Chappie-Shasta OHV Area
Featured Trail Near Redding, CA!The trails here could be described as dry and a bit rocky, but the scenery is really top notch. Most of the trails are really wide jeep roads but there are some that are only wide enough for ATVs and dirt bikes. The trail system offers a wide variety of terrain that range from dozens of creek crossings, steep hill climbs and descents with both small and medium sized loose chunk rock.
The area offers several staging areas but the most popular one is the Chappie-Shasta Staging Area, which has some clean new facilities and is nestled right under a large dam. A campground with direct trail access is located about a 1/4 mile past this staging area which has some niced paved and shaded sites for a small fee.
There is an alternate staging area to the south (see directions) which works just fine for day use. You can reach the campground this way also, but there are three or four creek crossings, some nasty washouts, and some short sections of volleyball sized rocks.
Pickups should have no problem and short travel trailers could probably make it, but it might take you all day. For big RVs or toy haulers the northern access route (dam crossing) is highly recommended.
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From: Redding, CA
1) Take I-5 N to Shasta City Exit
2) Go straight through light
3) Bear right
4) Go straight through stop sign to Shasta Dam, cross the dam.
Matheson Access: I-5 to Redding, 299 West 2 miles to Iron Mtn Road, turn right, go north 6 miles, right on Matheson Road. "Copley Mountain" staging area is on the right (GPS coords: N40.39.536 122.28.136W). You can continue on Coran Road a few miles to get to the main camping/staging area under the dam. Note that this is a roughly graded road. 4x4s and 2x4s with high clearance are ok, but it is probably too rough for most RVs and travel trailers.