Lassen Volcanic National Park

Over 150 miles of trails let you choose your adventure.
Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the story of its eruptive past while hot water continues to shape the land.
Map showing location of park.
Solo kayaker on Manzanita Lake with Lassen Peak in the background
Sections of Lassen Volcanic National Park to reopen Aug. 17
Lassen Volcanic National Park will partially reopen on Saturday, Aug. 17, following the lifting of some Park Fire evacuation orders and warnings.
LAVO Park Fire
Lassen Volcanic National Park closed due to Park Fire
MINERAL, Calif. – Three years after the Dixie Fire consumed much of the eastern portion of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the massive Park Fire is approaching the park's western edge, prompting National Park Service officials to close the park.
Rustic guest lodge in a meadow surrounded by forest
Drakesbad Lodge and Warner Valley Campground remain closed for 2024 season
The Drakesbad Guest Lodge and Warner Valley Campground in Lassen Volcanic National Park will remain closed for the 2024 season due to ongoing repairs from the 2021 Dixie Fire. The Warner Valley Day-Use Area remains open to the public and visitors to Warner Valley can access all trails there.
Snow Covering Lake Helen at Lassen Volcanic
Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Opens to Vehicles
The 30-mile highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park is now open for the season.
Photo Contest for the 4-Park Annual Pass
Do you have a favorite photo taken in Lassen Volcanic National Park? Would you like to join the ranks of past photo contest winners and have your photo on the 2025 4-Park Annual Pass?
A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak
Photo by NPS Photo / Scott Arnaz
Golden grasses edge a pond reflecting a snow-dusted peak
Photo by NPS Photo / Amanda Sweeney
A boardwalk passes through a colorful, steaming hydrothermal basin.
Photo by NPS Photo
Two hikers sit on a mountain top with a view of multiple peaks, dotted with patches of snow
Photo by NPS Photo
A volcanic peak rises above a tree-lined, deep blue lake.
Photo by NPS Photo
A fisherman casts a line from a boat below a snow-dotted volcanic peak.
Photo by NPS Photo
An ash cloud rises above a volcano with an early 19th century vehicle at the forefront.
Photo by NPS Photo / B.F. Loomis