For Immediate Release: October 27, 2004 CA-N-05-10
Contact: Sky Zaffarano (530) 224-2100 or Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332

BLM, OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDERS WILL CELEBRATE NEW STAGING AREA

Off-highway vehicle enthusiasts and staff from the Bureau of Land Management will celebrate completion of a new staging area for the Chappie-Shasta OHV area in a public ceremony set for Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m.

A brief dedication ceremony will be held at the Copley Mountain Staging Area. To get there, take highway 299 west from Redding to Iron Mountain Road, turn right and travel about six miles north on Iron Mountain Road. Turn right at the Chappie-Shasta sign. The new staging area is on the right.

The BLM's Redding Field Office built the Copely Mountain Staging Area to provide alternate access to the Chappie-Shasta OHV area in the wake of national security-related access restrictions across Shasta Dam.

It features a graveled, 20-vehicle parking area, loading ramps for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, an information kiosk, trash receptacles and a vault toilet.

For more information on the ceremony or the new staging area, contact the BLM Redding Field Office at (530) 224-2100.

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Redding Field Office 355 Hemsted Dr., Redding, CA 96002