The Community
The community is as diverse as is Siskiyou County. Happy Camp, to the west, is dominated by the high Siskiyou Mountains to the north and the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area to the south. Between these mountains and through Happy Camp flows the Klamath River, widely acclaimed for its steelhead and salmon fishing and its rafting, kayaking and other outdoor recreational opportunities.
The schools in the southeastern part of the district, McCloud, Mount Shasta, Weed, and Jefferson, are in open valleys surrounded by coniferous forests and lofty, often snow-covered mountains. Dominating the entire landscape is Mount Shasta, a 14,162 foot strato-volcano, long known for its recreational opportunities and scenic beauty.
The City of Mount Shasta, the location of the district office, is a full-service community with medical, hospital, dental, optical and pharmaceutical services available locally. The Mount Shasta Ski Park, Lake Siskiyou and Castle Crags State Park are only minutes away.
A wide range of cultural activities are available through College of the Siskiyous, eight miles away in Weed, and in Ashland, Oregon, at Southern Oregon University and the Shakespearean Festival.


