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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Photo: NPS Photo / Scott Arnaz, Winter at Manzanita Lake
Alerts and conditions
Park Closure Lassen National Park Highway Temporarily Closed
The park road (Hwy 89), is temporarily closed to through travel due to accumulating snow and fallen rock. Visitors can enter the park at the northwest entrance and travel 10 miles to the road closure at Devastated Area. Or enter the southwest entrance and travel 1-mile to the road closure at Sulphur Works. The road may re-open if conditions improve. This alert will be removed once this occurs.
Information Juniper Lake Campground Closed
The Juniper Lake Campground and day use area is currently closed for maintenance and campground improvement projects. Potable water is not available in the campground. The Juniper Lake Road (access to lake and trailheads) is open. Please drive with caution as road crews and contractors may be actively working along the roadway.
Information EV charging station unavailable
The Electric Vehicle charging station is non-functional. There is no timeline for when it may become available. Please plan accordingly.
Information Visitor Phone Line Intermittent
You may experience problems reaching park staff via the main visitor phone line which functions intermittently. You may email the park at lavo_information@nps.gov with general park questions.
Overview
Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the story of its eruptive past while hot water continues to shape the land.
From the National Park Service
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
The Roosevelt connection
Protected by T.R.
- May 6, 1907: as President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside Lassen Peak National Monument. The volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range. Its eruptions of 1914 to 1917 helped make it the heart of Lassen Volcanic National Park in 1916.
presidency.ucsb.edu · web.archive.org · theodorerooseveltcenter.org · Roosevelt’s Public Lands - May 6, 1907: as President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside Cinder Cone National Monument. A cone of volcanic cinders beside a lava field, Snag Lake and Lake Bidwell, set aside for what it shows about the region's volcanoes. Now part of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
presidency.ucsb.edu · web.archive.org · tipurdy.org · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- May 6, 1907: Proclamation 753, “Setting Aside Cinder Cone National Monument, California.” Today’s site absorbed into it. The 1916 park act drew its boundary around the monument without mentioning it.
Proclamation 753 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations - May 6, 1907: Proclamation 754, “Setting Aside Lassen Peak National Monument, California.” Today’s site absorbed into it. The park boundary takes in sections 34 and 35, where the monument lay.
Proclamation 754 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations
What to see and do
Activities
- Auto and ATV
- Scenic Driving
- Astronomy
- Stargazing
- Biking
- Road Biking
- Boating
- Camping
- Backcountry Camping
- Car or Front Country Camping
- Horse Camping (see also Horse/Stock Use)
- Group Camping
- RV Camping
- Compass and GPS
- Geocaching
- Fishing
- Freshwater Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Food
- Dining
- Picnicking
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Auto
- Hiking
- Backcountry Hiking
- Front-Country Hiking
- Horse Trekking
- Horseback Riding
- Living History
- Paddling
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Stand Up Paddleboarding
- Junior Ranger Program
- Skiing
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Snow Play
- Snowshoeing
- Swimming
- Freshwater Swimming
- Wildlife Watching
- Birdwatching
- Park Film
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Gift Shop and Souvenirs
Plan your visit
Hours
Entire park, all entrances: The park is always open. Road access is limited during the winter season, approximately November through May, due to snow.
Fees and passes
- Entrance - Private Vehicle — $30.00
- Entrance - Private Vehicle — $10.00
- Entrance - Motorcycle — $25.00
- Entrance - Per Person — $15.00
- Entrance - Education/Academic Groups
- Commercial Entrance - Sedan — $25.00
- Commercial Entrance - Van — $50.00
- Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus — $60.00
- Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach — $150.00
- Entrance - Motorcycle — $10.00
- Entrance - Per Person — $10.00
- Annual Entrance - Park — $55.00
The America the Beautiful pass covers entrance fees at federal recreation lands across all four agencies.
Getting there
From Interstate 5 (Redding), take Hwy 44 - 48 miles east to the junction of Hwy 89. Follow Hwy 89 south 1 mile to the north entrance of the park. From Interstate 5 (Red Bluff) take Hwy 36 E - 51 miles east to the junction of Hwy 89. Follow Hwy 89 north 6 miles to south entrance of the park.
Visitor centers
Campgrounds
- Manzanita Lake Campground (179 sites) — reserve
- Lost Creek Group Campground (8 sites) — reserve
- Summit Lake North Campground (46 sites) — reserve
- Summit Lake South Campground (49 sites) — reserve
- Southwest Campground - Summer/Fall (35 sites)
- Southwest Campground - Winter/Spring (15 sites)
- Butte Lake Campground (101 sites) — reserve
- Juniper Lake Campground (18 sites) — reserve
- Warner Valley Campground (17 sites) — reserve
- Backcountry Camping in Lassen's Wilderness — reserve
Weather
Weather at Lassen can vary dramatically throughout the year. Average January temperatures are a high of 40.4 °F (4.7 °C) and a low of 20.8 °F (-6.2 °C). Average July temperatures are a high of 88.4 °F and a low of 49.8 °F. Temperatures reach 90 °F or higher on an average of 36.9 days, and drop to 32 ° or lower on an average of 164 days days annually.
Phone: 530 595 6100
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
Photos
Pair it with
- Lassen National Forest USFS · 4 miles
- Plumas National Forest USFS · 50 miles
- Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area USFS · 50 miles
- Shasta National Forest USFS · 61 miles
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area NPS · 63 miles
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 63 miles