Camp Near An Active Volcano

Above, Devastated Area with Lassen Peak in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Back in August 2017, I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park during my Great American Eclipse trip up in Idaho.

After the eclipse was over, I headed west into Oregon and then down into Northern California where I stayed a couple of nights at Lassen. I had no difficulty getting a campsite. There were plenty of them available at the Manzanita Lake Campground. 

This wasn't my first visit to Lassen, the first time visiting it was back in 1968 with my parents. We camped at Manzanita Lake in my grandfather's old canvas umbrella tent.

Insider has an article about camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park and what to see and do there.

They begin it with:

Yellowstone may be known for its geothermal areas, but Lassen Volcanic National Park — a smaller, less-visited national park with its own fair share of geothermal features — is also worth exploring.

Located in northern California, this 166-square-mile park is one of the few places with all four major volcanic types. On top of having one of California's seven active volcanoes and the largest lava plug dome in the world, it also has clear mountain lakes and steaming fumaroles.

Plus, Lassen Volcanic usually gets a fraction of the annual visitors that Yellowstone does, meaning guests have to deal with comparably fewer crowds.

It's open all year, but peak season runs from the summer through the early fall before snow cover closes many roads and facilities.

My family loves the outdoors and took a recent trip to Lassen Volcanic. Here's why other outdoor enthusiasts should check it out too.

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