jibmaster wrote:Drive up from Mt. Shasta City and camp out in the tree farms along Everett Memorial Highway on the way up to Bunny Flat.
This is a good call, though it is dry camping. If you are willing to drive a few easy miles off of the freeway, there are a number of fantastic places to camp on South Fork Road. Most are right next to the Sacramento River and many have awesome views of Mount Shasta and a few have great swimming holes too. Here is the view from my favorite spot:
I would stay away from the Castle Crags State Park campground. It is expensive, has no views and is really, really close to I-5. If you feel compelled to camp down in the Castella area, there are a couple of really nice walk-in campgrounds right on the Sacramento River just a quick jaunt off of the freeway.
For what it is worth, I have a nice guesthouse that is available if anyone wants a place to crash. A couple of folks from Summitpost have used it and I am always happy for more people to take advantage of it!
Also, if you are interested in knowing where all the campgrounds in the Mount Shasta area are located, I put together a map of them
on my site. Not all of these will be open in May but most should be.