The first glimpse of Castle Crags can arrive like a high-voltage shock. It often happens for those on vacation, heading north on Interstate 5, weaving up the Sacramento River canyon, when they round a ...

The Castle Crags are considered some of the most spectacular granite outcroppings in the North State and some of the finest rock climbing in the area. Some time later this year, an additional 1,256 ...

2006-05-14 04:00:00 PDT Castle Crags State Park,Shasta-- I and the granite walls around me had something in common: We were alone. The collection of peaks -- a rowdy burst of gray domes, spires and ...

Castle Crags' dramatic granite spires tower above a protected forest and alpine lakes along the largest river in the Golden State. This stunning, remote state park might just be the best-kept secret ...

The Root Fire has burned 668 acres in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with 30% containment, according to forest officials. The fire started Monday afternoon, September 1, causing evacuation orders ...

Yosemite Valley is justly famous for its gigantic domes of rock, but it's not the only place in California that has shimmering towers of granite. Castle Crags State Park , just off Interstate 5 in ...

“Castillo del Diablo.” Castle of the Devil. In the 1850s, it was the Spanish name of the granite spires known today as Castle Crags. The Indians of the area called them “Kukuparick,” meaning “abode of ...

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