Chico State offers a very beautiful gym aka the WREC! Personally, this is the gem that took my heart. Two stories, huge weight room, indoor track, outdoor pool, indoor basketball courts, indoor hockey courts. It's just amazing. The wrec also has events throughout the year, my favorite is during finals week. They offer massages, petting zoos, massage chairs, acupuncture, pool parties. If I could, I would want to live at the WREC.

The Butte County area is one of the cheapest places to live in California.

I have lived in Chico my whole life. The park is very large, and beautiful. The park is very large, and is separated into two sections. There is lower park which is separated by a creek that contains a pool. The other is upper park. It is more natural, containing the normal wildlife. (snakes, Mountain lions) There are not many attacks due to the population. Most importantly, the hiking, swimming holes, and mountain biking are the best in Chico . The trail are cool, which weaves through lava rock and the clay provides great traction.The weather is the best, and the college town experience is cool as well. I am still in high school and not apart of it, but it looks like the students are having a great experience.

I really recommend this school! It's beautiful up here and everyone here is nice!

I've paid for college myself since I started and with a little help from scholarships it is totally manageable.