The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
California

Stop 14 · Days 462–463

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

An uncrowded wonderland of the southern Cascades — bubbling mud pots, steaming fumaroles, and a volcano that erupted a century ago.

Where to stay

  • A Mineral or Chester lodge

    At the park's gateways.

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You gotta eat this

  • Simple mountain fare

    Warm food after the high trails.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 462Day 462 — Fire & SteamFull day · 5h planned
  2. 463Day 463 — West to the coastDrive day · 4h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests