A wonderful museum complex with a summer butterfly house, live animals, miles of walking trails, and lots of new facilities to come! Turtle Bay is a collection of indoor/outdoor learning attractions with a focus on the Sacramento River watershed, its natural inhabitants, regional culture, and human history.
What is there to see?
Turtle Bay Museum is the heart of the Turtle Bay Experience. It contains permanent, interactive exhibits and two large special exhibition galleries.
Sundial Bridge crosses the Sacramento River; a spectacular sight in the heart of Redding.
Paul Bunyan's Forest Camp features historic logging and ecology exhibits and also hosts a popular summer butterfly house.
McConnell Arboretum contains 220 acres with walking trails through beautiful oak savanna, and wetlands teeming with wildlife.