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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Hiking Boiling Springs Lake Trail
view of grey boiling springs lake with caked mud surrounding shore

Start: parking area west of Warner Valley Campground
Round Trip Distance: 3 miles
Round Trip Time: 2 hours
Terrain: easy 200 foot climb
Elevation: 5800 feet

 

A number of steam vents are located under Boiling Springs Lake, keeping the temperature of the lake around 125 degrees.  The mud pots on the southeast shore are among the best in the park. 

The trail crosses a meadow and then goes through forest to the lake and around it.  Trees include incense-cedar, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, white fir, sugar pine, and others.  A variety of wildflowers are found and it is a good area to observe birds.

 
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Did You Know?
John Muir visited Lassen Volcanic National Park and wrote about his experience in the book Mountains of California. "Miles of its flanks are reeking and bubbling with hot springs, many of them so boisterous and sulphurous they seem ever ready to become spouting geysers..."
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Last Updated: August 22, 2010 at 13:03 MST