Shasta county gushers near Redding

Brandy Creek Falls. Photo by Wayne Hsieh.

There’s no better time to experience the Shasta Cascade range around Redding than in spring, when the rugged foothills glow velvet green, the icy cone of Mount Shasta looms tall and waterfalls tumble into the streams feeding sapphire-blue Whiskeytown Lake. Read more.

Your shasta cascade adventure starts in Redding

With mountains all around, miles of dog-friendly hiking and biking trails, the Sacramento River running through it and Lassen National Park nearby, Redding is an outdoor paradise for young and old. Cradled by Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen, and blessed by sunshine much of the year, it’s a great place to escape the gray days of winter and make base camp for year-round recreation. Read more.

Take a fall hike around Redding

Redding calls itself California’s Trail Capital, and for good reason: about 100 miles of trails, both paved and natural-surface, have been developed in and around the city through private and public partnerships. Read more.

Wilderness hiking in Whiskeytown NRA

If your travel plans have you traveling north this year (or if you haven’t figured out how to use those unused vacay days), we have just the perfect destination. Redding, the last major city on Interstate 5 as you near Mt. Shasta, is the undisputed Trail Capital of California with over 225 miles of trails within 15 miles of its city center. Read more.