Butte County is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. The county seat is Oroville.
Butte County in 2005, with a view of the Sutter Buttes in the background
South Table Mountain Near Oroville
California State University, Chico was founded in 1887
Butte County is home to Bidwell Park in Chico, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States
Northern California is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties. Its main population centers include the San Francisco Bay Area, the Greater Sacramento area, the Redding, California, area south of the Cascade Range, and the Metropolitan Fresno area. Northern California also contains redwood forests, along with most of the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta, and most of the Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions.
Image: Muir Woods National Monument (47879029461)
Image: Northern California Coast as seen from Muir Beach Overlook
Image: Squaw Valley Gondola
Image: Natural Bridges State Park (16328059535)