20 Outdoor Recreation
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management has created 100 acres of wetlands, and maintains 600 acres of nesting habitat for shorebirds and waterfowl in northern Tehama County along the Sacramento River.
Paynes Creek Wetlands The BLM created the Payne’s Creek Wetlands with the help of partners, including California Fish and Game,
Bureau of Reclamation, California Wildlife
Conservation Board and Ducks Unlimited in an effort to enhance populations of migratory birds that breed in North America and winter south of the United States.
The Paynes Creek
Wetlands are in the Bend Area. Take Jellys Ferry Road off
Interstate 5 north of Red Bluff. Turn right onto Bend Ferry Road and drive about four miles to get to the wetlands.
Trails
Most attractions along the river can be reached by foot, mountain bike or
horseback. Trailheads begin at Hog Lake
Plateau, the Paynes Creek Recreation
Area, Jellys Ferry and multiple trailheads surround the Paynes Creek Wetlands. Most trails are rugged and unmarked. Please remember to close any gates behind you. Rattlesnakes are a common sight on warm days so hikers should watch their step. Summer temperatures in the area can exceed 100 degrees and there is no potable water
available, so bring plenty of drinking water.
