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Missing Man Sought in Forest of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

National Park Service Rangers, Shasta County Sheriff’s Department, Shasta County Search and Rescue Teams and the California Highway Patrol helicopter have been searching the forests of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area around the Mill Creek and Boulder Creek Falls area in… Continue Reading

Finding of No Significant Impact for Oak Bottom Campground Redesign

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has announced the approval of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Expansion and Redesign of the Oak Bottom Campground project. The Regional Director of the Pacific West Region signed the FONSI on October… Continue Reading

Whiskeytown NRA Waives Weekend Fees in Honor of Veterans

This Veterans Day weekend, November 11 to 13, will be celebrated as a fee-free period for all park visitors in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. In addition to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, this… Continue Reading

Controlled Burn Planned for Whiskeytown

The National Park Service Whiskeytown N.R.A. will be planning to continue active underburn operations on Wednesday, November 2nd. The planned burn area is approximately 40 ac. of pine and oak woodland on the east side of Shasta Divide Ridge, which… Continue Reading

BLM’s Redding Field Office Plans Prescribed Burns

The Bureau of Land Management’s Redding Field Office will conduct several prescribed burning projects this fall and winter to improve landscape health and remove brush piles remaining from vegetation improvement projects completed earlier. Burns are planned to begin in late… Continue Reading

Children’s End of Summer Hike to Whiskeytown Falls

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area invites children and their parents or guardians to join park rangers for a pleasant hike to Whiskeytown Falls on Saturday, October 8, 2011. The hike will celebrate the wonderful summer experience, which is drawing toward a… Continue Reading

Park Service Hosts Tour of Whiskeytown Cemetery

Join a park ranger on an easy walking tour through Whiskeytown Cemetery on Sunday, September 25 at 2 pm. Step back in time by visiting several gravesites and learn about the individuals and families who settled in the Whiskeytown area… Continue Reading

19th Annual Pick-Up Lake Litter Day at Whiskeytown

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, the Friends of Whiskeytown, and Forever Resorts are collaborating with local businesses and supporters to help clean up litter around Whiskeytown Lake on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Over the last eighteen years, volunteers have helped to… Continue Reading

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Dream Bike Projects: What’s Coming? What’s Not?

Here’s a look at some of the potential bike paths and routes that people are talking about most for the Redding area. Project: The High Route, a 15-mile trail through Whiskeytown National Recreation Area from Kanaka Peak to Coggins Park… Continue Reading

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A Shared Vision, Spanning Decades: The Redding Area’s Trail System

Back in the 1970s, the only thing resembling a “Sacramento River Trail” in Redding was an old railroad grade on the hillside between the river and some west Redding neighborhoods. Much as today, a thick layer of medium-sized rock covered… Continue Reading