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Shasta Dam Visitor Center Kicks Off Summer Tour Hours

Media Contact: Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov

For Release: May 23, 2007

The Bureau of Reclamation will begin the summer tour schedule at Shasta Dam on Saturday, May 26, 2007.  Tour start times are 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:15 p.m., and 3 p.m. daily.  These informative tours are a “must-see” for visitors planning to be in the Redding, California, area.

The guided tours start on the dam at the visitor elevator tower.  It is a short walk from the parking area, so please plan to arrive 20 minutes before tour time.  The route will take tourists down in the visitor elevator and out to the spillway area.  It will also include an inside view of the powerplant.  Tours are limited to 40 people.

No cameras, cellular phones, bags of any kind, or weapons -- including pocket knives -- are allowed on the tour.  Visitors should leave any belongings in their vehicles.

The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For more information, please contact the Shasta Dam Visitor Center at 530-275-4463.

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