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Finding Mossbrae Falls – Northern California’s Forbidden Waterfall
Photo by Josh Hild Northern California is full of incredible waterfalls, many of which sit in the Shasta-Cascade region. The most…
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Burney Falls is Currently Surrounded by Picturesque Fall Foliage
As autumn paints its vibrant colors across Northern California, one natural wonder stands above the rest in its seasonal attire.…
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When Will Feather Falls Reopen After Being Blazed By Wildfire?
In the summer of 2020, the North Complex Fire burned through Butte and Plumas counties on its way to becoming…
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Outdoors
Watch: Slacklining 2,500 Feet Above Yosemite Falls
Yosemite National Park is known to be a place that attracts outdoor thrill seekers. In fact, renown rock-climber Alex Honnold…
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Stories
Did the Real-Life Tarzan Dive Off Burney Falls?
The story was well known to me, but we at Active NorCal always check our sources. If you Google “Tarzan,…
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Northern California’s Natural Waterslide – Little Backbone Creek on Shasta Lake
The Little Backbone Creek natural waterslide on Shasta Lake has become a top destination for NorCal adventurers on sunny days.…
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The Historic Hike To Faery Falls
Combining history and nature, the Ney Springs Canyon Trail near Siskiyou Lake in Mount Shasta City is an easy hike…
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A Beautiful Adventure to Glen Alpine Falls in South Lake Tahoe
Located in the pristine wilderness near South Lake Tahoe, Glen Alpine Falls is an awe-inspiring spectacle that should be on…
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Outdoors
Photographer Captures Stunning Video of Lunar Rainbow at Yosemite Falls
Lunar rainbows, or ‘moonbows,’ are a popular sight in Yosemite during the spring and summer months Yosemite National Park was…
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Hikes
Beauty Meets History – Hiking Tahoe’s Rubicon Trail
Tahoe’s Rubicon Trail might sound familiar to you as it’s become a very popular destination for hikers throughout Northern California,…
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Yosemite’s Mist Trail is Currently Overflowing with Water. Here’s What it Looks Like.
The Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park is known to push water onto the steps ascending up to the top…
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Overhead Video Shows a Closed Feather Falls Bursting with Water
After the North Complex Fire burned through the Feather River Canyon, a complete closure of the area was issued, with…
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Prepare to Get Wet on Yosemite’s Mist Trail
The waterfalls of Yosemite National Park are world famous for their size and veracity. There’s the popular waterfalls like Yosemite…
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History
This Waterfall Was Once the Hideout of NorCal’s Most Notorious Stagecoach Robber
Every bandit needs a hideout, and it just so happens that one of the most prominent waterfalls in Northern California…
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Helicopter Footage Shows Yosemite’s Waterfalls Gushing During the Flooding Closure
Following a historic winter throughout California, Yosemite National Park was forced to close from April 28 through May 3 due…
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The Perfect Road Trip for Outdoor Adventurers in Siskiyou County
We work hard all week and it’s important to spend our days off enjoying life. If you choose to enjoy…
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The Countdown Begins for the Glorious Return of the Firefall in Yosemite National Park
Adventure seekers and photographers are preparing to flock to Yosemite National Park, trekking through the mounds of snow to see…
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Officials Warn Against Visiting Phantom Falls Right Now
Photo courtesy of CDFW’s George Gilmore After a string of atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California in the months of December…
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Yosemite Outlines Reservation Program for Popular Firefall in 2023
Yosemite National Park is world-renown for its stunning waterfalls, including the tallest in North America – Yosemite Falls. But for a…
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Phantom of the Falls: A Great Winter Spectacle
A flowing phantom haunts Table Mountain near Oroville. It disappears during the summer, and remains well hidden in remote Coal Canyon…
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Watch the “Unflippable Raft” Plunge over a Gushing McCloud Falls
The Creature Craft was created by Darren Vanci, who was determined to create an “unflippable raft.” The structural integrity of…
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Visit North America’s Tallest Waterfall in Yosemite National Park
Photo by Jeremy Lwanga Everyone knows that Northern California is home to hundreds of beautiful waterfalls, some of them world-renown. But…
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10 GIANT Waterfalls You Have to See in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park has countless waterfalls. A tour of the massive park can yield many small waterfalls, but we wanted…
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Watch: Kayaker Reaches 36 MPH on 100-Foot Yosemite Waterslide
The Tenaya Creek waterslide is a little known feature in Yosemite National Park. The 100-foot waterslide is located at upper…
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WATCH: Professional Cliff Jumper Performs Insane Flip Off Potem Falls
Northern California local Robert Wall has been lighting the internet on fire in recent years with his cliff jumping exploits…
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Finding Burstarse Falls – Castle Crag’s Fickle Waterfall
via Instagram/@cavefishmite Burstarse Falls has been on my radar for a long time, but I have never had the chance…
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Yosemite’s Firefall Set to Make Glorious Return in February 2022
Photo by Katie Rodriguez Adventure seekers and photographers are preparing to flock to Yosemite National Park, trekking through the mounds of…
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Rare Autumn ‘Firefall’ Comes Alive in Yosemite National Park
A view of the winter Firefall. Photo by Katie Rodriguez Every year in early February, visitors flock to Yosemite National Park…
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When Will the Trail to Brandy Creek Falls Reopen in Whiskeytown NRA?
