Shasta State Historic Park
The brick ruins of Old Shasta, once the “Queen of the Northern Mines” during the Gold Rush, along with a museum in its old courthouse.
During the 1850s Gold Rush, Old Shasta was the most prosperous town in Northern California, but it declined rapidly after the railroad bypassed Redding. Today, rows of roofless red-brick shop ruins line its main street. The county courthouse, built in 1861, is now a museum with Gold Rush artifacts and California paintings. Its basement preserves an old jail, and the back yard has a reconstructed gallows. The park is about 10 km west of Redding along Highway 299 and can be combined with a visit to Whiskeytown Lake. Museum opening days are limited, so check before you go.
Opening hours
Museum about Thu-Sun 10:00-16:00
Nearby sights
- Sacramento River Trail
- Cascade Theatre
- Whiskeytown Lake (Whiskeytown NRA)
- Sundial Bridge
- Turtle Bay Exploration Park & McConnell Arboretum
- Shasta Dam
- Whiskeytown Falls
- Shasta Lake