Reach the Peak Project

Reach the Peak Project includes:
Reach the Peak video
Current Lassen Peak Trail Status
Reach the Peak Project Bulletin: 2012 (pdf, 799 KB) | 2011 (pdf, 789 KB)

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Reach the Peak
The Reach the Peak project is a multi-year effort to restore and rehabilitate the Lassen Peak Trail. Goals for the project include restoring many features that were a part of the original trail construction from 1929 – 1932. These features include a four foot width to the upper trail, a trail to the true summit, turnout areas for groups and resting hikers, and the placement of a summit register. The Reach the Peak project will take steps to improve the visitor experience including development of new interpretive materials, creating a route navigating the summit crater, installing an evaporator toilet, and removal of the park's radio repeater. Lassen Volcanic National Park, with the help of its partners, is determined to preserve this historic experience for the enjoyment of future generations. Together we can "reach the peak."

 

Reach the Peak Project Map

 

NPS Photo

New interpretive waysides will tell the story of Lassen Peak

2012 Continuing Progress
This summer, project efforts will be focused on:

• Removing the radio repeater from the peak's summit
• Constructing a restroom on the upper trail
• Widening and reinforcing the middle and upper segments of the trail
• Constructing three new interpretive waysides

 

Trail crews built 75 rock retaining walls in 2011

2011 Accomplishments
In the project's second year, Lassen Volcanic National Park trail crew and the California Conservation Corps began laboriously strengthening the backbone of the Lassen Peak trail. Overcoming hazardous work areas and exposure to severe weather, the Reach the Peak trail crew cut and placed nearly 5,000 cubic feet of stone on 75 rock retaining walls and landing sites. These carefully constructed retaining walls will reduce erosion on Lassen Peak's numerous switchbacks and provide a solid foundation for the higher, steeper sections of trail.

 

NPS Photo

The largest helicopter operation in the park strategically placed 2.4 million pounds of stone along the Lassen Peak trail

2010 Accomplishments

• Preparation of the trail to accommodate material placement and transportation
• The quarrying, washing, and transporting of 2.4 million pounds of stone to the Lassen Peak Parking Area
• Completion of the largest helicopter flight operation in park history to strategically place stone building materials along the trail
• Restoration of the largest step section of the trail and the construction of 5 highly technical walls amounting to approximately 1,000 cubic feet of stone

Click here to see photos from the 2010 Reach the Peak work season...

 

Interested in Donating?
Visit the Lassen Park Foundation's website at: www.lassenparkfoundation.org or contact the foundation directly at:

The Lassen Park Foundation
Reach the Peak Fund
P.O. Box 3155 Chico, CA 95927
or (530)-898-9309