page_title: Mount Shasta City Park
section_title: Headwaters of the Sacramento River
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Shasta City Park / Headwaters of the Sacramento River
caption_attribution_description: A spring at the Sacramento River headwater. (Original text also include: Photograph by Daniel Mayer. Taken in October 2003 and released under terms of the en:GNU FDL)
context_page_description: Mount Shasta City Park is an urban park located in the city of Mount Shasta, California. It is one of two parks within the Mt. Shasta Recreation and Parks District and hosts the district's headquarters. Mt. Shasta City Park spans 26 acres and offers a variety of opportunities for recreation such as hiking, picnicking and biking. Many community events occur within the park buildings and in the surrounding park land. The park is also home to the headwaters of the Upper Sacramento River.
context_section_description: Mount Shasta 
  City Park contains the Big Springs headwaters, a source of water for the Upper Sacramento River. Originally glacial melt, water from Big Springs headwaters emerges directly from the porous rocks in the side of Big Springs Hill after more than 50 years of filtration through volcanic rock. This water comes from Big Springs Aquifer, a volcanic aquifer below the Mount Shasta area. The spring water converges into a shallow pool before cascading downstream into Stream Creek and continuing its journey to the Sacramento River. The "Big Springs" draw both locals and travelers to partake in the virgin drinking water, providing a break from a long journey, a place to meet new people, and to admire the scenery. There is no swimming or wading allowed in the springs or stream.
caption: The headwaters of the Sacramento River emerge directly from the side of Big Springs Hill in Mount Shasta City Park.
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