📍Burney Falls at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park Located in along the PCT in Northern California, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is north of the Sierras and west of nowhere. Hidden deep in the Nor Cal’s dry pine forests, this rare year-round waterfall is fed by underground springs that pour through the rocks forming what President Teddy Roosevelt once called the “8th Wonder of the World.” It also happens to be on the PCT, so I couldn’t resist making a stop and getting in a

Northern California’s Shasta County is putting on a rare show of fall color, with vibrant red, orange, and yellow leaves surrounding Burney Falls, Lake Britton, and Baum Lake. Photographer Mercedes Lane says the best viewing is from mid-October to mid-November, when the forests near Burney burst into full color. Visitors can explore the newly renovated trail at Burney Falls, enjoy mirror-like reflections at Lake Britton, and spot wildlife around Baum Lake. The area, sacred to the Pit River Tribe