping is permitted. Hirz Mountain Lookout Perched atop a rocky outcrop high To assure the privilege of camping along the shoreline is Forest Service above the McCloud River Arm of Shasta Lake, the historic Hirz not lost, help keep the area clean. Pack it in, Pack it out! Mountain Lookout o ers spectacular views in all directions. Shasta Trinity National Forest Please dispose of trash in containers at the boat ramps. Do From an elevation of 3,540 feet, the lookout overlooks the not leave it at the oating restrooms. 2014 Provided Free of Charge snow-laced peak of Mt. Shasta to the north, Mt. Lassen to the Beehive, Gregory Beach, Jones Valley Inlet, and Mariners Managed by the southeast, and the gray limestone exposures of Hirz Mountain National Park Service itself. The narrow blue-green ribbon of the McCloud River Arm Point areas o er campers vehicle access to the shoreline of winds past the east side of Hirz Mountain, extending north and Shasta lake. These areas are generally open year round. south as far as the eye can see. Chemical toilet facilities, trash services, and fees may be Shasta Lake Statistics… discontinued during the o season. The Hirz Mountain Lookout was originally a 12 x12 foot square • Shoreline ...... 370 miles • Surface Area...... 30,000 acres structure that sat at on the ground. The mountain was a Houseboating on Shasta Lake • Storage Capacity ...... 4,550,000 acre feet strategic location for detecting res because it had a direct • Dam Height ...... 602 feet view into the headwaters of the McCloud river and most of its • Greatest Depth ...... 517 feet . In 1937, the Forest Service and the Civilian • Total Drainage Area ...... 4,110,000 acres Welcome to the Shasta Unit Shasta Dam Tour The Bureau of Reclamation operates Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees rebuilt the Hirz Mountain • Average Annual Flow ...... 6.2 million acre feet The Shasta Unit is one of three units that comprise the Shasta Dam to provide a variety of services including: , Lookout cab, which was a 14 square foot “BC-3” live in cab, a • Spillway Elevation ...... 1,067 feet Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. It was power generation, ood control, and recreation. For more garage and outhouse. It was one of the last CCC-era lookouts established by Congress in 1965. These areas were recognized information about Shasta Dam or the Visitor Center hours and to be built. In 1949, a steel tower was added; constructed of a Visitor Information… for their unique and varied recreation potential. guided tours, call 530-275-4463. steel K-brace tower that stands 20 feet above ground level. Visitor information such as maps, brochures, exhibits, campre The Hirz Mountain Lookout can be reserved from May 1st Shasta Lake forms the core of the Shasta Unit and o ers permits, daily lake level, marinas, resorts and other general through October 15th (weather permitting), by contacting the Fees Most Forest Service campgrounds and all recreationists a variety of outdoor activities including: boating, commercial campgrounds charge a fee. There is no fee for information is available at the following locations: National Recreation Reservation Service at 1-877-444-6777 or wildlife viewing, water-skiing, swimming, shing, camping, boat access campgrounds. on the web at: www.recreation.gov • Shasta Lake Ranger District picnicking, hiking, hunting, and mountain biking. Mountain Gate/Wonderland Boulevard Exit #687 Federal Recreation Lands Pass Senior Passports (age 62 (530) 275-1589 or (530) 275-1587 The Shasta and Trinity Units are located in the Shasta-Trinity years or older) and Access Passports (for those with Swimming Shasta Lake has no developed swimming areas. www.fs.usda.gov/stnf National Forest and are administered by the USDA Forest Service. permanent disabilities, regardless of age) are a lifetime pass Many people swim from the shore near their campgrounds or Whiskeytown Lake is administered by the National Park Service. for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Coverage • Shasta Dam Visitor Center from boats. Visitors are urged to avoid areas with heavy boat includes access to and use of, Bureau of Land Management, Free daily tours of the dam trac. Swimming is prohibited at boat ramps. