Lassen Completes Reopening Plan, Making the Entire Park Open to the Public

Lassen Volcanic National Park has enacted its final phase of reopening with the increased access of more facilities in the park, making the park completely open for the first time since the Covid-19 quarantine began.

Lassen opened up its visitors centers today, along with the Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins and Drakesbad Guest Ranch, allowing visitors to enjoy the complete experience of the National Park.

“The opening of these facilities will offer our visitors more services to help them enjoy their visit,” said Superintendent Jim Richardson. “We are pleased to welcome visitors to these facilities with the addition of minor mitigations for COVID-19 response.”

The Loomis Museum and Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center will be open 9 am to 5 pm daily beginning Friday, June 19. The Lassen Association store will operate inside both visitor centers and Lassen Café and Gift will operate inside the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. Please be prepared for modifications related to COVID-19 response including changes to exhibit access and auditorium closure. 

The park concessioner, Snow Mountain, LLC., also opened Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins and Drakesbad Guest Ranch today. The Manzanita Lake Camping Store and gas station opened on June 15.

Visitors are encouraged to follow CDC guidelines when entering park facilities. This includes maintaining a 6-foot distance from others and wearing face coverings when social distancing is not possible. Information, including campground status and trail conditions, is also available outside the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center and Loomis Museum.

Park campgrounds continue to open on originally scheduled dates. Manzanita Lake, Southwest Walk-in, Butte Lake, and Warner Valley Campgrounds are open. Lost Creek Group Campground will open June 19. Summit Lake and Juniper Lake will open June 26. In order to reduce cash handling, credit card and check are preferred for campsite payment.

Reservations are highly recommended for park campsites. Demand is higher than normal due to recreation site closures and dispersed camping restrictions in the surrounding Lassen National Forest, including the Hat Creek and Lake Almanor Ranger Districts.

To facilitate pre-planning and reduce cash handling, reservations may be made for all campsites at Manzanita Lake and Summit Lake Campgrounds for July 1 through campground closure. These campsites are normally first-come, first-served and may now be reserved for July 1 and later: Manzanita Lake Loop B and D (tents only); Summit Lake North Loop A; and Summit Lake South Loop E (tents only).

First-come, first-served sites remain available at Southwest Walk-in, Butte Lake, Warner Valley, and Juniper Lake Campgrounds. Reservable sites that are unclaimed (there is no placard posted to indicate a reservation) may be used for first-come, first-served camping for a single night only; a reservation may begin the next day.  

Trails in the higher-elevation areas of the park continue to hold patches of snow. This includes, but is not limited to, Lassen Peak, Brokeoff Mountain, Kings Creek Falls, and Summit Lake Area trails. Bumpass Hell Trail remains under seasonal closure due to snow hazards. Trails in lower elevation areas including Manzanita Lake, Butte Lake, and Warner Valley are snow-free. View current trail conditions at go.nps.gov/lavo/hike.

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