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Acreage and Creekside Country Between Redding and Red Bluff

Cottonwood

An unincorporated community of about 6,300 on Cottonwood Creek, roughly 15 miles from both Redding and Red Bluff. Listings run from quarter acre lots to parcels of 200 acres or more.

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About the Area

What It's Like to
Live Here

Cottonwood sits about 15 miles from both Redding and Red Bluff, on Cottonwood Creek, which the town is named for. It is unincorporated and had 6,268 residents in the 2020 census.

The community sits on the Shasta and Tehama county line, so a home search here covers both counties. Lake California, on the Tehama side, has lots of about a quarter acre. Oak Park and White Oak Ranches, on the Shasta side, have lots of three to five acres. Further out, parcels run from 10 acres up to ranches over 200 acres.

Area Highlights

  • About 15 miles to Redding and to Red Bluff
  • Homes in both Shasta and Tehama counties in one search
  • Lake California lots of about a quarter acre
  • Parcels from a few acres to ranches over 200 acres
  • Cottonwood Creek runs through the community

Recreation & Lifestyle

  • Fishing and boating on the Sacramento River, where Cottonwood Creek joins it near the county line

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