Outdoors
Burney Falls is loud, cold, and fed from hidden springs
Burney Falls drops 129 feet, but the surprising part is the spring water pouring from the basalt cliff around the main falls.
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History and culture
Cabazon's dinosaurs turn the freeway into a roadside memory
The Cabazon Dinosaurs bring classic I-10 roadside fun to the San Gorgonio Pass, with huge concrete dinosaurs, movie memories, a small attraction, and desert-mountain backdrop.
Outdoors
Calaveras Big Trees is the county's sequoia grove
Calaveras Big Trees State Park gives the county a reachable sequoia experience, with the North Grove, trails, camping, picnic areas, and seasonal access details.
Cars and driving
Calexico West is a border crossing and downtown infrastructure story
The Calexico West Land Port of Entry modernization shapes city movement, Imperial Valley trade, pedestrian crossings, and long-term federal construction.
History and culture
Calico gives Barstow a silver-rush ghost town nearby
Calico Ghost Town near Barstow turns San Bernardino County's silver-mining history into a county park with old buildings, desert views, and visitor attractions.
History and culture
Camp Little Bear gives Bell a playful small-city park
Camp Little Bear Park is one of Bell's clearest family stops, with play space, mini golf, and a summer water-play area in a very compact city.
History and culture
Cannery Row was a working fish street before it became a visitor street
Monterey's Cannery Row carries layers of fishing, sardine canning, John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts, and waterfront reuse.
History and culture
Carlsbad saved an old Hollywood rancho dream
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park preserves a Carlsbad retreat where Hollywood, adobe architecture, family memory, and early California style come together.
History and culture
Castle Air Museum keeps Atwater's air-base story visible
Castle Air Museum gives Atwater a big aviation-history stop, with historic aircraft on original Castle Air Force Base ground.
Outdoors
Castle Crags gives Siskiyou County a granite-and-river stop
Castle Crags State Park gives Siskiyou County a clear I-5 landmark, with granite spires, Sacramento River access, forest, campsites, and Mount Shasta views.
Outdoors
Catalina's bison are a movie-era surprise beyond Avalon
Catalina Island's bison are a memorable island fact: a non-native herd tied to old movie history and now managed carefully in the island interior.
History and culture
Cerritos pairs a civic library with public art
Cerritos Library and the Sculpture Garden give the city a civic-culture note with exhibits, public art, and a carefully planned city-center feel.
History and culture
Channel Islands Harbor gives Oxnard a working-waterfront story
Channel Islands Harbor gives Oxnard a waterfront layer with boating, public promenades, harbor businesses, water activities, and a county-managed working harbor feel.
History and culture
Chaw'se keeps Amador County foothill history grounded
Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park gives Amador County an important Miwok cultural place, with a grinding rock, museum, village site, and roundhouse.
Money and taxes
Check California's 7.25 percent base rate by address and date
California's statewide sales and use tax rate is 7.25 percent, with district taxes that depend on the location, transaction date, and sourcing rule.
History and culture
Chicano Park turns bridge columns into neighborhood memory
Chicano Park in Barrio Logan grew from community action in 1970 and is now known for major murals, cultural memory, and public gathering.
History and culture
Chula Vista has a public window into elite training
Chula Vista's Elite Athlete Training Center gives the city a sports identity tied to Olympic and Paralympic training, campus access rules, tours, events, and facility use.
Outdoors
Claremont Hills Wilderness Park starts with the parking check
Claremont Hills Wilderness Park gives the city more than 2,000 acres of foothill trails, including the loop, with parking rules that matter before a visit.
Outdoors
Clear Lake water days work better with a bloom check
Clear Lake is a Lake County landmark, but shoreline conditions and harmful algal bloom notices can change by season, weather, and location.
History and culture
Coalinga's name points to railroad fuel, but the exact story is debated
Coalinga grew around railroad service, coal, and then oil, but city records say the familiar Coaling Station A name story is not certain.
History and culture
Colma became the Bay Area town where cemeteries shaped the map
Colma's cemetery story is unusual, memorable, and very local: a small town where burial grounds, flower shops, and monument businesses shaped the place.
Outdoors
Colton has a finished piece of the Santa Ana River Trail
Colton's Santa Ana River Trail segment gives the city a paved local route tied to a larger trail planned from mountain forest to Huntington Beach.
History and culture
Columbia keeps Tuolumne County's Gold Rush layer visible
Columbia State Historic Park gives Tuolumne County a walkable Gold Rush setting with old streets, exhibits, living-history programs, shops, and event days.
Outdoors
Cooley Landing gives East Palo Alto a public bay edge
Cooley Landing Park turns East Palo Alto's Bay Road peninsula into public open space with trails, marsh views, education space, and local history.