lassen volcanic national park hiking trails

lassen volcanic national park hiking trails印象

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  joevedo63

  My 20 year old son and I (I am 51), did the Cinder Cone Hike on August 16th, 2014. It was a very easy going trip to the Butte Lake Campground, from Manzanita Lake, where we were camping. We left about 7:50 am and it took about 45 minutes to drive. The 6 mile gravel road at the Butte Lake Campground turn off ,is very passable, even for standard sedans. Take your time. We started on the trail head, right off the Day Use Parking lot, at 8:50am . We made it back to the parking lot at 11:50 am. It is well worth it!! So many views of the Lassen Region too. Mt Lassen will be to your West. Snag lake to the south. The painted Dunes are fantastic and they butt into the Lava beds. You can see where you started with Butte Lake far to the North east. I want to do it again for a sunrise or sunset hike. Enjoy!! J and R

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  Hertmannsknuschper

  Because Yellowstone is too far away, I wanted to show my family a taste of that. If you don't have Time to hike than you see one pot and a few fumarols, that's it. The road is nice and the lakes are scenic. But the detour on the way is Not needed

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  Cricket2825

  we just visited the park while we were in northern California. Had been out to Redding area and visited Mt Shasta Dam that was built back in the 30's by the Conservation Corps. My dad had worked out there on the project as a young man and I had heard him tell about it and had always wanted to go and visit. Lassen Park isn't very far from the Redding area. Beautiful drive all through the park.

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  KelM692

  We hiked the Bumpass Hell trail, the Terrace/Shadow/Cliff Lakes and Manzanita Lake trails. The trails can be anywhere from easy and flat--Manzanita Lake (awesome trail that circles the lake), to Bumpass Hell which has an easy(though-8000+ ft elevation) upwards climb for a mile then a drop of around 300+ down into the site (remember HIGH elevation!!!), to the moderately strenuous-don't try-this-without-being-acclimated-to-the-elevation Terrace/Cliff Lake trail. The place has gorgeous, uncrowded vistas that are a true gem. It is a must see and a pleasant experience compared to crowded Yosemite.

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  pika_candid_reviews

  A very nice park with a lot of pretty hiking trails and destinations. Unfortunately when we visited this year the Lassen Peak trail was closed due to some trail work which in my opinion was not really necessary. It looked as they would build some stone stairs. I don’t understand why to exaggerate in improving the trails. I prefer to walk on a natural trail instead of stone stairs. But the park itself is very gorgeous with a lot of marvelous spots.

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  dae28

  Lassen is relatively underutilized. The trails are well maintained in most places and make for easy hiking. Lovely scenery, fascinating volcanic story, a relaxing national park experience.

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  vincemc

  We spent a wonderful day in this national park. The scenery is simply stunning. But what makes this a cut above many other parks is that it is so out of the way. Therefore, it has fewer visitors and does not suffer from the hassles of places such as Yosemite. So one can hike the trails and enjoy the spectacular views in near serenity One of the best national parks in the US.

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  bk0620

  we visited Lassen after spending several days in the Redwoods. The scenery is simply spectacular.... We enjoyed the hike to Bumpass's Hell. The mud pots and steaming fumaroles made for a surreal hike. It's a fairly high altitude so hiking slowly is a good idea. After leaving lassen we went to the subway cave and walked through the underground lava tube. Really cool and in October we had the park to ourselves. The park was clean and well maintained rest rooms along the roads. The roads were curvy and no guard rails so drive slow!

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  bintraveling2

  We'd never been to Lassen and just fell in love with the Park. We want to go back and camp there so we can spend a bit more time exploring and just enjoying it.

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  Thephotoguy05

  Absolutely loved it! Visited several times, did a different hike each time and LOVED IT each time. We hiked to the peak- stunning views. I had the glorious opportunity to hike on clear days. You could even see Mt. Shasta from the peak. Unbelievable. Also followed some other trails (have unfortunetly forget the names) that were almost equally as fantastic. I felt like I was hiking strait out of a scene from lord of the rings. It was just stunning views all around. And wild flowers were it- it was amazing. Definitely not for the faint hearted however. Some intense hiking, but never regretted. Would recommend 100%