Berry Creek is a census-designated place about 25 miles northeast of Oroville, California in hilly terrain at 2,000 feet above mean sea level. The community is located along Oroville-Quincy, also known as Hwy 162 Highway on the shore of Madrone Lake. The US Geological Survey shows coordinates of 39�38?43?N 121�24?12?W? / ?39.64528�N 121.40333�W? / 39.64528; -121.40333 for the town. The community is home to Berry Creek Elementary School, 2 small mountain churches, 1 mini mart w/ gas, 1 small community park. Berry Creek is home to the annual Berry Festival which is held during August.There is a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection fire station at an area called Harts Mill just south of the community. This is a historic name for a community once located at 39�37?25?N 121�26?08?W? / ?39.62361�N 121.43556�W? / 39.62361; -121.43556. Harts Mill was probably a mining community named for a stamp mill. The USGS lists a variant name of Virginia Mill for the area.