Great Activities in Every Direction! Come relax and enjoy the beautiful award winning RV campground while visiting all of the great recreational possibilities offered by the Shasta Cascades in Northern California. Mt Gate RV Park is centrally located within an hour’s drive of beautiful Mount Shasta and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Swim beneath the eighth wonder of the world, … [Read more...]
#58 – Great Shasta Rail Trail
Eventually, the Great Shasta Rail Trail will provide 80 miles of non-motorized terrain between the towns of McCloud and Burney. The trail will wind through historically and environmentally notable terrain and will be open year-round, allowing for hiking, biking, running and horseback riding but also cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Currently, there are two open sections: … [Read more...]
#94 – Bizz Johnson Rail Trail
Linking the towns of Susanville and Westwood, the 25-mile Bizz Johnson Trail is part of the national Rails to Trails initiative, which converts abandoned stretches of railroads into multi-use recreation trails. Bike, run, hike, ride a horse or cross country ski along this varied route that follows the old Fernley and Lassen Branch Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. … [Read more...]
#96 – Susanville Ranch Park
Susanville Ranch Park is a 1,100-acre multi-use recreation area. The park offers 29 miles of easy to challenging trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, dog walking or cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. In the south, the riparian area around Bagwell and Paiute Creeks offers gently sloping trails through open grass meadows and pine forests. It is … [Read more...]
#29- Brokeoff Mountain
At 9,235 ft. in elevation, Brokeoff Mountain is the highest point in Tehama County. Volcanic and glacial action have left the mountain with a sheer north face that looks as if someone had broken off half the mountain, hence its name. Brokeoff Mountain is actually the largest of several remnants of a much larger volcano called Mount Tehama, which scientists say was about 11,000 … [Read more...]
#79 – Siskiyou County Lakes
Siskiyou County has more than 270 named lakes, and dozens of unnamed ones. They vary in size from larger, well-known bodies of water like Lower Klamath Lake and Tule Lake, to tiny jewels hidden away in pristine alpine settings. Some of the lakes have whimsical or even goofy names. For example, there’s Boozey Lake, Hole in the Ground Lake, Knownothing Lake, Lipstick Lake and F … [Read more...]
#72 – City of Mt. Shasta
If you are looking for that “ski resort” town, with snow-lined streets, quaint gift shops, art galleries and cozy cafés, look no further! The City of Mt. Shasta has all of this and more. Because of its unique geographical position, Mt. Shasta gets more yearly snowfall than other towns in the area, even at its relatively low elevation of 3600 ft., making it a true “winter wonder … [Read more...]