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Shasta Dam

InfrastructureShasta Lake, CAOpen

The visitor center and tours are closed Wednesday and Thursday. Reclamation's page (last updated Jan. 6, 2026) tells visitors to call 530-247-8500 for current tour times.

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A Bureau of Reclamation dam near Redding with a visitor center and free guided dam and powerplant tours, offered Friday through Tuesday only.

Shasta Dam
Photo: Bureau of Reclamation, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ways to visit

Shasta Dam Visitor Center Open

The page was last updated Jan. 6, 2026 and says to call 530-247-8500 for the most up to date information.

What you see
Visitor centerusbr.gov, 2026-10-26
How
Walk inusbr.gov, 2026-10-26
When
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunFriday through Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Wednesday and Thursday. Holiday closures are not listed.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26 · usbr.gov, 2026-10-26
Booking
Not statedThe page describes no booking for the visitor center.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26
Cost
Not stated on the official pageThe page does not state an admission charge for the visitor center (it calls only the tour free). Call 530-247-8500 to confirm.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26
Requirements
None stated.
    Not stated on the official page: photo ID, citizenship, residency, minimum age, height, fitness and accessibility, safety gear, photography, personal details in advance.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26

    Shasta Dam and Powerplant Tour Open

    The page was last updated Jan. 6, 2026 and says to call 530-247-8500 for the most up to date information and tour times.

    What you see
    Inside tourusbr.gov, 2026-10-26
    How
    Scheduled tour · up to 20 peopleusbr.gov, 2026-10-26
    When
    MonTueWedThuFriSatSunFriday through Tuesday; no tours on Wednesday and Thursday. Tour times are not on the page: it says to call 530-247-8500.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26
    Booking
    Not required · same day possible · on siteFree tickets are handed out one hour before each tour, first come, first served, and each tour is limited to 20 people. The page does not say where tickets are handed out.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26
    Cost
    FreeThe page calls the tour free.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26
    Requirements
    None stated.
      Not stated on the official page: photo ID, citizenship, residency, minimum age, height, fitness and accessibility, safety gear, photography, personal details in advance.usbr.gov, 2026-10-26

      About

      Shasta Dam is a Bureau of Reclamation dam on the Sacramento River, about 9 miles northwest of Redding, California, and the headwaters of the Central Valley Project. Reclamation guides run a free tour that walks across the top of the dam, rides an elevator down 400 feet, goes through the dam to a view of the spillway and includes the Shasta Powerplant. The visitor center and the tours run Friday through Tuesday only. Tour tickets are handed out an hour ahead and each tour is capped at 20 people, and the page tells visitors to call for current times.

      Owner: Bureau of Reclamation. Run by: Bureau of Reclamation (Northern California Area Office).

      Getting there

      16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, CA, 96019

      Shasta Dam is on the Sacramento River about 9 miles northwest of Redding, and Reclamation's Northern California Area Office is headquartered at the dam. The address is the Area Office's main office; the page does not give a separate address for the visitor center.

      The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (40.71860, -122.41900). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps

      Shasta Dam Visitor Center (TTY 800-877-8339): 530-247-8555Main office, for current tour times (TTY 800-877-8339): 530-247-8500

      Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.

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