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Whiskeytown National Recreational Area
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Stop At The Visitor Center First!

The Visitor Center offers exhibits about the history and development of the Whiskeytown area.  Visitors may also inquire about gold panning and historic mine tours.  Learn about campgrounds and purchase visitor passes while at the Visitor Center.  Books, maps and postcards may also be purchased at the Visitor Center Bookstore.

Location & Address

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Visitor Center
Highway 299 & Kennedy Memorial Drive
P.O. Box 188
Whiskeytown, CA  96095

Phone

(530) 246-1225

Hours

The Visitor Center is open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.

  • Summer hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day) are from  9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Park Headquarters business offices are open weekdays from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Seasons

The park is open year-round, 24 hours a day.
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Did You Know?
Alcatraz Island is the site of a large colony of Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis), the gull species that inhabits the Oregon and California coast. Individuals mate for life and come together each year on Alcatraz to defend their historic territory and raise three chicks.

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Last Updated: September 19, 2009 at 19:50 EST