Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mt Shasta Ranger Station
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 530-926-4511;
www.fs.usda.gov/stnf
;
204 W Alma St; 8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)
One block west of Mt Shasta Blvd. Issues wilderness and mountain-climbing permits,
good advice, weather reports and all you need for exploring the area. It also sells topo-
graphic maps.
Mt Shasta Visitors Center
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
530-926-4865;
www.mtshastachamber.com
; 300 Pine St;
9am-5:30pm Mon-Sat, to 4:30pm
Sun summer, 10am-4pm daily winter)
Detailed information on recreation and lodging across Siskiyou County.
Getting There & Around
Greyhound
(
www.greyhound.com
) buses heading north and south on I-5 stop opposite
the Vet's Club (406 N Mt Shasta Blvd) and at the
depot
(628 S Weed Blvd) in Weed, 8
miles north on I-5. Services include Redding ($23, one hour and 20 minutes, three
daily), Sacramento ($55, 5½ hours, three daily) and San Francisco ($68, 10½ hours, two
or three times daily).
local I-5 corridor route (fares $1.75 to $8, depending on distance), which also serves
McCloud, Dunsmuir, Weed and Yreka several times each weekday. Other buses connect at
Yreka.
Dunsmuir
If you love railroad towns, stop here. Built by Central Pacific Railroad, Dunsmuir (popula-
tion 1650) was originally named Pusher, for the auxiliary 'pusher' engines that muscled
the heavy steam engines up the steep mountain grade. In 1886 Canadian coal baron Alex-
ander Dunsmuir came to Pusher and was so enchanted that he promised the people a foun-
tain if they would name the town after him. The fountain stands in the park today. Stop
there to quench your thirst; it could easily be - as locals claim - 'the best water on earth.'
Dunsmuir might have aptly been named Phoenix. Rising from the ashes, this town has
survived one cataclysmic disaster after another - avalanche, fire, flood, even a toxic rail-