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Shasta Dam Blvd. Exit #685 More than meets the eye Reclamation, and USDA – Forest Service sites that charge Call (530) 275-4463 Picnicking Picnic facilities are available at Fishermans Point entrance or standard amenity fees. Also provides a 50% www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao Shasta Lake, “Keystone” of the , is the largest human made in California. When full, its 370 mile Wildlife Viewing Shasta Lake is home to the largest nesting near Shasta Dam, Bailey Cove, and Dekkas Rock. Day use areas discount for pass owner on some expanded amenity fees population of bald eagles on one reservoir in the State of such as camping and boat launching. There is a onetime • California Welcome Center shoreline exceeds that of . Shasta Dam is the have tables, grills, trash, and restroom facilities. These areas are California. There are numerous sites along the shoreline, as well fee for Senior Passports. Located at the Factory Outlets in Anderson along second largest concrete dam in the United States. It was closed to overnight camping. as out on the lake, to view these magnicent birds. Bald eagles Interstate 5, exit # 667 constructed between 1935 and 1945. Shasta Lake lled completely For more information on any of these passes, please check are sensitive during their breeding season, which occurs with the Federal Recreation Lands Pass website at: Call (530) 365-1180 for the rst time in 1952. Hiking The trails at Jones Valley, Packers Bay, Bailey Cove, Shasta between January and the end of July. You can help protect our www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rec-fee.shtml www.shastacascade.org Dam, and Hirz Bay provide great hiking, trail running, mountain The construction of Shasta Dam impounded three major north National Symbol by obeying posted signs and protection zones. biking, and some horseback riding opportunities. They provide • Concessionaire: Shasta Recreation Company state rivers: the Pit, McCloud, and Sacramento. Referred to as arms, Please help us by enjoying them from a distance. Packers Bay, good access to shoreline shing, secluded creeks, and 14538 Wonderland Blvd., exit #687 each one retains its own character, environment, history, and Jones Valley and Hirz Bay are prime locations from which to view excellent vistas within an oak and mixed conifer woodland. Redding, CA 96003 recreation opportunities. a wide variety of wildlife including Shasta Lake’s population of Since summer days are often hot and dry, be sure to carry (530) 275-8113 bald eagles, ospreys, and other migratory birds. Packers Bay is a People who have never been to Shasta Lake may get the water. Better still, hike trails in the late fall, winter, or www.shastalakecamping.com designated wildlife viewing site. impression that they are seeing several lakes as they pass by on when the weather is cool. Wildowers are abundant from late Interstate 5. The rugged country, ragged shoreline, and sheer Water-skiing, wakeboarding and tubing These water sports are January through June. Unless otherwise posted, hiking trails size of Shasta Lake tends to break the lake into di erent areas, popular everywhere on the lake, but the Sacramento Arm is are open all year. Keep an eye out for poison oak… it grows all each with its own opportunities, moods, and settings. particularly favored. The water there is generally calm and ideally along these trails. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, suited for these sports. Boaters should marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, always use caution in the Pit Arm Boating With 9 commercial marinas on Shasta Lake, there is a political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any Things to do and see around the lake where standing snags have not been public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with wide range of boating opportunities. Houseboats, jet skis, patio Shasta Lake is one of the dominant features in . disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, removed, and around oating debris. boats, canoes, paddle boats, and shing boats are available for large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice Visitors along Interstate 5 can see the lake from Antlers Bridge, Water-skiing, wake-boarding, and and TDD). To le a complaint of discrimination, Write to USDA, Director, Oce of Civil Rights, rent at these marinas. 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., , D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) O’Brien Rest Area, and the Bridge. The“Three Shastas” - tubing are prohibited in posted areas. or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake, and Mt. Shasta, can be seen from the In addition, smaller coves and bays are Launching T he Forest Service maintains seven public ramps with R5-RG-240 Shasta Dam Vista Point. posted with 5mph speed limits. parking areas, which provide access to most areas around the lake. Baily Cove Trailhead Bailey Cove, Centimudi, and Jones Valley Ramps are

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