The park is 106,000 acres. Elevations range from 5,000' to 10,457' and temperatures can reach both hot and cold extremes. Near Lassen Peak the road reaches 8,512 feet, making it the highest road in the Cascade Mountains. It is not unusual for 40 feet of snow to accumulate on the road near Lake Helen. Any trip to Lassen should be planned in advance including contacting the park for availability of open roads and trails. Often, portions of the roads are not open to June or even July. The park offers a large plug dome volcano (Mt Lassen), vistas, geothermal areas (Bumpass Hell), the Devastated Area and numerous lakes. The Volcano had eruptions in 1914-1917, with a huge May 22, 1915 eruption. This created the Devastated Area. Although revegetation has covered much of this area, evidence of this eruption more then 90 years ago is still very apparent. The park contains many other shield and cinder cone volcanoes. The Lassen area is also unique as the Cascades, Sierra and desert all meet in this park.

Activities include hiking, biking, fishing, boating, camping, cross country skiing and sightseeing. The various small towns near the park and park stores offer limited facilities and resources. For further information, contact Lassen Volcanic National Parks, PO Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063 or call (530)-595-4444.

The pictures on the following pages are from Lassen Volcanic National Park, using various film and digital cameras. The pictures below on this page are from the main road, Rt 89, traveling from the south entrance to the northern entrance. All pictures from this page can be seen from the road or very short hikes from the road. Additional pictures of various hikes throughout the park can be seen in the Lassen Hike page.

• The Lassen Volcanic hike page includes a hike to the Volcano's Summit.

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View the panoramic shot of Mt Lassen from Lake Manzanita.
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At the Sulphur Works, a hydrothermal feature.
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At the Sulphur Works, a mudpot.
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Brokeoff Mtn, just north of the Sulphur Works.
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Mt Lassen from Rt 89, just north of the Sulphur Works.
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Mt Lassen in the summer, from the same location as above.
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At a frozen Lake Helen on Rt 89 , Mt. Lassen.
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Mt Lassen and Lake Helen in the summer, from the same location as above.
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From the Hat Lake parking area.
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The Devastated Area, a 1/2 mile Interpretive Hike.
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From Rt 89, Chaos Crags just south of Lake Manzanita.
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From Rt 89, looking in the opposite direction from Chaos Crags.
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From just behind the Ranger Station, deer at Manzanita Creek.
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From Rt 89, Lake Manzanita, just before the North Entrance Station.
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Further information can be found at the Lassen Volcanic National Park NPS.GOV or
Lassen Volcanic National Park John William Uhler page.