Lassen Volcanic National Park Guide
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Lassen Volcanic National Park Guide
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Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of California's more underrated national parks. Lassen is home to spectacular hydrothermal features, stunning mountain lakes, wildflower filled meadows, and of course volcanos. Located in northeastern California at the crossroads of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountain Ranges, Lassen is subject to high snowfall in the winter, making late spring through early fall the best time of year to visit.
This map highlights the best stops along Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway, the main road through the park, from South to North. The entire route is about 30 miles, and without stopping the entire route takes about an hour to complete.
Also included are a few stops at the Butte Lake entrance, however to get here you must drive along 6 miles of unpaved road.
This map also details some of the best and more popular hikes in Lassen.
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Lassen Volcanic NP Highway
Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center
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Beautiful visitor center and restaurant located just inside the park entrance. Stop here to pick up maps and souvenirs, and to look at some of the exhibits that tell you more about the park's history
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Sulphur Works
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Less than a mile from the visitor center is the first of the hydrothermal features within Lassen. You can smell the sulfur in the air and see the steam rising from the vents below the viewpoint.
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Emerald Lake
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This stunning and appropriately named emerald colored mountain lake gets its green color from the vegetation growing in the shallow water.
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Bumpass Trailhead
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Arguably the best trail in Lassen, the Bumpass Hell Trail is a 3 mile out-and-back trail that leads you to the largest area of geothermal features in the park. Bumpass Hell also contains boardwalks that allow you to safely get closer to the steam vents and boiling pools.
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Lake Helen
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This gorgeous lake is one of the best photo spots - the crystal blue water with the often snow-capped Lassen Peak in the background is truly a beautiful site. In the warmer months you can also swim in the lake, though the water remains frigid year-round
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Lassen Peak Trailhead
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Lassen Peak is the world's largest plug dome volcano. This 5 mile, strenuous out and back hike requires you to climb just under 2,000 feet in elevation to reach the peak. Those not up to the challenge may also want to hike the first 1.3 miles of the trail up to Grandview Point as this portion of the trail is not as steep.
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Upper Kings Creek Meadow
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Lassen is known for some of the best stargazing in California, and this meadow is arguably the best place in the park to do so. In the summer the meadow is also filled with wildflowers.
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