Worst place ever. Iron Mountain is an old extremely toxic iron ore mine that's 500X more toxic than any other mine in the world, look it up! Of course Shaft-U county let's people churn up that toxic mess and cover themselves in it and breathe it all in! The area used to be ok but they gated off all the good trails and filled in the fun ruts for the little plastic Barbie Jeep yuppies so they don't scratch up their toy! The place has become pathetic and boring. I go out of Califony to get to the real off road fun because California has gated all the good stuff off and turned the state into a look don't touch museum. I don't want to be ticketed for driving in the dirt because they don't need a sign to warn you to keep out. Califony is a scam state and Redding is the most annoyingly corrupt!

It was a pleasure to get off I-5 and have a break in this beautiful area. I loved learning something about the geology of the Shasta area.

This is a nice place to camp, especially if you're a Redding area resident. Located below Shasta Dam, it's close to the river, the Sacramento River trail and has great access to hiking. Of course, the biggest draw is the off road trails for dirt bikes, ATV's, etc. The campground is small (22 sites), but it's far enough from the OHV area that the motorcycle noise isn't really an issue.