Guidebook for Mount Shasta
Food Scene
Mt Shasta has a wide variety of places to dine, from walk up carts to Mt Shasta Resort near Lake Siskiyou. Having lived here over 25 years, my husband and I have our special stops plus those that our friends like. We've tried to provide you with a range of choices and options for any time of day and hunger!
Indoor and outdoor dining, great food! Wraps, salads, pastries, and in winter one or two fabulous home made soups. Very well known and small quaint old house. Very busy with skiiers and people going up the mountain so prepare to wait a little while. It is worth it!
30 locals recommend
Seven Suns Coffee & Cafe
1011 S Mt Shasta BlvdIndoor and outdoor dining, great food! Wraps, salads, pastries, and in winter one or two fabulous home made soups. Very well known and small quaint old house. Very busy with skiiers and people going up the mountain so prepare to wait a little while. It is worth it!
Great food and if the weather is sunny, dining out on the patio. Large selection of draft brews. My favorite sandwich is the soft shell crab BLT!! Yum.
18 locals recommend
Bistro 107
107 Chestnut StGreat food and if the weather is sunny, dining out on the patio. Large selection of draft brews. My favorite sandwich is the soft shell crab BLT!! Yum.
A little pricey but a favorite of locals. The food is great and service is always good. Quaint and outdoor patio dining in the summer. They have sushi certain nights of the week!
18 locals recommend
Lilys Restaurant
1013 S Mt Shasta BlvdA little pricey but a favorite of locals. The food is great and service is always good. Quaint and outdoor patio dining in the summer. They have sushi certain nights of the week!
Great drinks and you can eat full service from the menu or just the bar menu (which is also good) during certain hours. Comfy chairs and fun place locals go as well as all the guests from the Best Western Plus Motel where Coopers is located. Locals fill up the place on Thanksgiving! If you get there early enough, you can grab a spot to sit in front of the huge log fireplace and enjoy a drink from the bar while waiting for your table! Summertime you can sit at the outside patio looking at Mt Shasta.
13 locals recommend
Cooper's Bar & Grill
111 Morgan WayGreat drinks and you can eat full service from the menu or just the bar menu (which is also good) during certain hours. Comfy chairs and fun place locals go as well as all the guests from the Best Western Plus Motel where Coopers is located. Locals fill up the place on Thanksgiving! If you get there early enough, you can grab a spot to sit in front of the huge log fireplace and enjoy a drink from the bar while waiting for your table! Summertime you can sit at the outside patio looking at Mt Shasta.
This is so much more than a campground. The only public beach access to Lake Siskiyou that has amenities, you can sunbathe on the 600' white sand swimming beach, splash for an hour or the whole day at the Splash Zone and rent a pedal boat, kayaks, canoes or rafts at the beach or head over to the boat launch area and rent a patio boat that seats up to 8-12. You'll find a full service grocery and lake supplies/gift shop and deli. There is a bait & tackle shop, fishing dock and fish cleaning station. If you don't feel like doing anything but swimming and dining, check out the Lake Sis Grille & Brew with wine/beer/burgers, hot dogs & pizzas! Great food. Free parking, entrance fee to the resort is $1.00/per person.
15 locals recommend
Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort
4239 W A Barr RdThis is so much more than a campground. The only public beach access to Lake Siskiyou that has amenities, you can sunbathe on the 600' white sand swimming beach, splash for an hour or the whole day at the Splash Zone and rent a pedal boat, kayaks, canoes or rafts at the beach or head over to the boat launch area and rent a patio boat that seats up to 8-12. You'll find a full service grocery and lake supplies/gift shop and deli. There is a bait & tackle shop, fishing dock and fish cleaning station. If you don't feel like doing anything but swimming and dining, check out the Lake Sis Grille & Brew with wine/beer/burgers, hot dogs & pizzas! Great food. Free parking, entrance fee to the resort is $1.00/per person.
