smoken lake smaller than shasta but same style with many fingers and a lot less people. after labor day you are the only boat. during the summer you can always find glass.
Trinity can be epic. But winds can also be present, sometimes for days on end, while Shasta is unaffected. ( Trinity Alps mountain range lies between the two.)
What about the lake homes. I was looking at them and some of them are nice but are they worth the money. And how are the winters are they mean and cruel to your boat like shasta sometimes is?