THE HAT CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
California Cascades Eastside Conifer Forest setting.
Hat Creek CDP has 50 square miles of land in Shasta County. Its Census reference point is in California Cascades Eastside Conifer Forest, within Cascades.
Volcanic mountains, deeply cut stream valleys and glaciated high country define the Cascades. Conifer forests change with elevation, giving way to mountain meadows and rocky alpine terrain.
Regional context: Cascades ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hat Creek and Shasta County
Hat Creek is associated with Shasta County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hat Creek by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within Hat Creek, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 1.5 percentage points lower than the 1.9% recorded for Shasta County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hat Creek CDP has 22.5 times the land area of nearby Old Station CDP (2.22 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

