Eating & Sleeping
Mt Shasta 11
5 Trinity Café Californian $$
(%530-926-6200; 622 N Mt Shasta Blvd; mains$17-28; (^) h5-9pm Tue-Sat) Trinity has long
rivaled the Bay Area’s best with an extensive,
excellent wine selection and organic menu.
4 Historic Lookout &
Cabin Rentals Cabin $
(%530-994-2184; http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/
shastatrinity; up to 4 people from $35) These
restored fi re lookouts on the slopes of Little
Mt Hoff man or Girard Ridge were built from
the 1920s to ’40s and can accommodate four
people.
4 Shasta MountInn B&B $$
(%530-926-1810; http://www.shastamountinn.com;
203 Birch St; r without/with fi replace $130/175;
iW) Only antique on the outside, inside
this bright Victorian farmhouse is all relaxed
minimalism, bold colors and graceful decor.
Need to relax more? Try porch swings and on-
site massage.
Shasta Lake 22
4 US Forest Service
(USFS) Campgrounds Campgrounds $
(%877-444-6777; http://www.reserveusa.com; tent
sites $6-26) The lake has a range of camping,
with lake and mountain views. Camping outside
organized campgrounds requires campfi re
permits from May to October, available free
from any USFS offi ce.
Redding 33
5 Carnegie’s Californian $$
(1600 Oregon St; meals $12; h10am-3pm Mon
& Tue, to 11pm Wed-Fri; v) This hip and homey,
split-level cafe serves up healthy food – big
fresh salads, garlicky prawns and pasta and
homemade tomato soup.
5 Jack’s Grill Steakhouse $$$
(www.jacksgrillredding.com; 1743 California
St; mains $15-31; (^) h5-11pm, bar from 4pm
Mon-Sat) This funky old-time place doesn’t
look so inviting – the windows are blacked out
and it’s dark as a crypt inside – but the thick,
charbroiled decadence keeps ’em coming back.
Lewiston 55
4 Lewiston Hotel Historic Hotel $
(%530-778-3823; http://www.lewistonhotel.net; 125
Deadwood Rd; r $69-89; (^) W) This 1862 hotel was
recently reopened to guests, and the rooms –
with river views – have tons of character.
Weaverville 66
5 La Grange Café Californian $$
(%530-623-5325; 315 N Main St; mains $15-30;
h11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri-Sun, with
seasonal variations) This celebrated multistar
restaurant serves satisfying fare without a whiff
of pretension: apple-stuff ed red cabbage in the
fall and chicken enchiladas in the summer.
4 Weaverville Hotel Historic Hotel $$
(%800-750-8957; http://www.weavervillehotel.com;
203 Main St; r $100-260; (^) aW) Play like you’re
in the Old West at this upscale hotel and historic
landmark, refurbished in grand Victorian style.
Arcata 88
5 Folie Douce Modern American $$$
(%707-822-1042; http://www.foliedoucearcata.com;
1551 G St; dinner mains $27-36; h5:30-9pm
Tue-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat; v) Just a slip of a
place, but the short, inventive menu features
seasonally inspired bistro cooking.
4 Hotel Arcata Historic Hotel $$
(%707-826-0217; http://www.hotelarcata.com; 708
9th St; r $96-156; W) Anchoring the plaza, the
renovated 1915 brick landmark is an excellent
perch for people-watching on the square, but
the quietest rooms face the back.
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