Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens, Botanical garden in northern Dunsmuir, California.
Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens is a 10-acre site in northern Dunsmuir featuring wooded sections, open meadows, and walking paths that run alongside the Upper Sacramento River. The grounds display both native plants and species introduced from other regions across its various trails.
The site preserves a Southern Pacific locomotive from 1901 that stands at the entrance as a reminder of the region's railroad heritage. This engine represents a rare surviving example from that period of transportation history.
The grounds serve as a gathering place for the local community, especially during warmer months when outdoor concerts and events draw people together. Visitors and residents alike use the space to spend time outdoors and connect with neighbors.
The gardens lie within Dunsmuir City Park along the upper Sacramento River, near Mount Shasta. Entry is free. Trails wind through hilly, wooded ground, a meadow and picnic sites, so wear sturdy shoes. Trout fishing is allowed off-season year-round on a catch-and-release basis.
Locomotive 1727, a class M-6 Mogul built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1901, stands in the park. It ran for Southern Pacific in California and Oregon until 1956 and is one of only seven Mogul engines still existing out of 355 built.
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