Shasta Area Grotto

Devoted to the knowledge and understanding of caves

Our Mission Statemant: The Shasta Area Grotto is a conservation minded organization devoted to the preservation and study of caves and their contents.

We now offer the current issue of the sagrag, our newsletter, in electronic form. You can now download a pdf file of the newsletter HERE

The Shasta Area Grotto is 25 years old this year. You can read overview of the first 25 years at the link above.

What are we? We are a group of people that enjoy the study and exploration of caves. We are an internal organization of the National Speleological Society.

You can read it here first... the latest news of dumb luck cave. and the news of the follow up trip and still digging

Here is a basic FAQ about various aspects of caving and cave managment. Also here are some great PDF brochures that you may want to look at ... Brochures

Our grotto has members spanning across Northern California and Southern Oregon. We have monthly meetings and trips when the weather is permitting. Our meeting locations differ from month to month. Our grotto cave trips include BOTH lava and limestone.

New features of the web site are in the works. If you wish to be able to test things out that are new and spiffy or just want to see what I am working on Click Here.

Check out the calendar here to learn about local and regional events.