A Northern California vacation isn’t complete without a visit to Shasta: Lake Shasta and Mount Shasta. No matter what you like (golf, boating, spirituality), the Shasta will not disappoint.

Mount shasta

Located approximately 208 miles north of Sacramento, Mount Shasta is a 14,179-foot volcano, the second highest peak in the Cascade Range. If its big. And beautiful. And, some claim, home to a vortex that attracts “New Age” types. A trip down Mt. Shasta Blvd. in Mt. Shasta City reveals a wide variety of spiritual shops and assorted healers. You can buy singing bowls and tuning forks, divination tools, yoga supplies, vibrating sprays, and magic jewelry. You can also find all kinds of spiritual healers, such as those offering psychic hypnotherapy, reflexology, reiki and energy work, vibrational healing, and massage. If you like mineral baths, you can drive a few minutes north of Mt. Shasta City to Weed, where you will find therapeutic mineral baths at Stewart Mineral Springs.

Those of you looking to go on vortex tours are definitely in luck, as there are numerous guided tours to choose from, including Shasta Vortex Adventures, offering guided tours of Mount Shasta throughout the year. You can choose from guided hikes, healing land tours, bus tours, and winter outings such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, or telemark. Call them at 530-926-4326 for more information.

Skiers will delight in skiing Mount Shasta at Mt. Shasta Ski Park, where you will find 31 trails on 425 acres of skiable terrain. Night skiing is also offered on 14 slopes and 3 ski lifts. The difficulty level of the terrain is 20% beginner, 55% intermediate and 25% advanced. There is also a cross-country skiing and snowshoeing center for those wanting more than just downhill skiing. And for beginners, the ski park offers lessons in skiing, snowboarding, and telemark.

If golf is your passion, you will be more than satisfied with Mount Shasta Resort, home to an 18-hole, par 70, 6,035-yard championship golf course, as well as luxurious cabanas and a day spa, where you can pamper yourself. Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, as well as aromatherapy.

Shasta lake

Maybe you are more of the sailor type. If so, you’ll want to head 50 miles south of Mount Shasta to Lake Shasta, the second largest lake in California after Lake Tahoe. Lake Shasta is a popular destination for boating, water skiing, camping, and fishing. They also claim to be the houseboat and wakeboarding capital of the world, with a wakeboard school to start with.

Lake Shasta is also home to the caverns of Lake Shasta, which is open year-round. To see the underground caverns, visitors are taken on a 15-minute catamaran cruise across Lake Shasta, where they then board a bus that takes them up the side of a mountain, more than 800 feet above the lake, where you can access the caves. All this for only $ 20; $ 12 for ages 3-15. Call 1-800-795-CAVE for more information.

For a real treat, stay at Coram Ranch, built on the location of an abandoned mining town, next to Lake Shasta on the Sacramento River. Many activities are offered, including horseback riding and mountain biking, swimming, and fishing, with excellent fishing a short drive from your cabin.

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