Shasta Cascades

Where the Sierra Nevada Range ends and the Cascade Range begins, two colossal glaciated volcanoes are visible for hundreds of miles. Dormant 14,162-foot Mount Shasta and still active 10,457-foot Lassen Peak loom like misty ice gods above the forested recreation lands of northernmost California. Families who crave recreation in the great outdoors, high-country scenery, and sightseeing in historic towns can spend a lifetime of vacations in the Shasta Cascade area. Roughly the size of Ohio, the region contains seven national forests, eight national and state parks, five mighty rivers, and hundreds of lakes. Fishing is legendary on the McCloud, Sacramento, Klamath, Salmon, and Scott...
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