| Lassen’s two main entrances are at the northwest and southwest corners of the park, connected by the 34-mile Park Road. The Loomis Museum at Manzanita Lake near the northwest entrance offers information, exhibits, videos, Ranger-Led programs and publications in the summer months. Following the road from the visitor center east, you’ll travel past the Crags, a series of stark rock formations, before cresting Emigrant Pass to reach the Summit Lake campgrounds. The road then bends back to the west to travel through the central volcanic region. The most volatile area is Bumpass Hell, where a 1.6 mile hike leads past bubbling sulpher lakes and mud pots. Another area of the park can be accessed from the Chester Warner Valley Road, which leads to the Drakesbad Guest Ranch. Hikes from here depart to Terminal Geyser and the Devil’s Kitchen area of the park. |
