Lake Shasta is a nice destination for a wide variety of outdoor activities. It is located about 3 hours north of Davis on Interstate 5 in — wait for it — Shasta County. Shasta is California's largest reservoir and its third largest body of water (after Lake Tahoe and the Salton Sea).
If you're looking for a closer lakey option, check out Lake Berryessa. If you're in need of Shastas closer to home, there's always Shasta Drive. Like Lake Shasta and Mount Shasta, the road was almost certainly named for Shasta soda (available at a Nugget near you!), and probably has nothing to do with the Shasta Tribe that makes Northern California their home. Right?
See also Lake Shasta on the Redding Wiki
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