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While snowfall and rainfall were down a little this past rainy season, there’s still plenty of spilling water. Those cascades pour over bedrock, forming waterfalls, which abound in the north state. Here are a few worth visiting:

Whiskeytown Falls: Located in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area along Highway 299 west of Redding, the falls are reached by the James K. Carr Trail. Small cascades line the trail to Whiskeytown Falls. A few loggers and the rare hunter or angler have trekked to its cool pools and churning plunges, but Crystal Creek’s deep canyons of granite and old-growth pine have kept these falls a secret for a long time.

Boulder Creek, Brandy Creek, Lower Crystal Creek falls: All located within the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area west of Redding. The latter is an easy, quarter-mile walk off Crystal Creek Road. Boulder Creek Falls is more than 138 feet high. Brandy Creek has five falls.

Middle Canyon Creek Falls: Located in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area near Weaverville, the waterfall is an easily accessible day hike along the popular Canyon Creek Trail. It’s six miles to the falls. The upper falls is a 15-mile backpacking destination. Take Highway 299 eight miles west of Weaverville and turn on Canyon Creek Road and drive 13 miles to the U.S. Forest Service trailhead parking lot.

McCloud Falls: To get to this series of three falls, take Interstate 5 north to Highway 89, drive five miles past McCloud and turn right into Fowlers Campground. Follow the well-signed trail to reach all three.

Burney Falls: The park is 60 miles northeast of Redding. Take Highway 299 to the intersection with Highway 89. Follow Highway 89 for six miles to the falls in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

Mossbrae Falls: One minute you’re walking along railroad tracks and the next you’re viewing the picturesque falls. To get there, take I-5 to Dunsmuir and exit at the Dunsmuir Avenue/Siskiyou Avenue exit and go south on Dunsmuir Avenue for 0.6 miles. Look for Scarlett Way/ Shasta Retreat on the right (it’s a sharp right under an archway). Cross the railroad tracks and park. Follow the tracks south for about 1.5 miles to the falls (you’ll hear them before you can see them). Just make sure to watch for trains along the way.