Healthy Shasta Walks

Healthy Shasta aims to encourage people to walk and bike more for both transportation and recreation while working behind the scenes to support the creation of environments that make bicycling and walking easier, safer and more convenient for transportation and recreation.

Join us in Celebrating 20 Years of Healthy Shasta in 2025 with a Celebration Walk and Golden Shoe Hunt!

A family fun walk at Turtle Bay is planned for Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 10 am. The walk will be 2.5 miles, starting at the north side of the Sundial bridge at the entrance of the Gardens. The route will go through the Gardens, loop back on the Sacramento River Trail for its first mile and then will continue around the Arboretum loop, ending back at the Gardens. Walkers will get a sneak preview of the Glowing Wild show (opening the first weekend in April) then will enjoy beautiful views of the Sacramento River and finish with exploring the native plants and trees of the Arboretum loop. The walk is mostly flat with a few slight gradual hills. Walkers can do a 1-mile loop or continue to complete the full course of 2.5 miles.  Start/finish will be at the Gardens – rain or shine!

Pre-register for the walk by March 14, 2025 and get a FREE t-shirt (while supplies last)! T–shirt pick up and check-in will be at Fleet Feet, 1376 Hilltop Drive on Friday, March 28, 2- 6 pm.  Day of walk registration will be on the north plaza of the Sundial Bridge starting at 9 am.

Registration open by January 15, 2025

Cost: FREE!

Start time: 10 am

Winners of the Golden Shoes will be announced right before the walk. Even will include music and Healthy Shasta partner booths.

Golden Shoe Hunt, March 1- 23, 2025

Golden Shoe Hunt rules and clues coming soon!

Community Walking Resources

Check out this new series of Downtown Redding Walking Maps. The four different maps provide themed points of interest to explore in Downtown. This project was in collaboration with Healthy Shasta, Viva Downtown Redding, the City of Redding, and Visit Redding and was funded by the Upstate California Creative Corps in 2023-2024. Tyler Brown Cifi Shuster created the maps. Walks will continue Thursdays from May 30 through June 27, 2024 at 6:30 pm from Downtown Redding. Follow us for details @HealthyShasta or Healthy Shasta.

Downtown Historical Map

Mural Map

Calaboose Creek Map

Downtown to Trails Map

Learn more about Redding Downtown Murals  – a work in progress!

Healthy Shasta Walks Passport – Walking Inspiration for Anytime

Do you have a goal to be more active in 2024?

The Walks Passport is a way to make something we do everyday fun and provides an opportunity to explore more of our community.

Click here to download and print a copy: Healthy Shasta 2024 Walks Passport

Find Places to Walk and People to Walk With

Photo Credit Cameron Lievense, Redding, CA Your Year Your Life Photo by Emerson Ward on Unsplash Your Steps

• Local Trail Maps
• Local Recreation Groups
• Ranger Programs – Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
• Ranger-led Programs – Lassen Volcanic National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
• Redding Ramblers Hiking Group (Redding, CA) | Meetup
• Safe Routes to School – healthyshasta.org
• Shasta Dogs | Redding CA | Facebook

Local Walking Guides

Walking in nature also provides a way to reduce and manage the stress of daily life.

Share Your Story: Shape Our Streets.

We want your feedback on where to improve bikeways, sidewalks, and crossings. Help us make roadways safer for all users in Shasta County. Share your experiences about transportation crashes, near-misses, general hazards, and safe locations you travel. Simply go to Street Story, which is an easy to use online tool to share your story on an interactive map. Your comments will be used by local  agencies to help plan, develop, and improve local transportation projects for safer access for walking, biking, and transit. Thank you for contributing!

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