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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Trail Conditions - 2009 season

The trail conditions on this page are updated as the Visitor Center receives reports from the field. Wilderness conditions are changing constantly. The conditions posted on the page are not necessarily the most current conditions. They are the last conditions reported.

  • Be prepared for rapidly changing conditions by carrying high energy food, plenty of water and by dressing in layers.
 

Trails along Lassen Park Road north of road summit.

TRAIL DATE CONDITION
Crags Lake (Start: 5900' End: 6700')  7/25 OPEN
Devastated Area (6450') May OPEN
Hat Lake to Paradise Meadows (Start: 6425' End: 7060') 7/12 OPEN

Kings Creek Picnic Area to Cold Boiling Lake
(Start: 7375' End: 7440')

8/13 OPEN
Sifford Lakes (7200') 7/6 OPEN
Kings Creek Falls (Start: 7280' End: 6750') 7/15 OPEN
Manzanita Lake and Lily Pond (5850') 5/6 OPEN
Summit Lake around Cluster Lakes Loop and Echo Lake
(Start: 6700' Highpoint: 7300')
8/17 OPEN
Terrace Lake Trail/Shadow Lake (start: 8050', Terrace: 7750', Shadow: 7600', Cliff (end): 7400') 10/23 Snow is covering most of the trail, use caution if hiking.
Emigrant Pass to PCT (Start: 6450', End: 6270') 6/23 OPEN
Manzanita Creek (Start: 5930', End: 7030') 10/11 OPEN
Summit Lake to Terrace/Shadow/Cliff Lake (Start: 6680', End: 8050') 8/13 OPEN
 

 

Trails along Lassen Park Road south of road summit.

TRAIL DATE CONDITION
Brokeoff Mountain (start: 6700', end: 9100') 8/18 OPEN
Lassen Peak (start: 8500', end: 10,300') 10/28

CLOSED

Bumpass Hell parking lot to Bumpass Hell (start: 8180', high point: 8400', end: 8180') 10/27 Snow and ice cover parts of the trail. Use caution if hiking.
Bumpass Hell to Cold Boiling Lake (start: 8180', end: 7400') 8/18 OPEN
Mill Creek Falls (start: 6700', end: 6550') 8/18 OPEN
Sulphur Works (7000') May OPEN
Ridge Lakes (start: 7000', end: 8050') 7/27 OPEN
 

 

Butte Lake (BL) Area Trails

TRAIL DATE CONDITION
BL Nobles Emigrant Trail to PCT (Start: 6400', End: 6370') 8/18 OPEN
BL to Snag Lake (W side) (Start: 6100', End: 6100', High point: 6400') 8/20 OPEN
BL to Snag lake (E side) Start: 6100', End: 6100", High point: 6350') 6/30 OPEN
BL to Lower Twin Lake (Start: 6100', End: 6560') 8/26 OPEN
BL to Widow Lake (start: 6100', end: 6850') 6/23 OPEN
Widow Lake to Jakey Lake (Start: 6800', End: 7000', High point: 7700') 7/8 OPEN, likely trees down on trail.
Cinder Cone Loop (start: 6100' to base 6386', up cone 6800') 6/30 OPEN
Bathtub Lake Loop (start: 6128 end: 6070') 6/23 OPEN
Badger to Cluster Junction (start: 6230', high point: 6580', end: 6550') 6/23 OPEN
BL to Prospect Peak (start: 6100, end: 8320') 7/15 OPEN
 

 

Warner Valley (WV) Area Trails

TRAIL DATE CONDITION
WV to Boiling Springs Lake (Start: 5700', End: 5900') 5/28 OPEN
WV to Devils Kitchen (Start: 5700', End: 6000') 8/30 OPEN - A small section of the trail is closed and impassable. Hikers may access all other parts of the trail, but not as a circuit. 
WV to Drake Lake (Start: 5700', End: 6500') 7/6 OPEN
WV to Terminal Geyser along PCT (Start: 5700', End: 5850', High point: 6200') 5/28 OPEN
WV to Kings Creek Meadows 7/6 OPEN
WV to Kings Creek Falls (Start: 5700', End: 7320') 7/6 OPEN
Dream Lake (5700') 5/23 OPEN
 

 

Juniper Lake (JL) Area Trails

TRAIL DATE CONDITION
Horseshoe to Indian Lake (Start: 6550', End: 7050') 7/8 OPEN
JL to Horseshoe Lake (Start: 6825', End: 6550', High point: 6900') 6/23 OPEN
Horseshoe Lake to Snag Lake (Start: 6550', End: 6100') 6/23 OPEN
JL to Mount Harkness (Start: 6840', End: 8020') 8/18 OPEN
Horseshoe Lake towards Grassy Swale and Twin Lakes (Start: 6550', End: 6500', High point: 6700') 6/27 OPEN
JL to Snag Lake (Start: 6825', End: 6100', High point: 7020') 6/23 OPEN
 

 

Pacific Crest Trail North to South

TRAIL DATE CONDITION
North park boundary (PCT) to Badger Flat (Start: 6350', End: 6240') 6/23 OPEN
Badger Flat to Nobles Emigrant Trail (Start: 6240', End: 6140') 8/18 OPEN
Nobles Emigrant Trail to Lower Twin Lake (Start: 6240', End: 6570') 8/18 OPEN
Lower Twin Lake to Horseshoe Lake Trail (Start: 6550', End: 6550') 7/8 OPEN
Horseshoe Lake Trail to Corral Meadow (Start: 6550', End: 6000', High point: 6650') 7/8 OPEN
Corral Meadow to Warner Valley (Start: 6000', End: 5700') 6/23 OPEN
Warner Valley to Little Willow Lake (Start: 5700', End: 6020') 6/23 OPEN
brokeoff mountain set against a deep blue sky  

Did You Know?
Brokeoff Mountain, seen here in Lassen Volcanic National Park, was once part of a much larger composite volcano, called Brokeoff Volcano, that towered 1000 feet above Lassen Peak and looked similar to Mount Shasta.

Last Updated: October 28, 2009 at 13:31 EST