Lake Shasta is probably the most picturesque city in California’s Sacramento Valley, with majestic views of the Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park and Mount Shasta, decorated with snow in winter. During summer, the Shasta lake offers spectacular panoramas, sometimes seeming to be several contiguous lakes when it is only one wide lake. Whether for camping, [...]
Tue, December 15 2009 » Lake Shasta » Comments Off
Even when the history of Lake Shasta is relatively new, the region encompasses areas of historical significance and natural beauty. Just off O’Brien exit, Shasta Caverns are one of those remarkable sites to spend a day exploring incomparable forms created 250 million years ago in the ponderous limestone of the Grey Rock. Shasta Caverns is [...]
Mon, December 14 2009 » Lake Shasta » Comments Off
Encompassing hundreds of bays, there is much to do at Shasta Lake. featuring a full range of recreational facilities and natural beauties throughout coves, creeks, wooded flats, hillsides, waterfalls and thousand-acres of mountainous terrain surrounding the area. Lake Shasta has 11 marinas and a large number of resorts providing swimming facilities since there are no [...]
Sun, December 13 2009 » Lake Shasta » Comments Off
Where is Lake Shasta Located? Shasta Lake City, Lake Shasta, Shasta Mountain and Shasta Dam are all them located in Shasta County in northern California, and north of Redding city. How far is it from other closer cities? Major cities nearby are as close as the following chart: Medford, Oregon, 145 miles Eureka, California, 158 [...]
Sat, December 12 2009 » Lake Shasta » Comments Off
Northern California was inhabited by several groups of Native American tribes prior to the arrival of European settlers to the region. The Lake Shasta region was home to the Atsugewi and Yana tribes. The Atsugewi Indians (“pine-tree people”) occupied the “rugged lava-strewn valleys north of Mount Lassen” The Yana Indians extended to the southwest of [...]
Fri, December 11 2009 » Lake Shasta » Comments Off