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Lassen National Forest surrounds the Mount Lassen Peak in Northern California. Often confused as the Sierra Nevada, this mountain is part of the volcano ridges of the Cascade Range, which spans the Pacific Northwest down to Northern Cal. Outside of the Lassen Volcanic National Park boundary is all Wilderness, alpine lakes and National Forest lands. Rivers, waterfalls, wildflowers. Backpacking, hiking trails, horseback, camping, fishing, creeks and.... lava tubes.

Lassen Hiking Maps: Amazing hiking trails and alpine scenery, in the Caribou Wilderness near Lassen National Forest. Backpackers and day hikers may need a Caribou Wilderness Map which includes Ishi Wilderness & Thousand Lakes Wilderness. Designated wilderness in forest: Wilderness Area Acres Maps Caribou Wilderness 20,546 Map Ishi Wilderness 42,866 Map Thousand Lakes 16,335 Map

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Lassen Forest Headquarters Susanville CA 530-257-2151	Almanor Ranger District Chester CA 530-258-2141	Eagle Lake Ranger District Susanville CA 530-257-4188
Hat Creek Ranger District Fall River Mills CA 530-336-5521	Lassen National Forest gov web site

Lassen Backpacking

• fire permits are required
• permits are required for overnight back country camping
• check with the correct ranger district for all back country camping restrictions

Trail head parking spots located at:

Caribou Lake @ Silver Bowl Campground

Domingo Springs

Hay Meadows @ Echo Lake Campground

Triangle Lake

Subway Cave PCT Access

Heart Lake

Wilson Meadows

Elizabeth Lake

Bunchgrass @ Thousand Lakes

Magee @ Thousand Lakes

Cypress @ Thousand Lakes

Tamarack @ Thousand Lakes

Lassen Wilderness Areas

• Caribou Wilderness
• Ishi Wilderness
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness

Lassen Campgrounds

• Gurnsey Creek Campground
• Hole in the Ground Campground
• Mill Creek Campground
• Silver Lake @ Lassen NF

Willow Lake


Juniper Lake


Silver Lake

Lassen Cabins & Fire Lookouts

McCarthy Lookout Rental
inside Lassen National Forest California; Overnight stays by reservation only. Access to the lookout requires high clearance vehicles for travel over unimproved Forest Service roads. Trailers and RVs are not allowed. Firearms are prohibited. Visitors must walk 1000 feet from parking area to lookout; exercise caution near high cliff area.

Camping Lassen National Forest Campgrounds

Primitive Camping Lassen Forest

Burney Falls

Eagle Lake

Lassen Back Roads

Lassen Fishing

Lassen Lakes

Lassen Waterfalls

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Susan River Valley

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Hiking Lassen Volcanic National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)