With some campgrounds selling out within minutes, a new lottery system aims to give more campers a chance at bookings.

California is expanding a lottery reservation system for three popular state parks to improve access to the most sought-after campgrounds.

BURNEY, Calif.— California State Parks today announced the temporary closure of the main trails that provide access to the highly-visited falls at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. The ...

Some of California’s most coveted campsites will be available through a lottery system, the state parks agency has announced.

The main trails leading to Burney Falls, the picturesque waterfall in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park often frequented by hikers, will be closed as part of an $835,000 project throughout ...

Other portions of the state park — including the Rim and Pioneer campgrounds, the Burney Falls General Store and the visitor center — will remain open, according to the parks department.

However, California State Parks is warning people: "McArthur Burney Falls State Park experiences extremely high visitation beginning in April and continuing through October.

Burney Falls (Getty Images) “Visitors will have no access to the waterfall or fall’s pool area with limited views from the viewing area at the top of the falls,” California State Parks ...

In addition to the work at Burney Falls, State Highway 89 — one of the county's main thoroughfares, where traffic slows to a crawl when the waterfall crowds get too big — will be undergoing a ...

California State Parks is expanding a new lottery-style reservation system to book campsites at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park later this summer. Nathaniel Levine Sacramento Bee file ...

The main trails leading to Burney Falls, the picturesque waterfall in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park often frequented by hikers, will be closed as part of an $835,000 project throughout ...