Cabins · USDA Forest Service · California
Hirz Cabin
USDA Forest Service · California, United States
- Sleeps
- 8
- Electricity
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,096 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Redding
- Address
- 14538 Wonderland Blvd., Redding, CA, 96003
- Phone
- (530)275-8113
About
Overview
Hirz Cabin is nestled among manzanita and oak trees on a hilltop overlooking the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake. The scenic location offers a variety of recreational activities, including a nearby boat ramp for water sports and a hiking trail.
Recreation
The nearest boat launch is about one mile away at Hirz Bay. Resorts on the lake have watercraft rentals and marinas with fuel.
Popular water activities include power and non-motorized boating, fishing and water skiing. Lake Shasta offers excellent fishing for trout, catfish, Chinook salmon, crappie, bluegill, white sturgeon, brown bullhead and bass.
Hikers can access the two-mile Hirz Bay Trail from the campground.
Facilities
Hirz cabin has all the typical amenities needed for cooking and cleaning. There is a full kitchen and laundry facility. The cabin has 3 bedrooms ( 2 upstairs and 1 downstairs) and 2 Bathrooms. Hirz Cabin is currently non-electric.
There are beds but no bedding. The two queen beds and two twin beds will sleep six people. There is plenty of room for inflatable mattresses on the main floor of the cabin. There is a dining room table with four chairs, a sofa and a large deck for your lawn chairs. The parking area will accommodate one boat with tow vehicle and four cars.
Natural Features
Shasta-Trinity is the largest national forest in California with a diverse landscape encompassing five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and 6,278 miles of streams and rivers.
Lake Shasta sits at an elevation of 1,067 feet, with 365 miles of shoreline punctuated by steep mountains blanketed in manzanita and evergreens. A snow-capped Mount Shasta, the second-tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, looms in the distance.
Nearby Attractions
Lake Shasta Caverns are also located on the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake in an area known as the Grey Rocks. Tours are given daily at this privately-owned facility.
The nearby Hirz Mountain Lookout offers panoramic views of Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen and the surrounding area at an elevation of 3,500 feet.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 38° | 25° | 69° | 5 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 38° | 20° | 74° | 4 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 40° | 25° | 86° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 43° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 79° | 53° | 41° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 60° | 46° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 99° | 68° | 58° | 111° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 97° | 67° | 59° | 110° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 60° | 51° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 77° | 51° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 44° | 34° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 38° | 27° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Hirz Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Dekkas Rock · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Hirz Bay · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 52 sites
- Hirz Bay Group 1 · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
- Hirz Bay Group 2 · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 1 sites
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- Hirz Mountain Lookout · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Girard Ridge Lookout · USDA Forest Service · 18 mi
- Mary Smith Campground · USDA Forest Service · 31 mi · 6 units
- McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park · California State Parks · 32 mi · 2 units
- Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins (CA) · National Park Service · 43 mi · 22 units
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