Jeff and I visited Lake McCloud on our way up to Oregon to view the Solar Eclipse in totality on a week-long camping trip in our camper/truck with our dogs, Summer and Skye. This lake is located about 10 miles south of the town of McCloud on the southeast base of Mount Shasta. This reservoir had the least amount of water left in it of all the lakes we have visited this year. Located at 3,000 feet above sea level, the surface area of this 520 Lake belongs to Pacific Gas & Electric Company and the surrounding land belongs to the Hearst Corporation. The Dam on the McCloud River was constructed by PG&E in 1965. The U.S. Forest Service was deeded a narrow strip of land between the road and the high water mark from Tarantula Gulch to Star City Creek. The step shoreline provides a beautiful setting for the Lake with pine trees towering above the rock terrain. Prior to visiting this Lake we made our way to the three waterfalls on the McCloud River, Upper, Middle and Lower Falls, with the middle falls being the most spectacular of the three. The McCloud river feeds into Lake McCloud.
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Jeff and I visiting Lower McCloud Falls early in the morning before any other visitors were at the park.
McCloud Middle Falls - a beautiful, peaceful falls. This one was my favorite.
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