# Shasta Dam

> A curved concrete dam completed in 1945, holding back California’s largest reservoir with Mount Shasta on the horizon. There is a visitor center and a vista p

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A curved concrete dam completed in 1945, holding back California’s largest reservoir with Mount Shasta on the horizon. There is a visitor center and a vista point; the road across the crest is open to pedestrians.

- **Nearest town:** Shasta Lake, CA
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 40.7185, -122.4190

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