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    A secluded Northern California waterfall is the latest victim of viral fame and crushing crowds

    by Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times Aug 27, 2023 5 minutes
    McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Northern California has become crowded with people making social media posts at the site.

    BURNEY FALLS, Calif. — By 10 a.m. on a recent Tuesday, the parking lot at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park was already full, and the line of cars waiting to enter stretched well back from the entrance.

    Down by the newly Instagram-famous waterfall, there was yet another line, this time of people, as everyone took turns getting what they came for: a photo of themselves in front of the shimmering 129-foot wall of cascading water.

    Erika Burgess, 29, who was on a road trip with her mother, said they made a point of stopping at Burney Falls — in the foothills of the Cascade range about an hour east of Redding — after seeing a post about the experience on TikTok. Nearby, Cheryl Martinez was taking photos with her family. She

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