• The 25-mile Sacramento River Rail Trail provides joggers, hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders with a tranquil escape along the Sacramento River.

• The area surrounding the Wild & Scenic Trinity River provides opportunities for camping, salmon and steelhead fishing, rafting, canoeing or kayaking.

• Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area provides 200 miles of roads and trails for motorcycles, four-wheel drive and all-terrain vehicles, with dramatic views of S hasta Lake and Mt. Shasta.

• The Sacramento River Bend Area offers excellent places to hike, bike, and ride horses. Enjoy the spring wildflowers of the Yana Trail, or bird watching in the Paynes Creek Wetlands.

• The Swasey Recreation Area offers mountain bikers a steep, rugged trail that connects to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.

• The Forks of Butte Area offers gold panning for modern-day fortune seekers.