News Releases

Lassen Volcanic National Park is pleased to announce the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Manzanita Lake Development Concept Plan/Environmental Assessment (plan/EA). The FONSI authorizes implementation of the preferred alternative, which includes management actions and strategies that focus on protection of cultural and natural resources, expand visitor opportunities, enhance connectivity and safety, and increase accessibility of facilities throughout the Manzanita Lake Developed Area.

Lassen National Park Highway is closed to through traffic for the winter/spring snow season. The park remains open throughout the winter/spring snow season and can be a wonderful time to visit for well-prepared visitors.

Lassen Volcanic National Park plans to hand ignite burn piles as cool and wet weather begin to dominate the forecast. The park will take advantage of the changing weather conditions to complete the final phase of fuels reduction projects throughout the park when enough precipitation has fallen to prevent flames from spreading beyond pile areas.

Lassen Volcanic National Park will partially reopen on Saturday, Aug. 17, following the lifting of some Park Fire evacuation orders and warnings.

MINERAL, Calif. – Three years after the Dixie Fire consumed much of the eastern portion of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the massive Park Fire is approaching the park's western edge, prompting National Park Service officials to close the park.

The Drakesbad Guest Lodge and Warner Valley Campground in Lassen Volcanic National Park will remain closed for the 2024 season due to ongoing repairs from the 2021 Dixie Fire. The Warner Valley Day-Use Area remains open to the public and visitors to Warner Valley can access all trails there.

The 30-mile highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park is now open for the season.

Do you have a favorite photo taken in Lassen Volcanic National Park? Would you like to join the ranks of past photo contest winners and have your photo on the 2025 4-Park Annual Pass?

Public Input Requested on Design Concept Plan at Lassen Volcanic National Park

The Manzanita Lake Camper Store, operated by authorized concessioner ExplorUs, is scheduled to open on June 1.