McCloud River Preserve
Lower McCloud River (TNC), McCloud · near McCloud · Shasta Cascade
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 5.2 miles
- Elevation gain
- 300 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Spring–fall · Hot in summer, poison oak leafed out — spring & fall most comfortable
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- The Nature Conservancy preserve; free, day-use only. NO dogs. Catch-and-release fly fishing under special preserve rules. Abundant poison oak.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Wild lower McCloud River · Blue-ribbon trout water · Remote quiet canyon · Swimming & fishing pools
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Learn to spot poison oak before you go — it lines this trail; long pants help.
The guide
The trout-and-river soul of the region — a protected stretch of the lower McCloud winding through a deep, quiet canyon that The…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to McCloud River Preserve — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 41.014, -122.109