From Red Bluff we headed north to Redding and then turned east on Hwy 299 towards Burney. As we wound our way up the mountain, we had views of both Lassen Peak to the west and Mount Shasta to the north. We arrived at Burney Falls Trailer Park, basically a small, rustic fish camp, in time for lunch, and then headed out to McArthur Burney Falls State Park.
 Our campsite backed up to the forest. |  Lake Britton draws a lot of people to the park. |
We hiked the 1.3 mile Falls Loop Trail, which offered great views of the falls from various vantage points. The falls are quite an awesome sight, with water springing forth from the rock face in addition to the two streams from Burney Creek that plunge down from the top. The falls flow year round because they are fed by springs and the water from the underground aquifer percolates through the basalt soil from the nearby volcanoes.
 The trail we hiked is only one of several that are available near the falls. |  The main flow of the waterfall was impressive, but so were the many flows coming out of the face of the rock. |
 Us playing tourists. |  Lee was tempted by the Pacific Crest Trail, but we didn't have time to hike to either Mexico or Canada. |
We found rather quickly that we had no cell service, which meant that our Verizon modem was also useless. We decided to rough it for a couple of days rather than set up the Hughes dish for such a short time.
The campground had several permanent occupants, and most of the sites had small travel trailers set up on them. We were by far the largest rig, with the exception of one Hitchhiker. When we first arrived someone was playing rather loud music, which continued for some time and made us close our door. The best part of the campground was the pine woods setting. The owner told us that next week it will be jumping since rainbow trout season opens April 25.
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