Burney Falls, California

McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is located within the Cascade Range and Modoc Plateau natural region with forest and five miles of streamside and lake shoreline, including a portion of Lake Britton.

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The park's centerpiece is the 129-foot Burney Falls, which is not the highest or largest waterfall in the state, but possibly the most beautiful. Additional water comes from springs, joining to create a mist-filled basin. Burney Creek originates from the park's underground springs and flows to Lake Britton, getting larger along the way to the majestic falls.

The park's landscape was created by volcanic activity as well as erosion from weather and streams. This volcanic region is surrounded by mountain peaks and is covered by black volcanic rock, or basalt. Created over a million years ago, the layered, porous basalt retains rainwater and snow melt, which forms a large underground reservoir.

Teddy Roosevelt once described Burney Falls as the "eighth wonder of the world". Great views of the falls are accessible right from the parking lot, while a short easy hike takes you to the base. A 1.3 mile trail circles the falls.

Within the park, the water emerges as springs at and above Burney Falls, where it flows at 100 million gallons every day.

Burney Falls was named after pioneer settler Samuel Burney who lived in the area in the 1850s. The McArthurs were pioneer settlers who arrived in the late 1800s. Descendants were responsible for saving the waterfall and nearby land from development. They bought the property and gave it to the state as a gift in the 1920s.

The park is northeast of Redding, six miles north of Highway 299 on Highway 89 near Burney.

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[sweetboi916]

just got back from burney falls it was AWESOME!

[kamera365]

@sweetboi916 great! Hope the falls had plenty of water... I need to go back soon!

[insidetheredzone]

@sweetboi916 You went to Burney Falls? You should have went and seen the rest! LOL. Whiskeytown Falls, Mossbrae Falls, Middle McCloud Falls, Boulder Creek Falls, Potem Falls,

[kamera365]

@insidetheredzone yep I did go there, unfortunately, I only spent one mile hike on the trail. yes, beautiful places.

[kamera365]

@lunacatz Great!!

[lunacatz]

@kamera365 It was fun.

[kamera365]

@lunacatz Did you enjoy living there?

[lunacatz]

I lived in Burney from 90 to 95

[kamera365]

thanx and yes, it's beautiful there in any seasons. sorry for the annoyance of song but i love Mariza.

[courthouse96]

The song gets pretty annoying after about a minute and a half, but the scenery is beautiful. I was there back in July of 2005.