Lassen Volcanic National Park

Third time’s the charm!

Lassen Volcanic National Park 

This volcano in Lassen was much bigger than the phone pic shows…

Some facts to orient you:

·       Lassen is one of the relatively small national parks, at only 166 square miles. 

·       Lassen’s main features are the volcanoes and volcanic activity  centered around them. These include a plug dome volcano, shield volcano, and composite volcano. There are four massive volcanoes within the Park.

·       Numerous small lakes and streams and beautiful hiking trails through forests are the park’s main attractions  for visitor activities, though there are some geologic volcanic features to see.

·       The Park’s last eruption occurred in 1916; though considered dormant, the volcanoes are predicted to erupt again at some point.

We had attempted to visit Lassen three times before, usually in spring when trout season opens because we love fishing in the Hat Creek area. Thus, we have tried to access the Park from the northernmost gate, which is near the town of Burney …