Castle Crags State Park

Usually, because I'm cheap, at least for myself, I avoid parks with fees, but this was well worth the $8.nnUnbelievably cool hike to Castle Crag - nice quick vertical to the top. I did it barefoot up and then put my shoes on for the way back down and talked about Jesus with a wonderful woman who ended up giving me some awesome hiking recommendations

Amazing hike and views nn.. as some of the other reviews say .. it ends in a bit of frustration .. top of the Dome cannot be climbed by average Joes, no grips and the 1200 foot drop gives the term slip&fall a whole new dimension nnWorth every drop of sweat and every wobbly step

It was windy at the Vista, but we'll worth the visit. I will return. At the viewing area, they've installed some telescopes to see the peaks of Shasta and Castle Crags.nThere is an automated ticket machine at the front of the park. $8 for day use.nThere are vault restrooms at the front and at the viewpoint parking area.nThe trails are well maintained and easy to climb.

Well worth the stop! I have been wanting to stop and visit Castle Crags for a very long time. We drove a quarter mile up to the scenic view point. It was probably the scariest drive I've ever taken. It was a windy narrow one lane road. Met up with oncoming car and luckily they had a little room to let us go by. Many places did not. Luckily it wa not far. Driving down was even scarier, but luckily my husband drove that part. When we got to the parking lot, there was a short hike to the view point. So worth it! Beautiful hike, yet a bit scary looking down. I would not recommend little kids unless you held their hand the whole way. Once at the viewpoint, you will see 2 telescopes. It was so cool to be able to see Crag mountain up close! We also were treated to a great view of Mount Shasta!! So happy that we stopped! I got to check that one off my bucketlist!

Great trip! The view from the vista point is great. Missed the seasonal waterfall, so we'll have to be back. Rangers were friendly and helpful, though their idea of easy differs from mine. They recommended the Indian Creek Nature Loop. Much together than expected though the creek and bridges were as advertised and made the hike worth it. It was my wife's first encounter with a rattlesnake in the wild desire or interest in the great outdoors.nnIt should be noted, my wife was recovering from surgery and me from a tree limb falling on me, so we were not up to par at the time.