Big screen TV's, great salad bar, all you can eat lunch buffet 11:30-2:00 M-F. 12 ice cold beers, game room for kids, pool tables, ice cream counter, daily soup and several kinds of pizzas. This has been a local spot for years-from business people stopping for lunch to groups coming to celebrate birthdays or big game days. I've never heard a complaint from anyone! They also deliver to Holly House. :-)
11 locals recommend
Say Cheese Pizza
304 Maple StBig screen TV's, great salad bar, all you can eat lunch buffet 11:30-2:00 M-F. 12 ice cold beers, game room for kids, pool tables, ice cream counter, daily soup and several kinds of pizzas. This has been a local spot for years-from business people stopping for lunch to groups coming to celebrate birthdays or big game days. I've never heard a complaint from anyone! They also deliver to Holly House. :-)
Open here in Mt Shasta since 1945, returning visitors to Mt Shasta often say their visit isn't complete without at least one dinner at Mike & Tony's. This Italian Restaurant serves meals family style and their menu includes pasta, steaks, seafood, veal, chicken, vegetarian and Sunday Brunch is made to order. There is a kids menu as well. They are only open for dinner except Sunday's with Brunch 10-2 and lunch 12-5 pm. Days open change between summer and winter so call ahead.
21 locals recommend
Mike & Tony's Restaurant
501 S Mt Shasta BlvdOpen here in Mt Shasta since 1945, returning visitors to Mt Shasta often say their visit isn't complete without at least one dinner at Mike & Tony's. This Italian Restaurant serves meals family style and their menu includes pasta, steaks, seafood, veal, chicken, vegetarian and Sunday Brunch is made to order. There is a kids menu as well. They are only open for dinner except Sunday's with Brunch 10-2 and lunch 12-5 pm. Days open change between summer and winter so call ahead.
You don't need to be a golfer to enjoy the wonderful restaurant and bar at the resort. Located on an award winning golf course, the views in the dining room and bar (especially the deck off the bar in the summer) are incredible. Watch the wildlife in the various ponds or just gaze at the unobstructed Mt Shasta and Mt Eddy views. The food is consistently good, they will customize your meal with a smile and the full bar is well stocked. When someone asks me to lunch and where do I want to go, I almost always say "the resort"!
26 locals recommend
Mount Shasta Resort
1000 Siskiyou Lake BlvdYou don't need to be a golfer to enjoy the wonderful restaurant and bar at the resort. Located on an award winning golf course, the views in the dining room and bar (especially the deck off the bar in the summer) are incredible. Watch the wildlife in the various ponds or just gaze at the unobstructed Mt Shasta and Mt Eddy views. The food is consistently good, they will customize your meal with a smile and the full bar is well stocked. When someone asks me to lunch and where do I want to go, I almost always say "the resort"!
Open Thur-Mon 4-9PM this is a fun place to eat casually outside surrounded by Native Grounds Nursery. Menu is strictly limited to wood fired pizza and a few salads with several beers on tap. If your wallet is a bit thin, make sure to ask the prices of items prior to ordering. When my husband and I tried it we were surprised to find that a pizza, two small ceasar salads and two beers with tax and tip came to over $53.00.
14 locals recommend
The Garden Tap
1172 S Mt Shasta BlvdOpen Thur-Mon 4-9PM this is a fun place to eat casually outside surrounded by Native Grounds Nursery. Menu is strictly limited to wood fired pizza and a few salads with several beers on tap. If your wallet is a bit thin, make sure to ask the prices of items prior to ordering. When my husband and I tried it we were surprised to find that a pizza, two small ceasar salads and two beers with tax and tip came to over $53.00.
Anyone traveling up and down the 1-5 corridor in Calif knows of the Black Bear Diner. This one is where it all started. A very popular diner with travelers, it is also a locals favorite when you are really hungry! On Fridays they have all you can eat fish fry with great fish and fries and yummy cole slaw! You can never say you walked away hungry after dining at the Bear. But leave room for their cobblers ala mode!
21 locals recommend
Black Bear Diner
401 W Lake StAnyone traveling up and down the 1-5 corridor in Calif knows of the Black Bear Diner. This one is where it all started. A very popular diner with travelers, it is also a locals favorite when you are really hungry! On Fridays they have all you can eat fish fry with great fish and fries and yummy cole slaw! You can never say you walked away hungry after dining at the Bear. But leave room for their cobblers ala mode!
Good food and ambiance. Outside dining with heaters in winter, otherwise large capacity dining inside.
23 locals recommend
Sparky’s Landing
316 N Mt Shasta BlvdGood food and ambiance. Outside dining with heaters in winter, otherwise large capacity dining inside.
Good food! Can be busy at times but worth the wait. Downtown location and outdoor dining with heaters. Locals favorite. 230 reviews with 4.6 score! :-)
26 locals recommend
Pipeline Craft Taps & Kitchen
320 N Mt Shasta BlvdGood food! Can be busy at times but worth the wait. Downtown location and outdoor dining with heaters. Locals favorite. 230 reviews with 4.6 score! :-)
Great downtown location. Delicious sandwiches and salads, coffee and baked good. Fun atmosphere.
21 locals recommend
Yaks Mount Shasta Koffee & Eatery
401 North Mount Shasta BoulevardGreat downtown location. Delicious sandwiches and salads, coffee and baked good. Fun atmosphere.
Everything Else
5th Season has been a landmark in Mt Shasta for years. It is the go to place if you are outfitting a trip up the mountain or just want to know what the conditions are for climbing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing etc. You can buy clothes and gear, rent skis, buy boots or skis, rent bikes etc.
16 locals recommend
The Fifth Season
300 N Mt Shasta Blvd5th Season has been a landmark in Mt Shasta for years. It is the go to place if you are outfitting a trip up the mountain or just want to know what the conditions are for climbing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing etc. You can buy clothes and gear, rent skis, buy boots or skis, rent bikes etc.
Long time business in new bigger location with expanded inventory of everything boarding. Plus wide selection of clothing and shoes or boots to Go Pro cameras!
Fun store, especially for the young crowd.
Sportsmen's Den
100 Chestnut StLong time business in new bigger location with expanded inventory of everything boarding. Plus wide selection of clothing and shoes or boots to Go Pro cameras!
Fun store, especially for the young crowd.
A great boarders store, has a climbing wall! Rents bikes and boards, boots and .....
Shasta Base Camp
308 S Mt Shasta BlvdA great boarders store, has a climbing wall! Rents bikes and boards, boots and .....
Expect to spend hours in this store your first few visits. There is so much to see. This Golden Age Emporium is a must see for visitors who come to Mt Shasta to experience the spiritual side of this special area. The owners are long time residents of this area and can help guide and explain items that you are drawn to. Every spiritual modality is represented here. They have a huge online business as well, shipping items all over the world. Visit them online prior to coming to grasp just what this store has to offer.
10 locals recommend
Soul Connections
329 N Mt Shasta BlvdExpect to spend hours in this store your first few visits. There is so much to see. This Golden Age Emporium is a must see for visitors who come to Mt Shasta to experience the spiritual side of this special area. The owners are long time residents of this area and can help guide and explain items that you are drawn to. Every spiritual modality is represented here. They have a huge online business as well, shipping items all over the world. Visit them online prior to coming to grasp just what this store has to offer.
Shopping
For 30 plus years, Berryvale has been a landmark health food store and deli in Mt Shasta. Great selection of everything including vitamins and supplements, beer & wine (sake too!) cooler with wide selection of drinks. Nice café style setting for dining in what you pickup in the deli. If you can't find something ask a staff person, they will get you the person who has the answer.
41 locals recommend
Berryvale Grocery
305 S Mt Shasta BlvdFor 30 plus years, Berryvale has been a landmark health food store and deli in Mt Shasta. Great selection of everything including vitamins and supplements, beer & wine (sake too!) cooler with wide selection of drinks. Nice café style setting for dining in what you pickup in the deli. If you can't find something ask a staff person, they will get you the person who has the answer.
Mt Shasta has a vast assortment of crystal shops to entice you for days of shopping if that is what you are looking for. I would recommend that you make sure this is on your list of crystal shops. From the Crystal Singing Bowls both Crystal & Holographic to the variety of Healing Tools including Sound and Divination you will realize this store is amazing. Lemurian seed crystals? Yes, they have them.. Need I say more?
The Crystal Room, Crystal Tones at Mount Shasta
109 W Castle StMt Shasta has a vast assortment of crystal shops to entice you for days of shopping if that is what you are looking for. I would recommend that you make sure this is on your list of crystal shops. From the Crystal Singing Bowls both Crystal & Holographic to the variety of Healing Tools including Sound and Divination you will realize this store is amazing. Lemurian seed crystals? Yes, they have them.. Need I say more?
This store has the outdoor wood fired grills going every F/S/S and make the best ribs/tri tip/chicken/meatloaf anywhere. The store has a deli for sandwiches or sliced meats and cheeses and a great selection of wines/teas/coffees and beer that is really cold. It is also a great stop to run in and pick up any number of things that any large grocery carries without the hassle. The owner worked there as a teen bagging groceries and now owns this store and the market in Dunsmuir. They carry local Siskiyou County Prather Ranch meats,organic groceries and Diestel turkey. They also carry the full line of Crystal Dairy products-a family farm co op in Redding that does not treat with Bst or hormones and has the best tasting dairy products I've ever had. My husband and I shop there more often than the big stores.
19 locals recommend
Mount Shasta Super Market
112 E Alma StThis store has the outdoor wood fired grills going every F/S/S and make the best ribs/tri tip/chicken/meatloaf anywhere. The store has a deli for sandwiches or sliced meats and cheeses and a great selection of wines/teas/coffees and beer that is really cold. It is also a great stop to run in and pick up any number of things that any large grocery carries without the hassle. The owner worked there as a teen bagging groceries and now owns this store and the market in Dunsmuir. They carry local Siskiyou County Prather Ranch meats,organic groceries and Diestel turkey. They also carry the full line of Crystal Dairy products-a family farm co op in Redding that does not treat with Bst or hormones and has the best tasting dairy products I've ever had. My husband and I shop there more often than the big stores.
Sightseeing
If you are looking for the history of our beautiful area, visit the museum. Open Fri-Sun and located next to the Fish Hatchery which is about 150 years old and one of the first in the state of California.
19 locals recommend
Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum
1 N Old Stage RdIf you are looking for the history of our beautiful area, visit the museum. Open Fri-Sun and located next to the Fish Hatchery which is about 150 years old and one of the first in the state of California.
Over 150 years old, this fish hatchery is a must see while visiting our area. You can purchase small bags of food to feed the fish (amazing to watch them go after it) and kids can fish in a small pond. You will see some of the biggest trout ever. And watch for the eagles-especially bald eagles that hang around hoping for a meal! While there, go next door to the Sisson museum for a pleasant history of the area.
US Fish & Wildlife Service-Coleman National Fish Hatchery
24411 Coleman Fish Hatchery RdOver 150 years old, this fish hatchery is a must see while visiting our area. You can purchase small bags of food to feed the fish (amazing to watch them go after it) and kids can fish in a small pond. You will see some of the biggest trout ever. And watch for the eagles-especially bald eagles that hang around hoping for a meal! While there, go next door to the Sisson museum for a pleasant history of the area.
Essentials
Small charming grocery with a long history in Mt Shasta. They have a good selection of organic produce and meats, a deli for sandwiches, cold beer and most days fresh barbequed chicken, tri tip and sometimes hand cut steaks. Most meats are sourced locally.
19 locals recommend
Mount Shasta Super Market
112 E Alma StSmall charming grocery with a long history in Mt Shasta. They have a good selection of organic produce and meats, a deli for sandwiches, cold beer and most days fresh barbequed chicken, tri tip and sometimes hand cut steaks. Most meats are sourced locally.
Rays Food Place is a small chain that services Northern California and Southern Oregon small communities. They are a full service grocery. The have a bakery with deli items, a full service meat dept and floral shop. Large selection of wines and beer, especially independent brewers. The are open until 10:00 pm.
24 locals recommend
Rays Food Place
160 Morgan WayRays Food Place is a small chain that services Northern California and Southern Oregon small communities. They are a full service grocery. The have a bakery with deli items, a full service meat dept and floral shop. Large selection of wines and beer, especially independent brewers. The are open until 10:00 pm.
Recently remodeled store-carry's everything a normal Rite Aid does. Full service pharmacy. Great liquor prices!
6 locals recommend
Rite Aid
310 W Lake StRecently remodeled store-carry's everything a normal Rite Aid does. Full service pharmacy. Great liquor prices!
Entertainment & Activities
First run movies without the crowds! Prices are cheaper at the matinee periods.
6 locals recommend
Mt Shasta Cinemas
118 Morgan WayFirst run movies without the crowds! Prices are cheaper at the matinee periods.
Parks & Nature
One of the reasons locals choose to live here is the abundance of nature out our front doorsteps. We experience 4 seasons but none are extremely harsh which gives visitors and locals alike the opportunity to explore nature in so many ways-hiking, biking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, cross country & downhill skiing and every kind of water sports imaginable. With over 78% of our county designated as "open space" ie owned by the government, railroads and timber companies, there is never a feeling of "confinement" or congestion when you step outside and look around you. Our parks are expansive and unique and should be visited to truly experience why Mt Shasta is called "Where Heaven & Earth Meet"...
Large park with bike park and skate park, tennis courts, dog areas and awesome views of Mt Shasta. In winter Shastice has the largest open air ice rink on the west coast. Great fun, sometimes they have hockey lessons and matches. Snack shack for hot chocolate and more. Plenty of seating for those who just want to watch.
12 locals recommend
Shastice Park
800 Rockfellow DrLarge park with bike park and skate park, tennis courts, dog areas and awesome views of Mt Shasta. In winter Shastice has the largest open air ice rink on the west coast. Great fun, sometimes they have hockey lessons and matches. Snack shack for hot chocolate and more. Plenty of seating for those who just want to watch.
The Sacramento River is one of the most impressive natural resources in all of California, and while you are visiting Mount Shasta, you can take this quick stop to visit its humble beginnings. Mount Shasta City Park, on the outskirts of town, features the start of the river and has become an almost spiritual spot for people to visit and drink from. I saw a half dozen people come fill up water bottles while I was there. It is a peaceful place for a quick visit. Family friendly with kids playground, hike past the headwaters of the Sacramento (don't forget to stop and fill your water bottles!) or just walk around the quaint log buildings that were built by Chico State University for a northern campus. Long ago donated to the city, the buildings are now used for events and meetings or classes. Seniors get a free hot lunch M-F at the main lodge.
36 locals recommend
Mount Shasta City Park
1315 Nixon RdThe Sacramento River is one of the most impressive natural resources in all of California, and while you are visiting Mount Shasta, you can take this quick stop to visit its humble beginnings. Mount Shasta City Park, on the outskirts of town, features the start of the river and has become an almost spiritual spot for people to visit and drink from. I saw a half dozen people come fill up water bottles while I was there. It is a peaceful place for a quick visit. Family friendly with kids playground, hike past the headwaters of the Sacramento (don't forget to stop and fill your water bottles!) or just walk around the quaint log buildings that were built by Chico State University for a northern campus. Long ago donated to the city, the buildings are now used for events and meetings or classes. Seniors get a free hot lunch M-F at the main lodge.