Lake Siskiyou
Mount Shasta City · near Mount Shasta · Shasta Cascade
Kayaking & SUP
At a glance
- Best season
- June-September (full pool early summer; draws down late season)
What is here
- Wildlife
- Ospreys, bald eagles, waterfowl, forest songbirds
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Kayaking & SUP detail
- Nickname
- The Mount Shasta Mirror
- Water types
- alpine-lake
- Exposure
- moderate
- Sup friendly
- Yes
- Wetsuit
- Cold snowmelt water early season; a spring suit is smart before midsummer
- Intl tip
- Launch at first light before the wind picks up - the reflection and the calm are both perfect then, and the far (dam/west) end gives the cleanest Mount Shasta framing. Rent on-site at the resort if you didn't bring a boat.
The guide
Lake Siskiyou is the postcard shot of the whole region - 14,179-foot Mount Shasta mirrored in glassy water at dawn, the lake ri…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lake Siskiyou — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 41.2755, -122.348