Address: California, USA
Phone: +15305954480
JH nosee (Jhnosee)
Visited on 2022.July.22. This is the second time for me to visit this place, I am still enjoy it. It is only five hours drive from Bay Area. You can see all types of volcanoes and hot springs. Those pic in the end is the ones I took last year when there are wild fire around.
Drew Purcell
This was such a fantastic park! Note that most of it is at high elevations so dress warmly! Saw bears everyday I was there, overnight in the parking lot for 10$ (5 with access pass) free entry with access pass. Between the lava formations, abundant wildlife and beautiful lakes this place has it all.
S K
It is really worth the trip. There are many spots. The drive through this elevation of 8500ft is truly amazing. We visit first week of June . The roads were just reopened hence it was all snow everywhere. Only few trails were open .
N M
Lassen Volcanic National Park 🏞 My pictures just don’t do this park justice, parking easy to find, trails are well maintained. Beauty around every corner !! I LOVED that this park wasn’t overcrowded like Yosemite has been the last few times I’ve been. Highly recommend this park!!
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There are at least three separate campgrounds on the main loop. At least two more more campgrounds in the eastern part of the park. Go to their web page where they have extensive information on all of that.
through park can close , and or open late .. but the Southside visitor center is always accessible, as is manzanita lake on the north end ...be advised that even of road is open lotta trails will be snowed in at higher altitudes ..great park i love it deeply , go every year ..also must check out the other areas as well ,butte lake , Warner valley ,juniper lake .. Chester is a great little town too warm and friendly ..enjoy be safe have fun
Take the half day to drive around and visit the site near the road. Use the full day to do one of the many hikes between the lakes.
Bring food. Bring water. Be careful. Check if aniamls etc. Go with friends in area or ask a park ranger of that park.
absolutely awesome park - incredible vistas from the top of Lassen Peak if you go up there (start very early if the weather is to be warm) -super neat boiling geo thermal areas (google Bumpass Hell) - great camping, and it's very neat to see what the top of a volcano looks like - you can walk around up top
Pets are not allowed on any trail. Lassen states that as a rule of thumb, pets on leash may only go where cars can go, so along the shoulder of a road. But no trails.
If you are a senior (62+) lifetime multi agency pass is $80 good for a carload. Works at all fed agency's, usfs, national parks...
Butte Lake, Snag Lake, and Horseshoe Lake are all popular fishing destinations in the park with populations of rainbow, brown, and brook trout. Kings Creek and Grassy Swale Creek both have populations of brook trout as well. The most popular fishing lake in the park, however, is Manzanita Lake. This lake holds a fair number of rainbow and brown trout and is rated as a blue ribbon fly fishery by the state of California Department of Fish and Game. It is managed as a catch and release fishery with only single barbless hooks allowed. No bait such as worms, salmon eggs or powerbait may be used. This lake is nationally known for its fly fishing opportunities.
Yes, it is open. Below this is a link to the NPS website, if you scroll down on the linked website you will find the information with the changes made to park procedures, etc. due to covid. "Alerts & Conditions - Lassen Volcanic National Park (U.S. National Park Service)" https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
Every park is closed in the state currently. And air quality is rated to be terrible everywhere.
That's what she said... What do you mean why is it so small? Might as well ask, why is the sky blue
You can use a camera in Long Expousure mode, you need to use tripod Iso Above 12000 and about time the less than 20 seconds because after that time.. the stars will look in movement not freeze in the sky.
Last time I looked into it it was $25 for a week of parking not sure if it changes for RVs
Typically gets a lot of snow, and if it's closed until May 31st it's for good reason. The roads are narrow steep and curvy.
If they like hiking there are some easy short trails.
These are like Mt. Saint Helens. They blow up when they erupt. You need to go to Hawaii to see flowing lava.
Only one major one but devils kitchen and terminal geyser are cool hikes...you can go to boiling springs lake as well..plus many more hikes or horseback rides out of Drakesbad but we don't open till like the first of June
What ever the distance. You just need to do it. It's gruling. But magical.
Yes it is
There is a Glass Mountain northeast of Lassen, south of Lava Beds N.M. and west of Tionesta. Check on the website for Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
When a park is named a National Park it is typically a National Park.
I think people have tried to swim in the bubbling mud springs but typically they don't survive.
Definitely not as much as Yosemite Valley.
You can drive up to the parking lot at the mud pot, from there you can walk, there was a landslide that needs to be moved before you can drive through the park.
Highway is open 10 miles from the Northwest Entrance (Devastated Area) and 2 miles from the Southwest Entrance (Sulphur Works).
Chico, CA is probably the closest larger airport, Chester is a smaller local airport, but closer.
Nope. The trail already begins very high, so you don't have much farther to summit.
I'm going to get a little bit technical here. Lassen is an andesite cone. Typically volcanos of this type are only good for an eruption or two. Lassen has already had two major eruptive cycles from the same vent, so the odds of a third eruption are miniscule. Of course, that entire region is extremely volcanically active, so while Lassen may not erupt again, a new cinder cone could show up at any time.
I think the area is dormant but not extinct.
You can get a national park annual pass online at www.usparkpass.com. Good for any national park
Sulfur works, near the west side of the park. There's Bumpass Hell which is probably what you're wondering about! Awesome place.
I think Bumpass Hell is what you're looking for! Or the sulfur springs
Wifi is not listed for the lodging places from the National Park Service website, so I assume not. Also, some of the cabins don't have electricity, so I find it highley unlikely that those would have wifi. When we went, we stayed in cabins outside of the park, however there was no wifi there either so you will most likely not have wifi especially if you are staying close to or inside the park.
Go to recreation.gov and search one of the specific campgrounds in the park (there are a few). You can make a reservation with a credit card there.
There are several thermally active areas. Sulphur works by the side of the road for quick stops, Bumpass Hell for a nice hike, and Devil's Kitchen for a longer hike on the other side of the park. But these are all mud pots and fumaroles - very dangerous so you can't touch and must stay on the path.
It's dependent on the weather, but the road usually closes in November. Best wishes
Some of the sights of hookups, some don't. Look on the website to see which ones do.
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