Lassen Volcanic National Park

Drive the 30-mile park highway past steaming fumaroles and Lassen Peak, then hike to Bumpass Hell, the park's largest hydrothermal area.

Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, 21820 Lassen National Park Hwy · Mineral, CA

About Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen is one of the few places where all four types of volcano, plug dome, shield, cinder cone and stratovolcano, sit in one park. Lassen Peak erupted in a series of blasts from May 1914 to 1917, and hot water still shapes the land around steaming fumaroles. Sulphur Works is the most easily reached hydrothermal area, while Bumpass Hell is a 3-mile round-trip hike. The park has more than 150 miles of trails and gets about 30 feet of snow a year.

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The closest stops to Lassen Volcanic National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sports & Outdoors
Devastated Area Interpretive Trail
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A short, level, paved interpretive loop in Lassen Volcanic National Park that shows the landscape left behind by Lassen Peak's eruptions.
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Museums
Quirky Fun
Gaumer's Jewelry & Museum
No admission fee
A family jewelry store in Red Bluff with a free mineral, mining, and gem museum spanning four generations of collecting.
Transit: reachable by public transit
40 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park
Under $25
A California state park centered on a 129-foot waterfall fed by springs, with forest trails and lake shoreline.
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Shopping
Family Favorite
Bricks & Minifigs Redding
No admission fee
A Redding shop for buying, selling, and trading new and used LEGO sets and minifigures, with a party room for kids.
Transit: reachable by public transit
45 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Attractions
WaterWorks Park
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Summer water park in Redding, California, with water slides, a wave pool, and a gentle lagoon for younger children.
45 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sports & Outdoors
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
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Remote state park in northeastern Shasta County, reachable only by boat, with lava fields and spring-fed bays.
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