| About Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
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| Squaw Meadows Trail |
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Beginning Elevation:
6,800 Feet
Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
Length:
2 Miles
Reservation:
No
Season:
Mid-Spring - Mid-Fall
From Mt. Shasta City, Accessible from Ski Bowl Trailhead. Drive east on Alma Street to the first stop sign. Turn right at this intersection. The next intersection also has a stop sign and a blinking red light. Turn left here onto Everitt Memorial Highway. Drive up the highway for 9.5 miles to the junction with the Lower Sand Flat Road. Turn left and proceed for another 0.8 mile to the junction with the Upper Sand Flat Road. Continue straight ahead for a short distance and take the fork to the right. The road then winds through the timber for 0.4 mile to the trailhead. From the Lower Sand Flat Road, remain on the Everitt Memorial Highway for another 1.3 miles to the Bunny Flat parking area. From Bunny Flat, remain on the Everitt Memorial Highway for another 1.7 miles to the junction with Panther Meadows Campground. From Panther Meadows Campground, continue on the Everitt Memorial Highway for another 0.7 mile to the old Ski Bowl parking lot.
Location Information
GENERAL INFORMATION: The easiest trail to Squaw Meadows to find and follow is the one from the old Ski Bowl. Park in the Ski Bowl parking lot and fill out your wilderness permit at the booth in the center of the lot. Then walk up the road that leads past the parking lot to the pad where the ski lodge used to be. At the point where this road joins the lodge pad, you will see a rock-lined trail leading up the bowl to the right. This trail crosses the saddle above Gray Butte and skirts the north side of Red Butte. The distance, one way, is approximately 2 miles.
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