Lassen Volcanic National Park
All four types of volcano in one park, with boiling mudpots and steaming fumaroles.
- 82named trails
- 176trail miles mapped
- Californialocation
Popular hikes in Lassen Volcanic
- Sulphur Works · about 0.5 mi · Easy
- Devastated Area Interpretive · about 0.5 mi · Easy
- Manzanita Lake Loop · about 1.8 mi · Easy
- Kings Creek Falls · about 2.3 mi · Moderate
- Paradise Meadow · about 2.8 mi · Moderate
- Bumpass Hell · about 3 mi · Moderate
- Mill Creek Falls · about 3.8 mi · Moderate
- Ridge Lakes · about 2 mi · Strenuous
- Cinder Cone · about 4 mi · Strenuous
- Lassen Peak · about 5 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- July: The park highway is usually fully open by July, and the Lassen Peak trail melts out for a summit of a volcano that last erupted in 1917. Bumpass Hell's boiling mud pots come into view.
Permits and reservations
We found no entry reservation or timed entry system.
- Wilderness permits: Required for backcountry camping (not for day hiking or established campgrounds). Available only online through Recreation.gov, up to 90 days before your start date. They are not sold in person or mailed.
- Campgrounds: Reservations are required for all campgrounds except Juniper Lake and Southwest Walk-in.
Entrance fees
- Private Vehicle: $30
- Private Vehicle: $10
- Motorcycle: $25
- Per Person: $15
Official park site: nps.gov
All 82 trails in Lassen Volcanic
- Bathtub Lake Trail · 2.7 mi round trip · Easy
- Bear Lakes Trail · 10.68 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Bench Lake Trail · 5.14 mi round trip · Moderate
- Boiling Springs Lake Trail · 2.76 mi round trip · Easy
- Brokeoff Mountain Trail · 7.22 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Bumpass Hell Boardwalk · 0.18 mi round trip · Easy
- Bumpass Hell Trail · 3 mi round trip · Moderate
- Butte Lake Horse Camp Connector Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Butte Lake to Snag Lake Trail (east section) · 13.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Butte Lake to Snag Lake Trail (west section) · 9.74 mi round trip · Moderate
- Cabin Loop · 0.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Cameron Meadow Trail · 2.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Chaos Crags Trail · 3.96 mi round trip · Moderate
- Cinder Cone Trail · 5.14 mi round trip · Moderate
- Cluster Lakes Trail · 5.3 mi round trip · Moderate
- Cold Boiling Lake Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Crumbaugh Lake Trail · 5.02 mi round trip · Moderate
- Crystal Lake Trail · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
- Devastated Area Interpretive Trail · 0.2 mi loop · Easy
- Devil's Kitchen Trail · 4.44 mi round trip · Moderate
- Drake Lake Trail · 7.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Drakesbad Hot Spring Pool Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Dream Lake Trail · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
- Echo Lake Trail · 1.04 mi round trip · Easy
- Echo Lake/Twin Lakes Trail · 10.1 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Frying Pan Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Geologic Walk Through Time Interpretive Trail · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
- Grassy Creek to Butte Lake · 6.22 mi round trip · Moderate
- Grassy Creek Trail · 1.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Grassy Swale Trail · 6.44 mi round trip · Moderate
- Heart Lake Trail · 0.94 mi round trip · Easy
- Horse Corral Loop · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Horseshoe Lake Trail · 8.82 mi round trip · Moderate
- Hot Springs Creek Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
- Indian Lake Trail · 2.98 mi round trip · Moderate
- Inspiration Point Trail · 1.62 mi round trip · Easy
- Juniper Lake Loop (northwest section) · 2.58 mi round trip · Easy
- Juniper Lake Loop (southeast section) · 0.74 mi round trip · Easy
- Juniper Lake Loop Trail (east section) · 6.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Juniper Lake Loop Trail (west section) · 2.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Juniper Lake to Butte Lake · 6.58 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Kelly Camp Trail · 7.06 mi round trip · Moderate
- Kings Creek Horse Trail · 0.98 mi round trip · Easy
- Kings Creek Trail · 2.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Lassen Peak Trail · 5.04 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lily Pond Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Little Willow Lake Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
- Manzanita Creek Trail · 6.78 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Manzanita Lake to Camper Store Traill · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Manzanita Lake to Campground Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Manzanita Lake Trail · 1.82 mi loop · Easy
- Mill Creek Falls Trail · 3.46 mi round trip · Moderate
- Mount Harkness Trail · 14.36 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Nobles Emigrant Trail (east section) #1 · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
- Nobles Emigrant Trail (east section) #2 · 4.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Nobles Emigrant Trail (southeast section) · 8.36 mi round trip · Moderate
- Nobles Emigrant Trail (west section) · 12.62 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (north section) · 10.22 mi round trip · Moderate
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (south section) · 2.42 mi round trip · Easy
- Pacific Crest Trail (north section) · 9.46 mi round trip · Moderate
- Pacific Crest Trail (south section) · 6.62 mi round trip · Moderate
- Paradise Meadows Trail · 5.84 mi round trip · Strenuous
- PCT Horse Trail · 3.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Prospect Peak Trail · 6.46 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Rainbow Lake to Nobles Trail · 6.14 mi round trip · Moderate
- Rainbow Lake Trail · 3.86 mi round trip · Moderate
- Red Cinder Cone Trail · 13.82 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Reflection Lake Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Ridge Lakes Trail · 2.26 mi round trip · Moderate
- Sifford Lakes Spur Trail · 2.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Sifford Lakes Trail · 4.08 mi round trip · Moderate
- Sulphur Works Roadside Overlook · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Summit Lake Amphitheater · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
- Summit Lake South CG · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Summit Lake to Corral Meadow · 3.34 mi round trip · Moderate
- Summit Lake Trail · 1.4 mi round trip · Easy
- Terminal Geyser Trail · 3.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Terrace, Shadow & Cliff Lake · 7.7 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Triangle Lake-Caribou · 2.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Twin Meadows/Rice Creek Trail · 6.86 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Widow Lake to Snag Lake Trail · 18.12 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Widow Lake To Triangle Lake Trail · 5.42 mi round trip · Easy
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