Photo: National Park Service Following the devastating Carr Fire in Redding, California that burned 229,651 acres and destroyed 1,604 structures,…
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Will Hatchet Creek Falls Ever Reopen to the Public?
Following a string of car break-ins, excessive litter and an apparent arson incident in the summer of 2020, the property…
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News
Burney Falls Sees Massive Influx of Visitors, Spiking Traffic and Litter Issues in the Area
Burney Falls is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in Northern California. The 129-foot waterfall, once dubbed the Eighth…
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10 Waterfall Adventures Near Redding, California
Brought to you by Visit Redding It’s waterfall season in Northern California and Redding, California is the best destination for…
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Photography
Yosemite’s 2021 Firefall was ‘One of the Best Ever Seen.’ Here Are the Best Photos From the Natural Phenomenon.
The annual Firefall natural phenomenon peaked in late-February in Yosemite National Park, giving photographers and onlookers a show unlike any…
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The Firefall Natural Phenomenon Arrives Early in Yosemite National Park
Photo by Katie Rodriguez When February arrives in Yosemite National Park, photographers flock to Horsetail Falls to see the natural phenomenon…
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Will the Yosemite Firefall Happen in 2021?
Photo by Steve Corey During a two-week span in February, photographers and nature lovers alike flock to Yosemite’s Horsetail Falls…
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VIDEO: Cliff Jumping at Secret Waterfalls in Northern California
There are so many reasons why Northern California is the land of waterfalls. You can hike to 5 waterfalls in…
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19 Spectacular Waterfalls to Visit Just Outside Redding, California
Photo by Matthias Rossini It’s summertime in California, which means it’s waterfall chasing season for any outdoor adventurer. Finding great…
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VIDEO: Crazy Kayakers Launch Off Whiskeytown’s Crystal Creek Falls
Whiskeytown National Recreational Area is a great destination for kayakers looking for a relaxing row around the crystal-clear water of…
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The Epic 9-Mile Hike to the MASSIVE Feather Falls
Sitting in Butte County is a remote 410-foot waterfall that brings hikers incredible views year-round. The 7-to-9-mile hike on the…
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Property Owners Close Hatchet Creek Falls to the Public
One of the most popular and recognizable swimming holes in Northern California has been closed by the property owners following…
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VIDEO: Cliff Jumper Performs a 75-Foot Quadruple Front Flip at Middle McCloud Falls
View this post on Instagram Another QUAD FLIP is in the books✊🼠My friends definitely push me to be the…
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Sports
We Challenged a Seasoned Fishing Guide to Catch a Fish Under Burney Falls
You see a lot of people attempting to fish at the Eighth Wonder of the World, but never with much…
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Union Pacific Finally Pledges Support for New Mossbrae Falls Trail
Photo: OSU Special Collections & Archives Anyone that’s ever had the pleasure of visiting Northern California’s most unique waterfall –…
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The Journey to Potem Falls – NorCal’s Most Blissful Waterfall
Sitting just east of Redding on a remote stretch of water near the Pit River is a 70-foot waterfall that…
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Photographers Flock to Yosemite to Find an Underwhelming ‘Firefall’
Flickr/Wayne Hsieh Some people have been waiting a year to travel to Yosemite National Park to photograph the famed “Firefall”…
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The Trail to Whiskeytown Falls Reopens Following 19-Month Closure Due to the Carr Fire
Photo by David Wood The Carr Fire ripped through Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in July 2018, burning through 90 percent…
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Find 18 Waterfalls Surrounding a Massive Volcano in California’s Far North
Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Photo by Ian Chen When many people think of California, they think of the beaches…
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Yosemite Park Officials Just Made it More Difficult to See the Horsetail Falls ‘Firefall’
Yosemite National Park officials have been inundated with crowds during the past few February’s due to the growing popularity of…
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Yosemite’s Popular ‘Firefall’ Natural Phenomenon is Returning in February
Flickr/Wayne Hsieh Adventure seekers and photographers are preparing to flock to Yosemite National Park, trekking through the mounds of snow…
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Burney Falls is Looking Absolutely Breathtaking Right Now Covered in Snow
Northern California’s big winter storm came and went this week, bringing with it loads of snow throughout the mountains. The…
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Hike Underneath a Waterfall at Dunsmuir’s Hedge Creek Falls
Similar to hideout entrances seen in Batman movies and the Legend of Zorro, Hedge Creek Falls cascades in front of…
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Hiking the Three Tiers of McCloud Falls
