Burney Falls, California
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Description
Burney Falls is a 35m high and 76m wide waterfall on Burney Creek in Shasta County, Northern California. It is the centrepiece of McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in the volcanic Cascade Range which also offers camping, fishing, water sports, hiking and horseback riding facilities. The falls are at their most intense in spring and summer, when the snow melts.
Access & Transport
The park is 100km northeast of Redding, 10km north of CA-299 on CA-89 near Burney Accessibility info: http://access.parks.ca.gov/parkinfo.asp?park=26&type=0
Instructions & Recommendations
Visitor Center and Interpretive activities (including hiking tours) are Wed-Sun from 11h to 16h. The park experiences extremely high visitation beginning in April and continuing through October. On holidays and all summer weekends the park will fill to capacity and entrance into the park is subject to closure due to limited parking availability. Dogs are not allowed on trails or day-use areas.
Environmental & Social
Green activity + infrastructure & visitor numbers are sustainable (manageable or no impact on the waterfall and park). Also brings a little economic activity to rural communities in the region.
Conclusion
Burney Falls is visually striking, especially between April and September. We would not suggest driving 4-5h to see it purposely, but rather - just as for Lassen Volcanic Park - one should include it as part of a multi-day Northern California road-trip.
Key positive
Very impressive waterfall
Gorgeous surroundings
Key negative
Can be busy in the summer
Long drive from anywhere
Suitability
Some trails are fully or partially accessible - including to the waterfall lookout
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
Updated in July 2023
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:1h 15m
est. visit time:1h 30m
Sunrise / early morningNo
MorningOk
Lunch timeOk
AfternoonOk
Sunset / eveningOk
Night – bef. midnightNo
Night – aft. midnightNo