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Gooseneck Cove Boat-in Campground

Shasta National Forest · Redding, CA

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  • Address:Redding, CA
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Gooseneck Cove is one of four boat-access only campgrounds on Shasta lake. Located on the upper Sacramento arm of the lake, this facility is very popular. Whether or not the access is difficult varies depends on the current lake level. There are vault toilets and no piped water. This is a pack it in, pack it out facility.

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Campground Rules

  • No campfires allowed

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Trails at Shasta National Forest

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East Packers

California

0.4 mi13 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy

Sisson-Callahan Nrt

California

1.0 mi997 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy

Lady Gulch

California

2.2 mi1,631 ftgain
Difficulty: Moderate

Landers Lake

California

4.3 mi1,411 ftgain
Difficulty: Difficult

Tracy

California

1.6 mi98 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy

Sisson-Callahan (Historic)

California

1.3 mi846 ftgain
Difficulty: Easy

Within ~30 miles

Trails near Gooseneck Cove Boat-in Campground

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Backbone Ridge Trail

Backbone Ridge Trail

California

17.0 mi5,292 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Expert

Sugar Loaf Creek

California

0.2 mi16 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Sugar Loaf Creek

California

0.4 mi82 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Sugar Loaf Creek

California

2.6 mi1,086 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

Packers Overlook

California

0.4 mi197 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
Waters Gulch Loop Trail

Waters Gulch Loop Trail

California

3.4 mi1,138 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Moderate

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