Black Butte Lake Area, Corning
Just southwest of Corning lies Black Butte Lake, an accessible recreational area on the west side of the Sacramento Valley. The lake is seven miles long and has a shoreline of 40 miles. Camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting and sightseeing are just some of the many activities available.

Coleman National Fish Hatchery, North of Red Bluff, (530) 365-8622.
Open daily from 7:30 a.m. to dusk, the hatchery rears 13 to 15 million chinook salmon and about 1 million steelhead annually.

Cone & Kimball Plaza, Central Red Bluff.
The ornate and beautiful Victorian clocktower was often called " the Heart of Red Bluff "....and, for good reason. It best symbolized the Victorian background and flavor of the city, and crowned one of the most photographed buildings in the region. The original clocktower was destroyed by a fire in 1984 and in 1997 the Red Bluff Rotary and the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association decided to rebuild it.

Corning Museum, Corning, (530) 824-5935.
The Corning Museum preserves and exhibits artifacts that represent the cultural heritage of Corning and Tehama County specifically and Northern California in general. Displays at the museum include German and Japanese mounted machine guns, articles of period clothing, tools, pictures and other items dating back to the early days of Corning, such as many historical items from the Hotel Maywood.

Diversion Dam
The Red Bluff Diversion Dam combined with the Tehama-Colusa Canal annually supplies about 660,000 acre-feet of water to irrigate more than 200,000 acres of rich farming land. Managed by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation the diversion dam raises the level of the Sacramento River seventeen feet--giving it enough head to gravity-feed the diverted water the full 140-mile length of the canal. The canal runs 28 miles down the west side of the Sacramento River through Tehama Country and then angles through Glenn and Colusa Counties into Yolo County.

Guides & Outfitters.
With more than 30 hunting, fishing and river guides throughout the area, contact one or more of the area chambers of commerce--listed in the Visitor Information Section--for a complete listing.

William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park, Red Bluff, (530) 529-8599.
A one-room adobe house tucked under an old oak tree is believed to be the home of William B. Ide, an early California settler during the 1880's. This 3-acre park and adobe exhibit early-day furnishings and implements to commemorate the California Republic's first and only President. An adobe smokehouse, carriage shed, and a small corral are on the park grounds.

Ishi Wilderness, Red Bluff.
The Ishi, a 41,000 acre low-elevation wilderness, featuring basaltic outcroppings, caves, and pillar lava formations, lies in the southern Cascade foothills, 20 miles east of Red Bluff. Many of the trails in Ishi originated as Native American travel routes and range from easy to difficult.

Kelly-Griggs Museum, Red Bluff, (530) 527-1129.
The Kelly Griggs House Museum is a classical two-story Victorian home built in the 1880's. Museum guides lead tours through rooms where Victorian garbed mannequins grace the authentic antique furnishings of the period. Also on display are Native American artifacts and the Pioneer Room is filled with photographs of Tehama County.

Lake Red Bluff, Red Bluff.
The Sacramento River winds through Red Bluff with a portion of the river forming a narrow lake. With some 15 miles of shoreline, Lake Red Bluff has been designated a Watchable Wildlife Area. The area offers excellent fishing, picnicking, camping, hiking and wildlife observation. Boating is also popular here. Swimming is available near the Diversion Dam and a Salmon-Viewing Plaza, where visitors can view live salmon and trout as they (the fish), bypass the diversion dam via man-made fish ladders.

Lassen Volcanic National Park, (530) 595-4444.
Whether you like to camp, fish, hike, view spectacular scenery, learn more about nature, or simply relax, visitors to the north state can enjoy 106,000 acres of volcanic terrain at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The National Park northeast of Red Bluff, offers its visitors fishing, horseback riding and during the winter months, cross-country skiing and guided snowshoe walks. Hikers and campers can experience the volcanic and thermal-spring attractions along with an uninhabited region of conifer forests and mountain meadows. The trans-park road (Highway 89), open only in summer, traverses near Lassen Peak at the 8,500' level and leads motorists to railheads for Sulfur Works, Bumpass Hell, Kings Creek Falls and the Devastated Area.

Manton Museum, Manton, (530) 474-3356.
Open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. the first two weekends of each month, the Manton Museum showcases antiques from the early homesteaders of the area. It is easily accessible just above the store in the old school house. Special hours may be arranged for group tours.

Performing Arts Center, Red Bluff, (530) 529-8849 Box Office, (530) 529-8829
General Information. For the best in regional theatre, dance and music visit the Red Bluff Visual & Performing Arts Center off Douglass near Johnson street.

Sacramento River Discovery Center, Red Bluff, (530) 527-1196.
Imagine the experience of learning science in a 500 acre outdoor classroom located on the Sacramento River. Enjoy walking interpretive trails through native riparian habitats, such as riparian forest, flowering grasslands, wetlands, and oak woodlands, or visiting a demonstration agricultural site.

Salmon Viewing Plaza, Red Bluff, (530) 527-3043.
Located on the east bank of the Sacramento River, the plaza is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. May through September. The plaza provides viewing, via TV monitors, of salmon as they work their way through the fish traps and ladders . Picnic sites, boat launching ramps and restrooms are available.

South Shasta Model Railroad, Gerber, (530) 385-1389.
The South Shasta Model Railroad is a real railroad in miniature, built to a scale of 1/4" to the foot. The working museum features trains, track, buildings, bridges, and actual terrain in replica of the Southern Pacific Railway from Gerber to Dunsmuir. Rarely seen features include working fireboxes in the steam-type locomotive, a mail catcher that actually catches mail, water plugs and towers, neon signs, and a working sawmill.

The attraction also features actual rides on a 59-year-old German-built steam locomotive that uses wood for fuel. Open weekends only, April and May.

Tehama County Museum, Tehama, (530) 384-2595.
Located on the corner of 3rd and C Streets in Tehama, the Tehama County Museum showcases much of Tehama Country's colorful and varied past. View mastodon tusks, a video of "Ishi, The Last Wild Indian in America," original railroad spikes, artifacts from the cattle and farming industries, and period clothing, furnishings and photographs. It is open year-round on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4pm.

Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area, Corning, (530) 839-2112.
This scenic park offers year-round camping, fishing and hiking in a natural setting along the Sacramento River just east of Corning. Tehama County Park, located next to Woodson Bridge offers a broad sand and gravel beach for wading.