In McCloud, California sits one of the premiere outdoor destinations in Northern California. The three tiers of McCloud Falls offers…
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Watch These Insane Kayakers Plunge Over Pit River Falls
Pit River Falls is easily one of the most underrated waterfalls in NorCal, most likely due to the fact that…
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Hikes
The Stunning Hike to Kings Creek Falls in Lassen Volcanic National Park
We made the short trek from Redding, California to Lassen Volcanic National park to see one of the premiere destinations…
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Watch: Injured Hiker Airlifted Out of Potem Falls
After a hiker was recently injured during the short hike to Potem Falls, it would have taken over an hour…
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The 8 Best Adventures in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Photo: Joe Parks Sitting right outside Redding, California is one of the most underrated National Parks in the United States,…
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Warning: New Danger Awaits for Swimmers at Lower McCloud Falls
Flickr/scot2342 The heat is picking up in Northern California, inspiring locals to flock to the best places to cool down…
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News
Whiskeytown NRA Announces Brandy Creek Falls will Remain Closed this Year
Hopes were high following the reopening of Brandy Creek beach last week following a 10-month closure due to the Carr…
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The 5 Best Northern California Swim Holes to Beat the Heat
The excessive heat is about to hit Northern California for the duration of the summer and I’ll be spending a…
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17 Breathtaking Waterfalls Just Outside of Redding, California
Photo by Matthias Rossini The sun is shining in California, which means it’s waterfall chasing season for any outdoor adventurer.…
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A Day at The Eighth Wonder of the World – Burney Falls
Brought to you by Visit Redding We drove an hour northeast of Redding, California to see what President Theodore Roosevelt…
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Shasta Cascade
10 Destinations To Mark Off Your Shasta Cascade Bucket List
The Shasta Cascade region is one of a kind. The collection of waterfalls, trails, mountains, caves, rivers, museums and other…
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Sports
WATCH: Cliff Jumpers Tandem Jump Off a GUSHING McCloud Falls
It’s waterfall season in Northern California which means cliff jumpers are ready to display their daredevil antics to the public.…
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Hiking to 5 Waterfalls in a Day in Northern California
Our friends at Discover Siskiyou sent us on a winter adventure to hike to 5 waterfalls in a day in…
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Burney Falls is GUSHING, Pumping Out 225 Million Gallons of Water Per Day
With Northern California’s historic precipitation in February, it was only a matter of time before the water made its way…
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Yosemite’s “Firefall” 2019 was a Natural Phenomenon for the Ages – Here Are the Best Photos
During a two-week span in February, photographers and nature lovers alike flock to Yosemite’s Horsetail Falls to witness one of…
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The Natural Phenomenon “Firefall” Returns to Yosemite
View this post on Instagram Fire Fall! I’ve waited 4 years to get this shot. I can’t describe how mind…
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Northern California Waterfalls are FLOWING HEAVILY Following Winter Storm
Winter season is alive and well in Northern California, as three straight weeks of winter storms increased snowpack in the…
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Winter Cliff Jumping at McCloud Falls Featured on the Travel Channel
Welcome to your monthly check-in with the Coulter Productions crew, who continue to amaze us with their death-defying stunts around…
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See the Waterfalls of Whiskeytown Following the Carr Fire
The Carr Fire impacted so many people when it broke out in July and eventually burned 230,000 acres in Shasta County,…
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These 7 Northern California Waterfalls Look Incredible During the Winter
It may go against all your instincts to go chasing waterfalls during the winter months. After all, many of the…
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New Plan in Motion to Build Trail to Mossbrae Falls
Mossbrae Falls is the most unique and possibly the most beautiful waterfall in Northern California. Located in Dunsmuir, the waterfall…
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Destinations
The Waterfall of Fire – Horsetail Fall is a Rare Natural Phenomenon
Horsetail Fall is typically not that unique in Yosemite, where waterfalls are vast and beautiful. It is a somewhat low-flow waterfall…
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The Phantom Falls Experience: 164-Feet of Pure Waterfall Bliss
By Ryan Loughrey From the directions I had read online, I anticipated pulling off the side of the road in…
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Watch: Kayaker Launches Off Hatchet Creek Falls
Hatchet Creek or Lion Slide Falls in Montgomery Creek leads a bit of a double life. People flock to the Falls…
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#TBT – Remembering the Time Burney Falls was at Flood Stage Pumping 250 Million Gallons of Water per Day
