Celebrate Biodiversity at the Whiskeytown BioBlitz!

To celebrate 100 years of stewardship, the National Park Service is planning a shared nation-wide quest to discover and document biodiversity. You are invited to join the celebration as parks across the country host BioBlitzes this May. Whiskeytown National Recreation… Continue Reading

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Whiskeytown NRA Ranger Guided Activities Offered On Memorial Day Weekend

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will offer a variety of ranger guided activities during the Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25. Activities will include the ever-popular kayak tours, Whiskeytown Cemetery tour, and the Walk in Time at the… Continue Reading

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Whiskeytown Seeks Artist-in-Residence

The National Park Service, in partnership with the Friends of Whiskeytown, is pleased to announce the twelfth year of hosting an Artist-in-Residence program.  The park is seeking established professional Plein Air artists with a history of exhibiting work to apply for… Continue Reading

Whiskeytown Campgrounds to open on March 1, 2014

All primitive campgrounds at Whiskeytown National Recreation will open on March 1, 2014.  The park’s group campground at Dry Creek will open on May 1.  “We are excited to open all backcountry sites as well as the group campground at Dry… Continue Reading

Whiskeytown Hosts Weaverville Artist Debee Holland-Olson in a Solo Exhibition

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will display recent works by North State artist Debee Holland-Olson at the park’s visitor center from Friday, November 25 through January 14, 2012. “The pieces on display are inspired by my summer long stay in the… Continue Reading

BLM Plans Prescribed Fire in Grass Valley Area of Trinity County

Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management plan to conduct a 20-acre prescribed fire this week in the Little Grass Valley area south of the Buckhorn Station area along Highway 299 between Redding and Weaverville. Officials hope to complete… 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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Finding Traction for the Redding Area’s Bicyclists

Cycling in the Redding area appears to have reached a potential coming of age. About 150 miles of paved and unpaved recreational trails invite bicyclists in the Redding area, thanks to the efforts of the Bureau of Land Management, the… Continue Reading

Share Your Whiskeytown Family Photographs

The public is invited to submit their favorite “snapshot” for an end of summer exhibition at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s Visitor Center. The Friends of Whiskeytown, in cooperation with the National Park Service, is asking the public to submit… Continue Reading