Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway

P.O. Box 832
Mount Shasta City, California 96067
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Local Phone: (800) 474-2784

This 500-mile route through the Cascade range starts at Lake Almanor east of Redding, winds past active geothermal features in Lassen Volcanic National Park, continues past Mount Shasta and ends at Crater Lake National Park in Southern Oregon.

Scenic wonder is the main attraction, but along the way you'll also find memorable communities, historic attractions and countless recreational opportunities for you and your dog.

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Road Trip! Explore a Scenic Byway

Ebbetts Pass - Photo Credit: @andreaheyfron

Fall is a great time for a scenic drive, and California’s National Scenic Byways and Scenic Highways provide guaranteed enjoyment for the eyes plus limitless opportunities for hiking with your dog in gorgeous country. Study maps and guides before you go—and, as wildfire season continues, be sure to check out air quality predictions, as well. Here are three scenic routes that are sure to rearrange your senses and set tails a-waggin'. more »

Pick A Shasta Cascade Byway

Fall is an optimal time for a scenic-drive vacation, and it would be hard to find more options for leisurely, snout-out-the-window road trips than in the Shasta Cascade region, which boasts a dozen nationally designated scenic byways, each with its own intrinsic qualities. more »

Snouts Out the Window

Road Trip! Photo Credit: Kip Leland

The farther you roam from metropolitan areas, the more relaxed the rules. Fall is a great time for a scenic-drive vacation, and it would be hard to find more options than in the Shasta Cascade region, which boasts 12 designated scenic byways, each with its own intrinsic qualities. The 500-mile Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, which winds through the least populated part of California, is one of just 21 routes nationwide designated an “All-American Road” by the U.S. Department of Transportation. more »

Explore A Scenic Byway

Photo Credit: Beth King

Fall is great time for a scenic-drive vacation, and it would be hard to find a better variety of options than in the scenic Shasta/Cascade region, which boasts 12 designated scenic byways, each with its own intrinsic qualities. The 500-mile Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, which winds through the least populated part of California, is one of just 21 routes nationwide designated an “All-American Road” by the U.S. Department of Transportation. more »

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway

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