Mt. Shasta - 2008 Visitors Guide - (Page 19)

MT. SHASTA CITY PARK AND THE HEADWATERS OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER Mt. Shasta City Park is the site of the headwaters of California’s powerful Sacramento River. Even in the driest years, clear, icy water rushes from the hillside feeding a picturesque pond area. Walk along the creek and follow footpaths that meander across small bridges, through hedges of horsetail fern and fragrant willow. The 26-acre public park is located off of N. Mt. Shasta Blvd. on Nixon Road. The barbecues, picnic tables and playgrounds make it a wonderful spot for a family outing. Free public restrooms and large, grassy lawns welcome the traveler. Mt. Shasta Parks & Recreation, City Park, (530) 926-2494. Photo by Kevin Lahey MT. SHASTA FISH HATCHERY Tour the oldest operating hatchery west of the Mississippi. Large, open ponds hold rainbow and brown trout raised to stock mountain fishing streams, rivers and lakes. Feed trout from handy fish food dispensers. In early spring after the tiny eggs have hatched, see over three million fry being cared for in special tanks until they are large enough to be moved outside to the ponds. SURROUNDING AREAS Ask at the Mt. Shasta Visitors’ Bureau (open seven days a week) for directions to the many other attractions in southern Siskiyou County. The railroad town of Dunsmuir is the home of the Upper Sacramento River Exchange Center, an award-winning watershed museum and information center on the Sacramento River. While in Dunsmuir, be sure to see Hedge Creek Falls, and visit Castle Crags State Park. Visit the resort community of McCloud, home of the McCloud River Railroad. Trains that once hauled lumber now run sightseeing trips including the Shasta Sunset Dinner Train. Be sure to visit the falls on the McCloud River, and take a hike along the Squaw Creek trail. Weed, home of the College of the Siskiyous, stands at the beginning of Highway 97. Take Highway 97 north eleven miles to the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden, a collection of hauntingly beautiful metal sculptures on 35 acres, dedicated to the Vietnam Veterans and veterans of all wars. Photo by Kevin Lahey SISSON MUSEUM Tour the museum’s permanent exhibit about the history of climbing Mount Shasta, including mountaineering photographs dating back to the middle of the 19th Century and enjoy revolving exhibits detailing local history. Each summer the museum hosts a popular, month-long quilt show. The gift shop contains books, posters, jewelry, and much more. The museum closes during the months of January through March. For more information call (530) 926-5508. 19 Photo by Kevin Lahey

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