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HIGHLIGHTS Shasta State Historic Park, Whiskeytown Lake

KANAKA PEAK TRAILHEAD

TRIP 1 Kanaka Peak Loop

Kanaka Peak offers splendid views from Mount Shasta all the way to the Yolla Bollys.

Trip Type:

Day hike

Distance & Configuration:

6.5-mile loop

Elevation Change:

3,600' (average 544'/mile)

Difficulty:

Moderate–strenuous

Season:

Year-round; best April–early June and late September–November

Map:

USGS Igo

Management:

Whiskeytown NRA, 530-242-3400, nps.gov/whis

Nearest Campground:

Peltier Bridge

The splendid views from the summit of 2,616-foot Kanaka Peak are well worth the physical effort. Make sure you’re clad in the proper footwear and have a pair of trekking poles for the steep, ankle-twisting, knee-wrenching descent from the top of the mountain. The 6.5-mile Kanaka Peak Loop passes through a mixture of black oak woodland and mixed conifer forest, with small pockets of lush riparian foliage lining the banks of Paige Boulder Creek and its tributaries. The dense vegetation clears enough on top of Kanaka Peak to allow the wide-ranging vistas that span from Mount Shasta in the north down the Sacramento Valley to the south. If possible, pick a day right after a storm for the best views, when cleansing rains have cleared the air of dust and pollutants.