|
Also see
Recreation Guides...
 Summer Recreation
INCLUDING: Golfing at the area's four nearby golf courses including our own
McCloud Golf Club, one of the first golf courses in Northern California. Day Hikes at Mt. Shasta, Castle Lake, McCloud River Falls and
access to the Pacific Crest trail as well as Clear Creek and Brewer Creek Wilderness
trailheads and climbing routes. Fly Fishing is spectacular at the Nature Conservancy, McCloud River or McCloud Lake.
Square and Round
Dancing in two beautifully restored dance halls from May 29 - September 23. Mountain Bike rentals,
rock climbing wall, and scenic ski lift rides are some of the
summer activities available at
Mt. Shasta Ski Park
located just 4 miles away.
Travel back in time on a
Saturday Excursion or Dinner Train.
Or enjoy open air excursions starting
June 1st, every Saturday throughout the summer. The Historic Dining Car runs all year. You may choose to
explore the views with a drive along beautiful Highway 89 to Mt. Lassen from McCloud, a Gateway
along the Scenic Byway. Tour Lava Beds National Monument, Medicine Lake Highlands and
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, all unique and remarkable experiences. Photograph wonderful mill-town architecture in McCloud and countless
vistas in the surrounding area and bring home your priceless memories!
 Winter Recreation
A Winter Wonderland Awaits You & Bids You Welcome
With a Full Range of Winter Activities! Mt. Shasta Ski Park, just
4 miles from McCloud, boasts outstanding skiing and values for all levels
of skiers and snow boarders. Reasonable prices, no lines, and challenging
runs means you've made the right decision this year. Mt.
Shasta Ski Park offers all the amenities you'd expect to find in a
thoroughly modern ski facility including challenging runs, night skiing, lessons
and helpful staff.
Most McCloud accommodations offer money saving ski packages as well.
Cross country skiing is enjoyed at McCloud Flats, Mt.
Shasta Ski Park's Nordic Ski Center or Snowman's Hill. Sledding opportunities abound around McCloud for old fashioned
family fun. Snowmobiling is enjoyed at several nearby sites, including Pilgrim
Creek Snowmobile Park. Bring your own machine or rent
one in McCloud.
Mountain
climbing the winter routes is enjoyed by many, or perhaps
strolling or snowshoeing through a mystical white landscape is more
your style. The breathtaking scenery around majestic Mt. Shasta brings
people back every year to experience the wonder of our unique area!
Guide Services Wallee's Fishing Guide Service & Excursions: Chartered fishing trips on McCloud Lake. Cruise the lake in a jet boat and enjoy fishing or just hanging out. Email: mccloudfishing@live.com or call for more info: Bruce McLain 530-961-2047, P.O. 785, McCloud CA 96057
Recreation
Guides Some of these documents
are rather large and may take a few minutes to appear, depending
on your connection speed to the Internet. Please be patient.
Upper McCloud River Area
(484Kb) - The Upper McCloud River area is accessible by a scenic
road which forms a loop. Drive 65 miles north from Redding on
Interstate-5 to the Highway 89 exit just south of Mt. Shasta.
Drive east on Highway 89 past the town of McCloud. The loop road
begins 5 miles from McCloud at the Fowlers Campground sign
(exit). From Fowlers campground the road winds along the river
passing various recreation sites and comes back to Highway 89
approximately 11 miles east of McCloud. The loop road is
approximately 6 miles long. Note: the map is embedded in the PDF
guide or you can click on the link below.
Map to the McCloud
River Loop
McCloud Area Recreation Guide
(546Kb) - This Recreation Opportunity Guide provides a brief
overview of recreation facilities and opportunities available in
the McCloud area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Whether
you are planning to go camping, fishing, hiking, boating,
picnicking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing or sight seeing,
the choices for recreation are almost unlimited.
Medicine Lake Highlands: Self Guided
Roadside Geology Tour (754Kb) - One of the most diverse
and least visited volcanos in the state of California is
Medicine Lake Volcano. It lies east of the main volcanic axis of
the Cascades , and is much different than the more typical
Cascade Mountains stratovolcanos, such as Mt. Shasta and Mt.
Lassen which stand nearby. Because this subrange of the Cascades
is somewhat remote, the fascinating nature of this area is
largely unappreciated.
Medicine Lake Highlands Volcanic
Area (639Kb) - The 1981 eruption of Mt. St. Helens in
Washington focused national attention on the Cascades as a
geologically active volcanic mountain range. It came as a
surprise to many that active volcanoes actually exist in the
United States. In California alone, geologists know of at least
five volcanic centers that have been active in historic times.
They include: Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen, the Mono Basin-Long Valley
area, CIMA volcanic Field, and the Medicine Lake Highlands.
**These
guides are provided by the USDA Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity
National Forest. For more information, visit the
Shasta-Trinity National Forest - Shasta McCloud Management
Unit's website.
|
