Things to See and Do
Museums
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
1335 Arboretum Drive, Ste A, Redding, CA 96001
530-243-8850, 800-887-8532
Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a sprawling 300-acre campus filled with educational and entertaining activities all focused on the interpretation of the relationship between humans and nature. Spanning the Sacramento River and linked by the Sundial Bridge, the Park tells the story of the region and its people. Open 9 am to 5 pm daily, closed Tuesday November thru February.
Sisson Museum, 1 North Old Stage Rd., Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 (530) 926-5508. (On the grounds of the Mt. Shasta Fish Hatchery.) Open daily except: Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Hours: Summer: 10am to 4pm Winter: 1pm to 4pm. The museum is closed for renovation during January, February and March. Tour the museum's permanent exhibit about the history of climbing Mt. Shasta, including mountaineering photographs dating back to the middle of the 19th Century and enjoy revolving exhibits detailing local history. Each summer the museum hosts a popular, month-long quilt show. The gift shop contains books, posters, jewelry, and much more.
Mt. Shasta Fish Hatchery grounds remains open to visitors year-round from 8am - 4pm, providing ample parking, restrooms and a shady picnic area with a view of Mt. Shasta. Tour the oldest operating hatchery west of the Mississippi. Large, open ponds hold rainbow and brown trout raised to stock mountain fishing streams, rivers and lakes. Children enjoy feeding trout from the handy fish food dispensers. In early spring after the tiny eggs have hatched, see over three million fry being cared for in special tanks until they are large enough to be moved outside to the ponds.