Nearby Redding, California Local Attractions

The Cascade Theatre first opened in 1935. Today, it hosts a wide variety of entertainment events: local plays, well-known musicals, showings of classic films, film festivals, comedy performances, and more. The building's fully-restored interior and exterior feature eye-catching art for an additional touch of atmosphere.

This 300-acre "gathering place" features the Turtle Bay Museum, animal exploration presentations, an arboretum and botanical gardens, and various public artworks. The Sundial Bridge, the park's most eye-catching piece of public art, serves as a gateway to downtown Redding.

Just two miles away from the Vagabond Inn Redding lies Mt. Shasta Mall, a busy indoor-outdoor center for shopping, and dining, and recreation.  

Lake Shasta, a visitor-friendly reservoir, is only a 15 minute drive north of the Vagabond Inn Redding. Activities available at the multiple marinas along Lake Shasta include fishing, water skiing, and boating. 

Redding draws a good deal of outdoors-geared tourism with an interest in Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lassen National Forest. Natural sites like the Subway Cave Trail and Almanor Beach provide explorers with a good deal of territory to check out. 

Travelers commonly stop by Redding on their way to or from the world-famous Pacific Crest Trail. The trail, located east of Redding in Lassen National Forest, runs between the U.S. - Mexico border and British Columbia, Canada.