As part of my touring, May 2022, in the Mt Lassen area, I looked in my favorite series The Creaky Knees Guide and found this wonderful hike "Headwaters and Pacific Crest Trails." Length: 1.2 miles, stairs and elevation gain. No Dogs on trail. Toilets at the parking lot. Fee. Camping available. Trail is a loop with lots of shade, but this area does get hot and dry in the summer, and can be icy midwinter. There is also a wheelchair accessible overlook close to the parking. The falls has a 129 feet drop, which may or may not be the highest in California. But it is one of the most beautiful. It is also a little seen formation. Look at the photo above. Click on it to look up close. There was a small waterfall here until a volcano filled the little valley with lava. Erosion and the natural tilt of the bed brings water from Mt. Burney and created a new falls. You can see it in the bowl of the part of the falls with the big flow. But there are lots of other little seepage falls w
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