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ShastaView

95%

· Weed, Siskiyou, California

5 acres hosted by Gary K.

1 lodging site

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Shasta View Campsites are part of a former 30,000 acre ranch that was split up into smaller parcels in the 1970's. It is comprised of 5 to 500 acre parcels. All these parcels are homesteads. There are no commercial or industrial areas on the Ranch. In 2005, I started looking for land in the Shasta area after falling in love with the Mountain and it's surrounding lakes. I have always known exactly what the land I would spend time on would look like. One day, in 2006, I was driving on the Hammond Ranch, again hoping I would find that place. I was driving my van, with my 2 kids and some of our friends, through a heavily wooded area. I made a left turn down a dusty dirt road and Eureka! I had found IT. I was at the top of a 60 acre meadow that had a full unobstructed view of Mt. Shasta, encircled by lenticular clouds. I told a friend of mine, who was at the time a realtor in the Shasta area, that I had found a piece of land that looks perfect to me. If, that is, it also had a creek on it. She did some searching around and found out that the land that is now Shasta View was in fact for sale. And, it had a creek on it. And it was comprised of some acreage in the meadow and some in the trees. This was everything I had wanted. I bought the land within the next 2 weeks. After camping on the land a few times, I started to understand where the best sites would be to build some structures. Because the meadow always has a certain amount of moisture to the ground, it is not suitable for building a structure. The good thing about that, is that nobody who owns land in that meadow will ever build there. We will only be looking at Mt. Shasta from that meadow. Never a building. The platform I built in the meadow offers on a chance to sleep under the stars. Billions of them. My property is only one of two that have old, large Cedar and Pine trees on it. It made perfect sense that I would be building a small house in those trees. While camping on this land, you will find exquisite beauty and solitude. Within 30 minutes, you will find Lake Siskiyou and Castle Lake for some of the finest swimming around. If you fish, the McCloud and the Sacramento rivers offer some of the best trout fishing in the state. There are two “Blue Ribbon” designated streams. The first is Upper Sacramento River. It starts as a trickle from the melting snows of Mt Shasta and by the time it reaches the area around the town of Dunsmuir which is just south of Shasta City, it is a true “Blue Ribbon” designated trout stream. The place to find all the ins and outs of fly fishing in this area is at the Ted Fay Fly Fishing shop in Dunsmuir. The second “Blue Ribbon” trout fishing is on the McCloud River. Historically some of the best trout fishing to be found. I have fished both these streams and always caught fish. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BEDDING IF YOU'LL BE SLEEPING IN THE TREEHOUSE. And need I say anything about hiking on Mt. Shasta?Enjoy the entire property: The Treehouse in the woods and the Meadow Tent site with the incredible view of Mt. Shasta. Enjoy the new large outdoor kitchen and deck creekside. Be sure to bring your own bedding if you'll be sleeping in the treehouse.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Forest

Lake

River, stream, or creek

Swimming hole

95%

152 ratings · 110 reviews

Chibuzor O.recommends

August 21, 2020

Shasta View Treehouse

Peaceful

It was very peaceful, clean when we got there and it had almost everything we needed.

Harry W.recommends

August 20, 2020

Shasta View Treehouse

Private and Peaceful

We were the only guests on the property during our stay and it was great. Super isolated and very peaceful. Even had great service for Verizon. We'd definitely come back.

Jennifer T.recommends

August 16, 2020

Shasta View Meadow.

Beautiful Camping spot

Beautiful view, completely secluded. Host was authentic and kind in all communications. Highly recommend, we will return.

Beth L.recommends

August 15, 2020

Shasta View Treehouse

Private and serene nature retreat

This site is amazing, and we look forward to returning in the future. Gary was very friendly in all interactions. The treehouse fit Our family of 4 with small children on the floor. The cooking stove was awesome. The sound on the trickling creek and hammock were relaxing. We rented only the treehouse, which means we were sharing the 5 acre area with those who rented the meadow tent platform. Shared facilities include the compost privy, fire pit and picnic table. The view of Shasta and stars from the meadow was spectacular, so next time, we will pay a bit more and rent the whole place.

Laura J.recommends

August 11, 2020

Shasta View Treehouse

wonderful stay

We had the most wonderful stay at Gary's treehouse, we felt very secluded and deep in nature which was wonderful, we drank water from the local brook and felt very private to the other camp site on the property which is totally out of sight. The treehouse is really well stoked if you want to do any cooking on the 2 burners which we did! We loved it and would love to come back.

Liz B.recommends

August 7, 2020

Shasta View Treehouse

Peaceful and an awesome view of Mt Shasta. Nicely equipped for "glamping" in the treehouse.

Location

Weed, Siskiyou, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Shasta, Modoc, Wintʰu• Po•m (Northern Wintu), Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and Nom Ti Pom Wintu First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking