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.
20 Years of Healthy Shasta – Celebration Walk and Golden Shoe Hunt!
The Golden Shoe Hunt, March 1- 23, 2025
The Hunt is on for people looking to explore new trails across Shasta County and win fun prizes. The Golden Shoe Hunt is a part of Healthy Shasta’s 20 Year Celebration and runs from March 1st to March 23rd. Twenty golden shoes will be placed around Shasta County and hunters will use clever clues to seek out the location of each shoe. Every shoe found allows an entry into a Golden Shoe prize as well as an entry into the Grand Prize!
Find clues, rules, and more info here!
If you notice that a shoe/tag is missing at a location, please take a picture and email us at admin@healthyshasta.org for further instructions!
Grand Prize: A Great Wolf Lodge Adventure Package: includes a $500 Gift Card to Great Wolf Lodge and a prepaid gas card!
The Celebration Walk, March 29, 2025
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!
Seize the opportunity to get yourself a commemorative 20th anniversary t-shirt for $12.50 when you register for the FREE walk online! 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 T-shirt pickup will be on the north plaza of the Sundial Bridge starting at 9 am.
Register here!
Cost: FREE!
Start time: 10 am
Winners of the Golden Shoes will be announced right before the walk. Event will include music and Healthy Shasta partner booths.
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 Cifu 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.
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 2025?
The Walks Passport is a way to make something we do everyday fun and provides an opportunity to explore more of our community. Although the Walks Passport program has been discontinued, you can still access the Passport from 2024 and use it as a fun family or solo activity at anytime.
Click here to download and print a copy: Healthy Shasta 2024 Walks Passport
Find Places to Walk and People to Walk With
- 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!
Why Walk?
Did you know you can meet physical activity recommendations for better health by walking briskly for 30 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week? These bouts of physical activity can be broken into 10 minutes segments – such as walking during your break at work or walking 15 minutes of your commute each workday.
Starting a Walking Program
Are you interested in starting a walking program? Check out this video to learn more.
Find out more about Creating More Walkable Communities.