Breakfast: The Wheelhouse, Penny’s Diner or Cornerstone Café

Explore Hedge Creek Falls

Once you start down the trail, you’ll descend at a very moderate grade. As the trail proceeds, you’ll cross over a small stream and through lush forests. Soon, the sound of the falls will become audible. When you reach the falls, you’ll enjoy picture-perfect photo opportunities from several angles. Another unique feature of Hedge Creek Falls is the opportunity to walk behind the falling water. Here, you’ll find a cave of sorts that is also a popular destination for local rock climbers.

Just a short distance from the falls, there is an observation deck that overlooks the beautiful Sacramento River. There is also a swimming hole here that is ideal for taking a refreshing dip on a hot summer day.

Botanical Gardens:

Dunsmuir City Park and Botanical Gardens is a 10-acre municipal park and botanical garden.

Take a photo by the Local Locomotive:

Locomotive 1727 is a class M-6 Mogul built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1901.

This engine sits at the entrance to the Dunsmuir City Park.

Lunch at YAKS

Locally sourced food at YAKS On the 5 and one of Yelp’s 100 Best Restaurants! Burgers and Brews

Walk Through Historic Downtown

• Check out the Dunsmuir Hardware Store

• Visit the Dunsmuir Community Garden: The beautiful Community Garden in the heart of historic downtown Dunsmuir, California, maintained by community volunteers. Citizens from a variety of backgrounds to work together and learn new techniques to achieve a healthy sustainable community garden.

End your day at RR Park Resort

Come back home to The Dining Cars for cocktails and dinner on the deck.

After dinner take a refreshing dip in the pool or a soak in the hot tub and cherish a sweet day in Dunsmuir.

Day 1: Dunsmuir & McCloud

• Breakfast at Cornerstone Cafe

• Walk and shop downtown historic Dunsmuir

• Walk underneath Hedge Creek Falls

• Drive to historic McCloud

• See the Lower, Middle, and Upper Falls

• Explore the old lumber town

• Dinner at Axe & Rose

Day 2: Explore the Local State Park

• Grab some Manfredi’s sub sandwiches or BBQ on Fridays

• Head to Castle Crags Park

Day 3: Recreation in Mt. Shasta

• Day trip to Lake Siskiyou

  The lake is an increasingly popular spot in the summer and home to several longstanding family vacations.The Lake Siskiyou Trail is a popular route to walk, run, or cycle. This seven-mile paved trail circles the lake, including a scenic crossing on the Wagon Creek pedestrian bridge. And the lake borders Shasta-Trinity National Forest, where several trailheads entice exploration. This selection of hiking trails includes the high-alpine Castle Lake, accessible with a seven-mile drive up and into the forest.

• Golf, Tennis or Pickleball.

  The lake is also next to the Mount Shasta Golf Course, part of Mount Shasta Resort. Overnight guests and the public make tee times at this beautifully backdropped golf course. There are also courts for tennis and Pickleball.

Day 1: Dunsmuir

• Explore Downtown Dunsmuir

• Botanical Gardens

• Hedge Creek Falls

• Mossbrae Falls

• Dunsmuir Brewery Works (Lunch or Dinner)

• Or spend the day at Railroad Park Resort. Ride on a train, play in the pool, swing, explore the creeks and ponds and enjoy dinner at The Dining Cars at Railroad Park Resort.

Day 2: McCloud

• Explore shops in McCloud

• Hike McCloud Falls

Day 3: Mt. Shasta

• Explore Beautiful Mount Shasta

• Shop Downtown

• Drive up the mountain on Everitt Memorial Highway

Day 4: Explore the State Park

• Grab some Manfredi’s sub sandwiches or BBQ on Fridays

• Head to Castle Crags State Park

Day 5: Shasta Lake:

• Visit the Shasta Caverns

• Enjoy a dinner cruise on Shasta Lake

Day 6: Redding

• Turtle Bay and Sundial Bridge

• Botanical gardens

• Lunch at Mosaic

• Catch a show at the Cascade Theater, Redding Civic Auditorium or a movie at Cinemark Redding

• Dinner at Jack’s Bar & Grill