Shasta Lake: Dog-friendly Houseboating Haven

Dog and people in a houseboat on Shasta Lake

Redding isn’t just California’s Trail Capital; nearby Shasta Lake is the state’s Houseboating Capital, as well. In the wake of a wet winter, Shasta will be filled to capacity this summer and houseboating business will be brisk, so if you’ve ever considered a houseboat vacation that includes your dog, now’s the time to make reservations. Several Shasta Lake marinas rent houseboats ranging in size and style from stripped-down models popular with fishermen to ginormous floating palaces like the 65-foot, triple-decker Titan, which features satellite-tracking TV, eight flat-screen monitors, a jetted tube slide and a hot tub big enough for a dozen (no one will tell if your dog hops in, too). Shasta’s 360 miles of jagged shoreline are indented with cover after cove where houseboaters can anchor out in solitude or bob in the company of others. Read more.

Hop On A Houseboat With Your Pup

Big dog looking out the window on a houseboat

Water, sun, stars, memories. A houseboating vacation provides them all, plus a lot of novelty for first-timers. While Shasta Lake is justly known as the house-boating capital of California, it’s not the only body of water where you can herd your friends and family (including your pup, of course) aboard and say “anchors aweigh” on a slow-moving, waterborne vacation. Read more.

Trinity Alps Resort
Dog Lover’s Getaway

Trinity Alps Resort Dog Lover's Getaway September 22 – 24, 2017 $275 includes 2 nights in a cabin and all meals, from Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast. A benefit dinner for … Continued Read more.

Old-Fashioned Fun at Shasta Cascade Cabin Resorts

Dog on dog bed at Shasta Cascade Cabin Resorts

Back in the “olden days,” families taking a summer vacation often stayed at rustic cabin resorts situated in the mountains near scenic lakes and streams. Many of these old-style places (along with a few new ones) survive in the Shasta Cascade, and many are so popular they can only be booked in blocks of a week or more in summertime. Come September, however, reservations open up, minimum-stay requirements are reduced and opportunity beckons. Here are six dog-friendly places—some rustic, others high end—that might be just right for a fall getaway. Read more.