Sacramento River Headwaters, Mt. Shasta City Park, CA

4.3

(127 reviews)

About This Spring

Description

Gushing out of natural soil and rock wall. Clean and well kept. Some of the most cold, clean, tasty sweet water ever! Comes right out of the mountain in a rush, no pipes needed and starts a beautiful spring there in the city park. People travel for many miles to come get this nectar. Check out the fairy trails behind the spring accessible by a bridge further down from the source.

Additional info here.

Nearest Address

Located in the Mt. Shasta City Park off of Mt. Shasta Blvd.

Directions from Nearest Address

On the corner of N. Mount Shasta Blvd. and Nixon road, across the street and railroad tracks from Skyline Blvd., and opposite Spring Hill Nursery.

Vital Information

  • Fee: None
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: 36-40 F
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

City park hours.

GPS:

N/A

Map Link: Sacramento River Headwaters Map

Submitted by: Bernadette Wulf, Vrindavan Chandra, Jaya Phillips

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