Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins (CA)

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Cabin poorly marked
No lantern in cabin

Second time to this campground with my 6th grade students (Geology!). It's lovely, but this time around our cabin heat didn't work, blinds couldn't be lowered for privacy and the men's shower room was closed. Knocked on the host's door a couple times but there was no answer.

Would come back but with lowered expectations.

The folks working in the store were pleasant and helpful.

Lassen NP was great - 5 stars for the park! The cabins at Manzanita lake however are not so great. We arrived around 7pm the first night and on entering were almost knocked over by the strong smell of cleaning products. Then we noticed that the main bed in the first room was literally wet with small pools of cleaning product all over it. We had to open windows to air out the cabin and get paper towels from the restroom to remove the excess cleaning solution. By then it was dusk and starting to cool down so we thought about turning on the heater, which is when we discovered that the built in wall heater was not working. In place of the heater there was a portable propane heater. We lit the propane heater and let it run for about 2 hours to take the chill off, but did not feel safe sleeping with it and having the fumes build up inside the cabin so we turned it off. The second night the heater wouldn't light at all - the fuel bottle was empty but we couldn't find the camp host to get a refill. The last issue with the cabin was that the window blind on the front door was in such bad shape that it was literally just a few panels hanging on the cords - virtually no coverage on the window.
If we were to visit again we would pitch a tent in one of the other campgrounds instead. We made the best of it, but the cabin was not a pleasant place to stay.

Lassen NP was great - 5 stars for the park! The cabins at Manzanita lake however are not so great. We arrived around 7pm the first night and on entering were almost knocked over by the strong smell of cleaning products. Then we noticed that the main bed in the first room was literally wet with small pools of cleaning product all over it. We had to open windows to air out the cabin and get paper towels from the restroom to remove the excess cleaning solution. By then it was dusk and starting to cool down so we thought about turning on the heater, which is when we discovered that the built in wall heater was not working. In place of the heater there was a portable propane heater. We lit the propane heater and let it run for about 2 hours to take the chill off, but did not feel safe sleeping with it and having the fumes build up inside the cabin so we turned it off. The second night the heater wouldn't light at all - the fuel bottle was empty but we couldn't find the camp host to get a refill. The last issue with the cabin was that the window blind on the front door was in such bad shape that it was literally just a few panels hanging on the cords - virtually no coverage on the window.
If we were to visit again we would pitch a tent in one of the other campgrounds instead. We made the best of it, but the cabin was not a pleasant place to stay.

Our cabin was in a great location. We loved being next to the lake. The cabin was comfortable and we liked the porch. The instructions about what was available and what to bring were very helpful.

Our cabin was in a great location. We loved being next to the lake. The cabin was comfortable and we liked the porch. The instructions about what was available and what to bring were very helpful.

Lassen NP is huge. We spent several days exploring but also spent time at Lake Manzanita. The cabins are close to the lake with the furthest still only a few minutes walk away.
The lake is beautiful and allows swimming, fishing (with restrictions), and kayaking. Our family rented a kayak onsite which was fun. There were also paddle boards available.
The host for the campsite are very accommodating so be sure to mention if there are any issues. For example the heater in our cabin was broken but they let us borrow a Buddy heater.
The bathroom had issues for repair and the gas station was out of service when we tried to use it but otherwise the area seemed well maintained.
The bear box was large enough to fit our cooler and other bags. And each campfire ring is huge. We had a great time!

Lassen NP is huge. We spent several days exploring but also spent time at Lake Manzanita. The cabins are close to the lake with the furthest still only a few minutes walk away.
The lake is beautiful and allows swimming, fishing (with restrictions), and kayaking. Our family rented a kayak onsite which was fun. There were also paddle boards available.
The host for the campsite are very accommodating so be sure to mention if there are any issues. For example the heater in our cabin was broken but they let us borrow a Buddy heater.
The bathroom had issues for repair and the gas station was out of service when we tried to use it but otherwise the area seemed well maintained.
The bear box was large enough to fit our cooler and other bags. And each campfire ring is huge. We had a great time!

Clean and nice. Can't wait to come back

Clean and nice. Can't wait to come back