It’s a Throwback Thursday! Although the past five years have seen an overall drought, in the winter of 2017, we…
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The Short Hike To Hedge Creek Falls
Similar to hideout entrances seen in Batman movies and the Legend of Zorro, Hedge Creek Falls cascades in front of the…
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Destinations
Road Trippin’ – Southern Oregon’s Toketee Falls and Umpqua Hot Springs
Sure, we are Active NorCal, covering all the cool outdoor stuff in Northern California. But for us to ignore the…
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News
NorCal Student Falls Off Popular S. Oregon Waterfall, Presumed Dead
Emergency crews in Souther Oregon were continuing there search for 23-year-old Brian Lewinstein, who slipped and fell off the popular Toketee…
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Man Killed Jumping Off Burney Falls Identified
On Friday, July 6th, a 30-year-old man attempted the very dangerous and illegal stunt of jumping off of the 131-foot…
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The 20 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Northern California
In 1995, the recording group TLC released their massive hit Waterfalls, in which the chorus reads “don’t go chasing waterfalls,…
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Feather Falls – Hiking to Northern California’s Towering Waterfall
Before being accurately measured, Oroville’s Feather Falls was considered the sixth tallest waterfall in the United States. Though widely reported, the height of the falls…
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Road Trippin’ – 10 Waterfalls in a Day at Silver Falls State Park
By Ryan Loughrey Sometimes your weekend starts with a long drive. This one in particular ended at a campsite at…
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As Temperatures Rise, Northern California Waterfalls are FLOWING
Temperatures are beginning to rise dramatically in Northern California, with 100 degree weather scheduled for multiple areas in the valley…
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Grizzly Falls-The Grueling Hike to Northern California’s Remote 600-Foot Waterfall
Grizzly Lake and Falls has become a staple during the summer months for outdoor enthusiasts in Northern California. The long…
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Hatchet Creek Falls – The Best Swimming Hole in Northern California?
Everybody loves Hatchet Falls (or Lions Slide Falls, depending on who you ask). A Montgomery Creek swimming hole, Hatchet Creek…
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VIDEO: Woman Severely Injured Jumping from NorCal Waterfall – CHP Air Operations to the Rescue
We like to show you a lot of people jumping off of Northern California waterfalls. It’s such a beautiful sight…
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Destinations
The Short Hike To Lassen’s Kings Creek Falls
The trail to Kings Creek Falls in Lassen Volcanic National Park probably sees more hikers than any other route in the…
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Hiking the Four Waterfalls of Whiskeytown
Deciding where to hike in NorCal is anything but the “path” of least resistance. But for most people in the…
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Burney Falls – The Eighth Wonder of the World Sits Right Here in Northern California
We’ve spent a lot of time admiring NorCal’s king of all waterfalls, Burney Falls. We’ve asked the question “did Tarzan…
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Celebrate National Park Week with the Whiskeytown Waterfall Challenge
The National Park Service invites visitors to “Find Your Waterfall†by taking the Whiskeytown Waterfall Challenge during National Park Week,…
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Video: An Overhead View of the Mighty Middle McCloud Falls
Jason Inman hiked to the trailhead over a flowing Middle McCloud Falls to grab this amazing video:
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Yosemite Waterfalls are Going CRAZY Right Now Following Recent ‘Pineapple Express’ Storm
When the Pineapple Express descended into Northern California, fear of flooding dominated the minds of local officials. And no one…
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Natural Phenomenon Alert! Yosemite Falls Turns into Cascading Rainbow
In one of the most beautiful videos we’ve ever seen, you can see Yosemite Falls transform into a cascading rainbow…
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13 Waterfalls in One Weekend: Northern California’s World-Famous Waterfall Loop
There is a legendary loop sitting in the Shasta-Cascade of Northern California that includes 13 incredible waterfalls to visit. Realistically, you…
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Searching for the Mystical Root Creek Falls in the Castle Crags Wilderness
The whole time I’ve lived in Redding, I never knew Root Creek Falls existed. I had heard of a waterfall…
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Potem Falls is Northern California’s Most Blissful Swimming Hole
NorCal has a seemingly endless amount of gorgeous waterfalls and swimming holes and none of them provide the same experience:…
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Beat the NorCal Heat: 7 Summer Swimming Holes
Summer is upon us and as I write this in my air-conditioned office it is a smoldering 110 degrees outside.…
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Mossbrae Falls – NorCal’s Most Unique Waterfall?
Mossbrae Falls is one of the most popular waterfalls in the Mt. Shasta/Dunsmuir area due to its incredibly unique features. Let’s just…
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