California parks to test reservation-only pilot systems to curb massive weekend crowds

Source: New York Post

Two of California’s most visited natural attractions are heading in opposite directions on crowd control, and the results are already sparking debate. At McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County, officials are rolling out a new pilot reservation system designed to rein in surging weekend crowds at the famed 129-foot waterfall once described by President Theodore Roosevelt as “the Eighth Wonder of the World. ” 3 At McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County, officials are rolling out a new pilot reservation system.