Mount Shasta Is The Best Place For A Mountain Vacation In Northern California

There’s thousands of beautiful places in Northern California, but there’s also the most epic mountain escape that you have to experience today. The Mount Shasta area is an outdoor lover’s paradise with plenty of opportunities for hiking, waterfall exploration, swimming, boating, and more.

Keep reading to learn more about this one of a kind vacation.

Ready to escape the city and head into the hills? Mount Shasta is the best place for it. Every from extreme sports enthusiasts to family vacationers and retirees are choosing this destination as the premier vacation spot in California.

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Shasta and the surrounding areas are one of the fastest growing vacation destinations in the county for everyone from campers to luxurious resort dwellers.

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It’s easy to see why. This place is incredibly beautiful. Whether you come for the scenery, the opportunities for recreation, or just to have a break from your daily life, this place is awesome.

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It was originally inhabited by the Native Americans of the Shasta, Klamath, Pit, Modoc and Wintu Native American tribes who utilized the abundant natural resources of the Mount Shasta area.

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Later, Europeans arrived around 1840 to hunt and trap animals for their fur. Today, the area relies primarily on tourism, but the communities located in these mountains are gems all on their own.

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Many visitors to the area choose to camp out, but there are tons of darling little resorts to choose from, as well.

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One of our favorite resorts is the Dunsmuir Railroad Park Resort, where you actually sleep in old train cars.

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Other people come to swim in the many chilly swimming holes or view gorgeous waterfalls. There’s also Shasta Lake, which is an unbelievably stunning body of water.

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Whatever you find yourself doing while you are here, you’ll be hard pressed not to fall in love with Shasta.

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Here are a few enticing videos that will give you even more reasons to check out this incredible place: