We had planned to be relaxing in a Shingletown cabin this week, but the Northern California fires and bad air quality caused us to reschedule our trip to the mountains. The Zogg fire, west of Redding, has burned over 56,000 acres and, as of this morning, is 46% contained. In addition, the August Complex fire, west of Orland, has burned 970,000 acres and is now 51% contained. Moreover, we didn't want to add traffic and congestion to the area or Interstate 5. There will always be another and better time to travel from our shelter in place residence and spend time in fresh mountain air. Here's hoping for some rain.
Where is Shingletown? It sits at an elevation of 3,500 feet, along State Route 44 and about 17 miles from the northern entrance to Lassen Volcanic National Park. The population is about 2,300 and business district offerings are similar to small mountain towns. We've been customers of the good-sized grocery-hardware-deli store (Reed's Market and Grill) and gas station (Chevron) in Shingletown. The market offers a broad selection of grocery items for a small store. You might check Yelp reviews in respect to Grill breakfasts, lunches and dinners - the reviews vary quite a bit.
Besides hiking in the national park, visitors to this area often hike in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park (60 miles from Shingletown) and spelunk a 1/3 mile underground walk at the Subway Cave Lava Tube (30 miles from Shingletown). If you go to Subway Cave, be sure to bring a flashlight and jacket - the cave temperature hovers in the mid-40Fs. There's also several areas to try your hand at fly or bait fishing.
While there are no motels in Shingletown, there are several rental cabins in the area, ranging from rustic cabins to small cottages to six and seven bedroom modern cabins/houses. Rental sources include VRBO, AirBnB and Tripadvisor. There's also a KOA campground in Shingletown.
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