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Highways, Cities, and Towns

Redding, Eureka, and Yreka are the closest cities of any substantial size to the areas covered in this guide. The small town of Weaverville is the point of departure for many of the trips in the Trinity Alps. The even smaller community of Etna serves the same purpose for most trips into the Russian Wilderness. The I-5 towns of Dunsmuir and Mount Shasta are the closest communities to trailheads in Castle Crags State Park and Castle Crags Wilderness.

CITIES AND TOWNS ALONG CA 299: REDDING TO WILLOW CREEK

Redding is a little more than 200 miles north of the San Francisco Bay Area, 160 miles from Sacramento, and 545 miles from Los Angeles. The city straddles the Sacramento River near I-5 and the junctions of CA 229 and 44. Plenty of options exist in this town of 90,000 people for motels, restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, and commercial campgrounds. The best place for backpacking and hiking gear is Hermit’s Hut at 3184 Bechelli Lane (888-507-4455, hermitshut.com). Shasta-Trinity National Forest headquarters is located in Redding at 3544 Avtech Parkway (530-226-2500, fs.usda.gov/main/stnf). The Whiskeytown Unit of Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area is 8 miles west of Redding on CA 299.