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Sports & Outdoors

Lava Beds National Monument

A northern California national monument of volcanic caves, lava terrain, rock art, and Modoc War history.

P.O. Box 1240, Tulelake, CA 96134 (mailing address) · Tulelake, CA

About Lava Beds National Monument

Lava Beds sits on the northeastern side of the Medicine Lake volcano in northeastern California. Its landscape formed from lava flows over roughly half a million years and includes many volcanic features. Visitors can explore more than 800 caves, view Native American rock art, walk historic battlefields and campsites, and experience high desert wilderness. The monument's visitor center is a good first stop before caving.

#caves
#volcanic landscape
#Native American rock art
#Modoc War history
#camping

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