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An awesome demonstration of natures o unimpeded power. The fires have disimated the forest but nature stands tall with many other offerings. Moreover
the hike to the peak was challenging but fun. The abundance in millions of migrating Tortoise Shell butterflies had made the mountain and the surroundings much more special.

I didn’t know much about this park until a year or two ago. We were in the area and decided to visit. What a wonderful park. And I am amazed that there were no people??? I mean, that’s awesome, I love when parks aren’t packed. This park has so much to offer. I loved the lake & all the views of Lassen Peak. The drive within the park is beautiful. We were there during butterfly migration and it was wild. Sooooo many butterflies. Most of the hikes are easy but with the elevation and heat/sun, you need lots of water. The Yellowstone like features were neat as well but not my favorite. The lava tubes are very neat. Not as cool as Craters of the Moon but still worth checking out!

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Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the most beautiful national parks in California and definitely worth the visit. The scenery is breathtaking, from the steaming hydrothermal areas and crystal clear lakes to the wildflower meadows and mountain views. Every stop along the park offers something unique, and the hiking trails are well maintained and enjoyable for all experience levels. The park is peaceful, clean, and perfect for anyone looking to experience nature. If you're visiting Northern California, this is a destination that shouldn't be missed. Can't wait to come back and explore even more!

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The park is absolutely gorgeous with amazing views you dont even need to leave the car for. A road that goes all the way through taking you past snowy peaks, alpine lakes, grassy fields with clear streams and some truly breathtaking views of the hills and valleys around. Plenty of pullout points, a fun informational station and giftshop with bathrooms at various points along the way. Easy hikes to do as well as places for snow sports which seemed popular even in june. Plenty of parking available with a Cafe at the information center that had indoor and outdoor seating. Park was accessible, easy to navigate and stunning to drive through let alone hike.

Masterpiece of Fire and Ice

If you want the jagged granite peaks of the High Sierra mashed up with the volatile, steaming underbelly of Yellowstone—minus the crushing sea of tourist buses—Lassen Volcanic National Park is your holy grail. Situated just a shade over two hours northwest of Reno, this park is a masterclass in raw, cataclysmic geology, dramatic alpine contrast, and sheer rugged beauty.

Lassen is one of the few places on the planet where you can stand on the jagged rim of a massive plug dome volcano, look down into a stark field of painted cinder cones, and look out across pristine, sapphire-blue glacial lakes all in the same afternoon. It features all four types of volcanoes found in the world (plug dome, shield, cinder cone, and composite), making the landscape feel like a living, breathing textbook of earth science.
For hikers who crave a visceral experience, the trails here deliver in spades. You can grunt your way up the relentless switchbacks of the Lassen Peak Trail to stand at 10.5 ft, where the wind howls across shattered dacite boulders and the views stretch from Mount Shasta all the way to the Coast Range. If you want something a bit more surreal, the trek into Bumpass Hell drops you right into a roaring basin of boiling mud pots, steaming fumaroles, and turquoise acid pools that hiss and belch sulfur into the crisp mountain air.

For photographers, the light here is pure magic. The contrast between the stark, dark volcanic basalt, the rich rust-oranges of the mineral-stained earth, and the neon-green lichen growing on old-growth Jeffrey pines provides a palette you won’t find anywhere else in the Sierra. Catching the golden hour from the shore of Manzanita Lake, with Lassen Peak perfectly mirrored in the glassy water as the setting sun turns the summit a brilliant, glowing crimson, is a spiritual experience for anyone behind a lens.
It is rugged, it is volatile, and it remains one of the best-kept secrets in the National Park system. If you haven't explored Lassen yet, lace up your stiffest boots, pack your neutral density filters, and get up there. It’s a five-star volcanic wilderness sitting right in our backyard.

We went on Nov. 3 only to find out the road to the park was closed to vehicles. Possibly due to snow and rock slides. Nevertheless, we tried to enjoy whatever we could get access to like the Sulphur works. Got some nice pictures. We would like to visit again in the spring and fully enjoy what the park has to offer.

Traveling back home in Southern Oregon, we made a special trip to drive through Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was sad to see how much the 2021 Dixie fire took out. Large areas are still recovering and I can only imagine that in its restored state, it would be beautiful. We only had time to drive through the park and check out a few scenic spots. I really appreciated that each pullout/attraction is numbered, making it easy to follow along on the map. Unfortunately, the Government shutdown was going on when we visited and we couldn’t visit any of the visitor centers. We would like to come back and do some of the hikes deeper into the park to get the full experience.

This was our first time in Lassen Volcanic National Park. We visited in mid-October during the government shutdown. On our first day, we learned that Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway was closed to vehicles except for some workers. We were told that it was due to rock slides. It rained/snowed the day before. Of course, this didn’t stop my husband to explore the park when we learned that we were allowed to walk the highway and the trails. We decided to walk to Bumpass Trailhead to Bumpass Hell. We only met 3 visitors during our visit and we were the only ones walking the highway. We walked around 14 mi and exhausted since it was uphill (~5 mi) to Bumpass Trailhead. The views were amazing and rewarding which made the hike worthwhile. On our second day, we were relieved that the Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway was opened later in the morning. The view along the way was beautiful & it was ~30 mi to the other end (North Entrance) we hiked around Manzanita Lake.