News Release

 

For Immediate Release: October 25, 2002

Contact: Andy Isola (530) 224-2100 or Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332

CA-N-03-7

 

 

                          

NEW ACCESS ROUTE COMPLETED INTO CHAPPIE-SHASTA OHV AREA

BLM, BOR, Forest Service Announce Restored Access to Area

 

A new access route has been completed into the Chappie-Shasta off-highway vehicle recreation area near Redding, providing off-road driving enthusiasts an alternate route into the area.

 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) developed the access road after the primary access road across Shasta Dam was closed because of security needs following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

 

The new trail, just north of Redding off Iron Mountain Road and Matheson Road, provides access by four-wheel-drive vehicles, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, according to Andy Isola, an outdoor recreation planner with the Bureau of Land Management?s (BLM) Redding Field Office.  Isola said the new trail was a cooperative project involving the BLM and the BOR.

 

Information on the new trail is available from the BLM at (530) 224-2100.

 

Additionally, limited access across Shasta Dam has been restored by the BOR.  Visitors who want to cross Shasta Dam to enter the Chappie-Shasta OHV area can obtain permits from the BOR.  Permits are available by telephoning (530) 275-1554 three days in advance.  Motor homes are still restricted from crossing the dam.

 

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has reopened Shasta campground, near the base of Shasta Dam, for visitors who reach the area via the dam or the new access road.  Campground information is available from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest at (530) 275-1587.

 

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Redding Field Office    355 Hemsted Drive    Redding, California 96002