Jeff and I visited Lake Britton on our way up to Oregon to view the Solar Eclipse in totality on a week-long camping trip in our camper/truck with our dogs, Summer and Skye. Prior to camping overnight in the North shore campground we visited Burney Falls. Lake Britton, located in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, is at an elevation of 2,760 feet. This 1,600 surface acre Lake has 18 shoreline miles and is nestled amid the evergreen forests of the Pit River. The McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park has 853 acres stretching from Burney Falls along Burney Creek to the shoreline of Lake Britton. Burney Creek is planted with trout weekly in season. Burney Falls State Park was established in 1920, is not only one of the oldest in the California State Park System, but on e of the best facilities in Northern California. Burney Falls, called by Teddy Roosevelt, "the eighth wonder of the world", is a very beautiful waterfall and very popular attraction in the area.
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Jeff throwing a stick for Summer and Skye to retrieve near our campsite at the Lake.
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This was our very first visit to Burney Falls. It has been on our list to visit for a couple of years and I am glad we were able to view it at it's best!
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The hike down to Burney Falls was enjoyable and the trail is paved the whole way down to the pool. Just spectacular!
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Informative sign along the trail that explains the water going over the waterfall comes from underground network of ancient river channels that originate from snowmelt from Burney Mountain nearby.
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