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Shasta Lake Forest Fires

LATEST CONDITIONS:
August 23, 2024
Had a nice rain storm on 8/22/2024 for a few hours.  Blue Skies, no smoke returning.   Air Quality Remains Green/Good with AQI in the 15-40 range for the forecast.  Come enjoy Shasta!!

August 19, 2024
Had a nice rain storm on 8/17 2024 for a few hours.  Then back to blue skies.   Air Quality Remains Green/Good with AQI in the 15-40 range for the forecast.  Come enjoy Shasta!!

August 15, 2024
Still all good at Shasta!!!

August 12, 2024
We have not been updating as often as the conditions remain good a Shasta Lake.  Air Quality has been Good to Moderate which is very good for this area at this time time of the year.  We will update more frequently if something changes negatively.

August 7, 2024
Another day in paradise.  No issues.

August 6, 2024
Just sunny skies.  Air quality was Green or “Good” for the past 3 days.  This is rare for this time of the year.  Come enjoy!

August 5, 2024
No issues at Shasta!  Glad to hear they are starting to contain the Park Fire.  Thanks Firefighters!!!

August 4, 2024
Beautiful Day…Blue Skies!!  Enjoy!

August 3, 2024
Conditions remain good.  Even had a summer rain shower for an hour!

August 2, 2024
Sunny skies but some haze reported.  Air quality has remained very good for this time of the year at Moderate.

August 1, 2024
Conditions Remain Good.

July 31, 2024
Another Sunny Day with Blue Skies Again!  Get out of the Smoke and come to Shasta.  Very minor haze in distance.

July 30, 2024
Sunny and Blue Skies Again!  Get out of the Smoke and come to Shasta.  Very minor haze in distance.

July 29, 2024
Little more of a haze than photo below but mostly blue skies.  Little more hazy at Bridge Bay.  Come on up and have a great time!

July 28, 2024
No threat to area.  Smoke in distance to the east.  Mostly clear in Lakehead.

July 26, 2024:
Although there are a number of fires in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington, there are no fires in the general area of our homes.  Reports of some smoke at times which is not uncommon for this time of the year.  Mostly blue skies at our home locations.

Enjoy your stay.
Thanks.  Dave, Shasta Lakeshore Retreat

Photo on July 27, 2024 (Above)

OVERVIEW:

As we communicate with our guests transparently, fires are unfortunately common in this area and more frequently throughout California.  Fires in the general area can bring smoke in at times and you should plan for this during the summer (especially late summer) and fall as it is unpredictable.  We cover this in our welcome book, rental agreement and cancelation policy to make guests aware.  Although most days are beautiful blue skies, your stay may include smoke.  People who would like to avoid smoke or are sensitive to smoke or poor air quality should avoid booking our homes and other places in Northern California summer/fall.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  We are providing this as additional information for our guests and other people that use our website as a source of information.  We are not experts, please use other sources of information as desired.  We can’t be liable for the information we provide.

We want to thank all the hard working firefighters and first responders for their service and our thoughts are with those impacted by California and Oregon fires.

We can’t be responsible for smoke in the area and smoke is not a valid cancelation reason.

Shasta County Fire DepartmentCancellation PolicyCAL FIRE MAPAir Quality

ABOVE:  Smoke can very greatly.  Here is a photo with a fire only 5 miles away and yet Clear Skies.  Its so dependent on the wind direction. (July 2021).  

ABOVE:  Smoke can vary greatly.  Here the fire is 10x a distance away at 50 miles and it produced a bad day.  Very dependent on wind direction.    (August 2021)

BELOW:  Photos of Smoke at Different Levels including Fires on the Shores of Shasta Lake (not currently the case)