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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2023
Contact: Tyler Compton, 530-242-3462, e-mail us
Harvest Festival this Weekend at Whiskeytown with Heirloom Apple Tastings, Apple Baking Contest, Tours, Games, and more on October 7.
Whiskeytown, CA - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area invites the public to our annual Harvest Festival this upcoming weekend. This year's festival will be held from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, October 7th. This family friendly event will include heirloom apple tastings from the Tower House Historic District orchard, an apple baking contest, cider press demonstrations, walking tours of the restored orchard, walking tours around Camden House, corn husk doll making, gold panning, croquet, live animals, and more. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase courtesy of Whiskeytown Marinas, LLC and the Sugar Bar Remix.
Parking Information: While the event will be held within the Tower House Historic District, visitors must park at Oak Bottom and take the free shuttle to Tower House for this event. Disabled parking only will be permitted at the historic district. A valid park entrance pass is required to attend the event. Whiskeytown or National Park passes may be purchased at the Visitor Center, Oak Bottom, or at Recreation.gov.
Apple Baking Contest: Anyone is allowed to enter this contest. Contestants must bake a dessert using apples as an ingredient. Contestants need to cut their desserts into bite sized pieces so that festival attendees can taste and vote on their favorite apple desserts. Contestants must park at Oak Bottom and bring their dessert to the NPS Welcome Tent at Tower House Historic District by 11am. The public will be allowed to taste and vote on their favorite desserts from 11am to 1pm. The Apple Bake Contest winner will then be announced at 1:30pm.
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area thanks Shasta State Historic Park, Friends of Whiskeytown, Western National Parks Association, Shasta County Office of Education, Whiskeytown Environmental School Community, Humboldt Cider Company, Whiskeytown Marinas, LLC, Sugar Bar Remix, Backcountry Horsemen, and the U.S. Forest Service for partnering with us on this special event.
Bring yourself, your family, and your friends and enjoy Whiskeytown National Recreation Area's fall heritage!
For additional information about Whiskeytown's 2023 Harvest Festival, contact Acting Supervisory Interpretive Park Ranger, Tyler Compton, at 530-242-3462 or e-mail us.
About Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Whiskeytown is one of 423 parks within the National Park System. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area was established in 1965 to protect Whiskeytown Lake and surrounding habitat and to provide outdoor recreation opportunities for the people of the United States. The park protects a diversity of plants and animals and preserves cultural history of the Wintu People and California Gold Rush. Whiskeytown is visited by almost one million people each year. For more information, visit the park website or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Last updated: October 4, 2023