Camping

 
 
 

Campground List

Highway 89 Corridor (listed north to south)

Open dates and fees for campgrounds along Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Campground # of Sites Full Service Dates Full Service Price Dry Camping Dates Dry Camping Price
Manzanita Lake 179 5/23 - 10/8
$26
Loop A & B: 10/8 - snow closure $15
ML Group
4 5/23 - 6/24; 9/2 - 10/7 $72 n/a n/a
Lost Creek Group 8 6/13 - 7/28; 8/7 - 9/16 $62 n/a n/a
Summit Lake North 46 6/27 - 9/9 $24 n/a n/a
Summit Lake South 48 6/27 - 9/9 $22 9/9 - 9/23 $15
Southwest Walk-In 21 Closed, work in progress to re-open
 

Outlying Areas (listed north to south)

Open dates and fees for campgrounds in outlying areas within Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Campground # of Sites Full Service Dates Full Service Price Dry Camping Dates Dry Camping Price
Butte Lake 101 5/30 - 9/2
$22
Loop B: 9/2 - 10/14 $15
BL Group
6 5/30 - 9/2 $62 9/2 - 10/14 $35
Juniper Lake 18 Closed; work in progress to re-open
JL Group
2 Closed; work in progress to re-open
Warner Valley 17 6/16 - 10/14 $21 n/a n/a
 
 

Dry Camping (Autumn)

In dry camping conditions, drinking water and flush restrooms are not available. A discounted camping fee will be charged to reflect limited services. The water is turned off in these campgrounds to protect infrastructure when temperatures typically dip below freezing at night.

Accessible Campsites

Three campgrounds offer wheelchair-accessible campsites located near wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Learn more about accessibility at Lassen.

  • Manzanita Lake: sites A32 & B9
  • Summit Lake North: site A1
  • Butte Lake: site A6

Group Camping

Manzanita Lake, Butte Lake, and Juniper Lake campgrounds offer larger sites to accommodate groups; Lost Creek Group campground is exclusively group sites. Group sites have a minimum occupancy requirement of 10 people. Group campsites have three picnic tables, three fire rings, and three bear lockers. Groups may also reserve adjacent individual campsites but must adhere to single campsite capacities (3 tents 6 people, 2 vehicles).

Group site Capacities: (minimum 10 people)

  • Manzanita Lake: max 15 people /4 vehicles; rvs 40’
  • Lost Creek: max 25 people / 6 vehicles; rvs 40’
  • Butte lake: max 25 people / 6 vehicles; rvs 40’
  • Juniper Lake: max 15 people /4 vehicles; tent only

Stock Corrals

Butte Lake, Juniper Lake, and Summit Lake North campgrounds also have reservable stock corrals for overnight use. Learn more about stock use in Lassen.

 

First-Come, First-Served Campsites (FCFS)

Juniper Lake (single sites), Warner Valley (9 sites), and Southwest Walk-in (all sites) campgrounds are available first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved.

 

 

Camping in Self-Contained Vehicles

Camping in self-contained vehicles is allowed in the Southwest parking area (part of Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center parking) year-round; camping fee required.

Car camping or overnight vehicle parking is not allowed in any other parking area, pullouts, or picnic grounds.

 

Amenities & Services

Amenities

All campsites are equipped with:

  • One picnic table
  • One fire ring
  • One bear-resistant storage locker (size: 4' x 3' x 2.5' or 30 cubic feet) to properly store food and scented items.

Most campgrounds offer spigots and/or sinks with potable water in season (except Juniper Lake), restrooms, and receptacles for trash/recycling. Some campgrounds have vault toilets and other have flush restrooms – see individual campground pages for full list of amenities.

Services

Manzanita Lake Campground offers a dump station ($8). Manzanita Lake Campground has a camper store with pay showers and laundry. No other park campgrounds have dump stations or camper stores.

No park campground has RV hookups.


 
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Backcountry Camping

Plan your backpacking trip, get a wilderness permit, and know where to go when exploring Lassen's wilderness.

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Lassen Lodging Options

External concessioner's website. Lassen Lodging manages Drakesbad Guest Ranch and Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins.

 

Campground Questions

Please read through our website before reaching out with questions.

Questions about Reservations: contact recreation.gov

Other campground camping questions: email us at e-mail us

Last updated: April 30, 2025

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