Bear Hole (Upper Bidwell Park)
UnverifiedBeginner (0-30 ft)39.77730, -121.75030
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Chico's swimming hole: deep basalt pools on Big Chico Creek in Upper Bidwell Park with cliffs rising about 30 feet over the central pool. Most people jump the lower shelves; the high rock is jumped every summer and injures someone most years.
Jumps at this location
Lower shelves
5 ft
Beginner (0-30 ft)
High rock
30 ft
Beginner (0-30 ft)
Warnings
The city calls the high rocks incredibly dangerous; the pool is deep only in the center. Cold, fast water in spring.
Access
Upper Bidwell Park, Chico: park at Lot E and walk 1 mile on the Yahi Trail, or Lots K/L for a shorter walk on days the upper road is open. Free city park.
Best conditions
June through August. The creek gets low and warm by late summer.
Submitted by SmartLeap Field Research