Sally and I were getting burned-out studying for our brokers' exams so we went over to this beautiful lake just outside Mt. Shasta city. We've been there many times as we lived just over the ridge in the old Brown Shasta Ranch for 34+ years and we had hiked, boated, and fished this deep lake for years. It's fed by the three branches of the Sacramento River coming down off the Eddies and was created to control flooding downstream.
The water level remains near-constant year-round and the temperature is quite cold at depth, allowing good stocks of trout and, some say, even sturgeon near the deepest parts by the dam. You can rent patio boats, kayaks, paddle boats, fishing boats, and even an excursion canoe to enjoy the lake's many coves. There is a large campground with store, cafe, swimming beach, and marina to serve the many tourists that come every year. Our 4th of July fireworks are done over this lake every year, too.
Anyway, we took the North Shore Road which takes off W A Barr Road before you get to the dam itself and before the west entrance to the Mt. Shasta Resort, a championship golf course with rental chalets on the lake. The reason we did this is that there is a trail a-building that begins near this Wagon Creek arm of the lake. The trail will someday encircle the lake but for now you can walk on a comfortably level grade for almost three miles along the north shore.
It was so peaceful and quiet. No crowds. No parking problems. Not many people, either. Just the cure.
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