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Article: I-5 detour to "read" rocks, picnic, fish, or camp at Castle Crags near Shasta.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- July 1, 1985
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1985 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A granite fortress looms nearly 5,000 feet above as you drive Interstate 5 some 48 miles north of Redding. Castle Crags and adjacent landforms read like an open geology book, telling the story of how northernmost California came to look as it does today. To read the rocks, you can visit Castle Crags State Park in Castella.
Straddling both I-5 and the Sacramento River, the park offers numerous ways to cool off and break the monotony of a long drive: hiking forested trails, riverside picnicking, inner-tubing, swimming, and trout fishing. Summer interpretive programs include bait- and fly-fishing demonstrations to help you hook chubby Shasta rainbow trout in the ...