THIS BEAUTIFUL STORE PARK IS LOCATED IN SHASTA COUNTY AND IS ONE OF MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE STATE PARKS. WE'VE CAMPED, SWAM, AND HIKED THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE NATIVE AMERICANS CONSIDER THIS FALLS A SACRED PLACE. THE CAMPGROUND IS VERY PLEASANT AND THE HIKING THERE IS ON MOSTLY MODERATE TO LEVEL TRAILS OF LAVA. SOMETIMES WATER PERCOLATES THROUGH THE POROUS SURFACE OF THE LAVA ROCK. BECAUSE OF THE BASALT ROCK THEIR IS LITTLE UNDERSTORY VEGETATION BENEATH THE PINES AND FIRS.. ROOSEVELT PROCLAIMED IT AS THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! IT'S THUNDERING 129' FALLS IS A SPECTACULAR SIGHT.
THE IIMAWI HAD VILLAGES NEAR THE PARK. THEY DUG PITS TO TRAP BIG GAME. THEY ARE ALSO CALLED PIT RIVER INDIANS.
THE FALLS ARE DEEP FALLS AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO FALLS WITH NUMEROUS PLUMES. ADDITIONAL WATER SPRINGS. THE TRAILS GO DOWN TO THE FALLS AND COMES FROM THE RIVER. THE FERNS GROWING ALONG THE CANYON OF THE RIVER ARE SPECIAL TO THE IIMAWI.
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