Lassen Volcanic National Park

Coordinate

Latitude: 40.44695
Longitude: -121.46484

Nearest City
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA (8 miles away)

Nearby Trails

  • Kings Creek Falls and Sifford Lakes
    Hike through verdant, flower-filled meadows bordering the cascading waters of Kings Creek to a 50-foot waterfall, then escape the crowds by hiking up to the Sifford Lakes, where tranqui…

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  • Kings Creek Falls to Summit Lake
    Kings Creek Falls, with all its vigor and noise, enlivens your senses at the outset of this hike, but by the time you reach Summit Lake, after hiking for nearly four miles along serene …

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  • Cold Boiling Lake
    Cold Boiling Lake is unique in this volcanic park for its subtlety. It lies quietly in its alpine basin, surrounded by a still forest and black-streaked dacite cliffs. Its shores are pl…

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  • Crumbaugh Lake
    The hike: The secluded cradle of Crumbaugh Lake rings with birdsong and gleams with greenery. The lake, olive green and still, is fed by streams that bleed off the steep slopes that pro…

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  • Kings Creek Falls
    The hike: Invigorating. That’s the first—and most apt—word that comes to mind when I think of the trail to Kings Creek Falls. And, truthfully, though the falls are spectacular, the casc…

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  • Kings Creek Falls, Bench Lake, and Sifford Lake Loop
    The hike: First, there is the lovely Lower Meadow. Then the wild cascades along Kings Creek. Below these, steep Kings Creek Falls. Next, yawning caves tucked in gray cliffs that hover o…

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  • Sifford Lake
    The cup of dark gray rock that cradles Sifford Lake is almost perfectly round. A smattering of evergreens shades its shoreline, but mostly the lake’s shores are open, and bathed in sunl…

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  • Sifford Lakes Trail
    This easy trail provides access to a lightly forested bench that holds a handful of scenic lakes suitable for both dayhikers and backpackers. Swimmers should find the water temperatures…

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  • Twin Meadows
    The trek to Twin Meadows is one of those cases where the journey, as much as the destination, is the reward. The meadows themselves are lovely, their tender grasses and prolific wildflo…

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  • Bumpass Hell Nature Trail
    Lassen’s largest and most hyperactive hydrothermal region is Bumpass; Hell, a 16-acre collection of steaming vents, mudpots and fumaroles. An; interpreted nature trail leads to Bumpass …

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    When you park your RV at a campground in Redding, California, you will want to have packed your bicycle, your best hiking boots and your lucky rod and reel. Those with a canoe definitely will want to plop into the water to tackle the 22 miles of the Redding to Balls Ferry water trail. The Blue Gravel Mine Trail is fascinating because its metal tunnel leads y… read more

  • Campgrounds in Lake Almanor, California

    Located in the Plumas National Forest of northern California, Lake Almanor has ample camping opportunities. The area provides visitors with opportunities for boating, fishing, hiking, biking and hunting, and the Lake has scenic mountain views. The Lassen Volcanic National Park, Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest and Caribou Wilderness combine for… read more

  • Campgrounds in Chester, California

    Campers seeking an ideal campsite in the Chester, California, area will find there are choices to be made. Once the tent is popped up, naturalists can discover area outdoor highlights that include road biking from 3,000 to 10,000 feet along the 187-mile Lassen Scenic Byway, trekking through cinder cones and lava beds in Lassen Volcanic National Park and spot… read more

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