Shasta Lake is located in the northern part of California, USA. Listed below are the approximate distances in miles to Shasta Lake. (by car)

When you're driving to Shasta Lake you're basically driving to Redding, California. Redding is about 10 miles south of Shasta Lake.

So when you're driving, look for the road signs that guide you to "Redding". This will get you in the general area of Shasta Lake.

Chico, California - 80 Los Angeles, California - 545 San Diego, California - 669 Sacramento, California - 163 Eureka, California - 158 San Francisco, California - 218 San Jose, California - 250 Bakersfield, California - 448 Portland, Oregon - 423 Medford, Oregon - 145 Grants Pass, Oregon - 177 Eugene, Oregon - 316 Reno, Nevada - 201 Seattle, Washington - 595 Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada - 834

Need an Address? If you need an address to use with an online map, here's a street address for the McDonald's Restaurant in the City of Shasta Lake. This McDonald's is located in the City of Shasta Lake. It's just west of the i-5 freeway and is on the way to Shasta Dam. Take exit #685 from the i-5 freeway. The restaurant is located at the intersection of Cascade Boulevard and Shasta Dam Boulevard (Also known as State Highway 151). There are two gas stations/food marts in this area and a new Rite-Aid store, too. McDonald's Restaurant 1695 Cascade Boulevard Shasta Lake, CA 96019 Mapping and driving direction websites Google Maps Yahoo Maps MapQuest Direct links to the address above Google Maps Yahoo Maps MapQuest NOTE: Some online maps of the City of Shasta Lake still show "Project City", "Central Valley", "Summit City" and "Pine Grove". These areas were combined when the City of Shasta Lake was formed (incorporated) on July 2, 1993. Some maps still don't list the correct name of the city, "Shasta Lake". IMPORTANT NOTE: Many of the tourist destinations are located about 20 miles north of the City of Shasta Lake in the town of Lakehead. Here's an address for a gas station in the town of Lakehead. This Shell station is located just east of the i-5 freeway (exit #702). Antlers Shell - Food Mart & Subway Sandwich 20884 Antlers Rd. Lakehead, CA Google Map That's about as confusing as I can make it. If you get lost feel free to call me. - Eric Cassano (530) 275-1296.

MAPPY GOODNESS THROUGH-AND-THROUGH The Shasta Lake Business Owners Association puts out a great Shasta Lake map that shows the names of the coves and other fine details not found on many other maps. This map is pictured at top left. This map isn't available online at this time, but can be picked up FREE at most marinas and the Shasta Lake Visitor Information Center (U.S. Forest Service). The Shasta Lake Visitor Information Center is located in the small town of Mountain Gate about 10 miles north of Redding just off the i-5 freeway. If you're coming down to Shasta Lake from the north, on i-5, you may not want to drive all the way to this information center. Just pick up a map at a marina or resort in the town of Lakehead. If you're coming up to Shasta Lake from the south I would highly recommend that you stop in at the info center in Mountain Gate and check out all the free brochures, maps and handouts. Even if the visitor center is closed for the night you can still get a map out of their outdoor map rack. Here's a page with more info on how to get there. Shasta Lake Visitor Information Center The Shasta Lake Visitor Information Center also has two other Shasta Lake maps. One is called the "Shasta Lake Boating Safety" map, and the other is called the "Shasta Unit" map. Both are put out by the U.S. Forest Service and both are FREE. You can also pick up the FREE boating safety map at the Valero gas station in the City of Shasta Lake. They usually have a stack of these maps at the counter near the door. The Valero station is located right off i-5 with easy on/off freeway access. The people there are nice, too. Take the Shasta Dam Blvd. / Highway 151 exit #685. While you're off the freeway you may want to drive 6 miles west on Highway 151 (Shasta Dam Boulevard) to visit Shasta Dam. You can check out the vista point overlooking Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake and Mount Shasta. Bring a camera or camcorder so you can get a shot of yourself in front of the "3 Shastas" as they say. After you're done enjoying the view at the Shasta Dam vista point, you can head down the hill to Shasta Dam. There's a great visitor center and some real nice picnic areas. There's even a FREE guided Shasta Dam tour. There's a Chappie-Shasta Area Off-Highway Vehicle Guide/Map available up at the Shasta Lake Information Center in Mountain Gate. This map covers the OHV area located west of Shasta Dam. The map has lots of info on the back including trail riding tips, safety tips, camping information, regulations and emergency contacts. NOTE: To reach the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area you will need to cross Shasta Dam. Due to security concerns a permit from Shasta Dam officials (USBR) is required. The permit takes three to five days to process, so submit your application ahead of time. Here's the page with all the info and an online version of the map... Chappie-Shasta OHV Area Pictured at the bottom is a map put out by the Shasta Lake Chamber of Commerce. This map focuses primarily on the streets in the City of Shasta Lake but also includes a smaller map of the actual lake. This map has "$2.95" printed on it, but they were giving it away free at the gas station where I picked mine up.

Low detail maps (quick download)
"Shasta Unit" Map
Map of Lakehead and Salt Creek Areas - Sacramento River arm (86K)
Map of Gilman Road Area - McCloud River arm (72K)
Map of Jones Valley Area - Pit River Arm (62K)
Map of O'Brien Area (89K)
Map of Shasta Dam Area (66K)
Map of Bridge Bay area (89K)
Legend (62K- JPEG file)

More maps
Map showing the location of several resorts
Map of public campgrounds - U.S. Forest Service website
Map of public campgrounds (29K - GIF file)

Location of "Allie Cove" (71K - JPEG file)
Location of "No Name Island" (71K - JPEG file)
Location of "Beaver Island" (71K - JPEG file)
Location of "Ski Island" (71K - JPEG file)

Location of "Slaughterhouse Island" (22K - GIF file)
Points of interest, shows underwater towns (73K- JPEG file)
Map of hiking trails (117K - JPEG file)
Map of boat ramps (94K - JPEG file)
Map of Shasta Lake - AnglerNet.com
Map zoom-in of Sacramento arm (Lakehead area)

Shasta County map - shastacascade.org
City of Shasta Lake map - North (281K - JPEG file)
City of Shasta Lake map - South (326K - JPEG file)

Northern California map (312K - Adobe Acrobat/PDF file)

• Sacramento River Arm
• McCloud River Arm
• Squaw Creek Arm
• Pit River Arm

Shasta Lake's major "Arms" and "Inlets" (44K - JPEG file)
Map of Shasta Lake at AnglerNet.com
Map of hiking trails (117K - JPEG file)

When Shasta Lake is full, the elevation of the water surface is 1067 feet above sea level. This is the elevation of the dam crest. To find out the "drawdown" of the lake you subtract the current water surface elevation (lake level) from 1067'. This will tell you how far the lake is from the top. If you don't feel like messing around with your Cray computer you can just click here for the latest lake level and drawdown data.

Current Shasta Lake water level and drawdown - ShastaLake.com

Current Shasta Lake water level (Use the "RES ELE" number)

Water Operations Forecasts - USBR.gov

Note: The links below may take a few moments to load due to the large amount of data.

Historical elevation data (lake level) for Shasta Lake (01/01/1985 to now)

Historical storage data for Shasta Lake (01/01/1985 to now)

To get an idea of what the lake will look like at the various levels of drawdown, check out the maps below. Use the color coded chart on the map to interpret the different shades of blue. The dark blue area of the map represents the lake at its lowest point in history. This was in September of 1977 when Shasta Lake was down 238 feet from the top.