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Flowers/Gardens

The Shasta Cascade region is one of the most botanically diverse areas in California. Extreme variations in elevation, rainfall, and geography give certain rare and unusual plants an opportunity to flourish. Mt. Shasta is one of only two places in the world where you Flowers Static Panoramiocan see the rare Botrychium Pumicola, or Pumice Moonwart; the allusive Hairbell (Campanula shetleri) is a flower found only in the plutons of Castle Crags State Park; and the rare Lassen Smelowskia grows only on the slopes of Lassen Peak!

In the early spring, lupine and California poppy are easy to spot. Members of the daisy and mustard family begin to bloom in the drier North Country areas about the same time.

As summertime arrives and the lower elevations have heated up, plan a trip to the higher elevations where spring has just come. Castle Crags offers frequent sightings of tiger lilies, western azalea, and 13 species of orchids. Lassen Volcanic National Park comes alive in mid summer when snows melt and wild flowers abound. Look for lilies, Mountain Heather, and Indian Paintbrush here. A Field Guide to the Flowers of Lassen Volcanic National Park is an easy-to-use guide to the most common wildflowers found in the Park and includes drawings and descriptive text.

Check out the listings below for more information on specific flowers, good viewing areas, and attractions and events that highlight native flora and fauna.

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  • Hwy 36E
  • Mineral, CA 96063
  • Phone: (530) 595-4480

Lassen Volcanic National Park contains 150 miles of hiking trails, including 17 miles of Pacific Crest Trail. Trails vary in length and difficulty, winding through coniferous forest, alpine tundra,


Lassen Volcanic National Park
  • Hwy 36E
  • Mineral, CA 96063
  • Phone: (530) 595-4480

Wet slopes and damp meadows help create masses of wildflowers, and many more find life best along roadsides, where more moisture and sunlight give them a leg-up.  In these open wet areas,


Lassen Volcanic National Park
  • Hwy 36E
  • Mineral, CA 96063
  • Phone: (530) 595-4480

Less than an hour's drive from Redding sits beautiful Lassen Volcanic National Park.  The park boasts incredible mountain scenery reminiscent of Yosemite as well as fascinating thermal


McArthur-Burney Falls State Memorial Park
  • Hwy 89
  • Burney, CA 96013
  • Tollfree: (800) 444-7275
  • Phone: (530) 335-2777

The centerpiece of this popular state park is 129-foot Burney Falls, which is not the highest or largest waterfall in the state, but possibly the most beautiful.  The waterfall, which is fed


Mt. Shasta
  • Hwy 89/Ski Park Rd
  • Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
  • Tollfree: (800) 754-7427
  • Phone: (530) 926-8610

At 14,161 feet, snow-capped Mt. Shasta dominates the northern skies as you journey through the region.  It is the second highest peak in the Cascade mountain range and the fifth highest


Sacramento River Nat'l Recreation Trail
  • 777 Auditorium Drive
  • Redding, CA 96001
  • Phone: (530) 225-4100

A printable brochure and map are available for this trail. Note that the section of trail labeled "trail under construction" in red on the map has been completed. Following the course of


Turtle Bay Exploration Park
  • 840 Sundial Bridge Parkway
  • Redding, CA 96001
  • Tollfree: (800) 887-8532
  • Phone: (530) 243-8850

Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a 300-acre campus along the banks of the Sacramento River with educational and entertaining activities and experiences that interpret the relationship between humans and


  • Castle Crags Road
  • Castella, CA 96017
  • Tollfree: (800) 444-7275
  • Phone: (530) 235-2684

Trees of the area range from mostly live oak in the lower elevations to red fir, Jeffery pine and weeping spruce (also known as Brewer spruce) near the Crags summit. Mixed conifer forests include


Civic Center Art Exhibit and Sculpture Park at City Hall
  • 777 Cypress Avenue
  • Redding, CA 96001
  • Phone: (530) 225-4002

The walls on all three floors of Redding's City Hall are lined with spectacular artwork featured by local artists in an art exhibit that rotates quarterly.  Outside, the beautifully


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