Popular Burney Falls Hiking Trail Reopens for 2025 and Beyond The Falls Loop Trail, the most popular hiking trail around and to the base of Burney Falls, is now open again for hikers and waterfall lovers. It was closed for much of 2024. ————————————————————————————————————– Here are the details from an early 2024 McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial […]
Hike Beautiful Burney Falls Trails in 2025
Burney Falls 2025: Falls Loop Trail Reopened! The main Falls Loop Trail that takes you to the pool at the base of the falls reopened in late January of 2025! ————————————————————— Burney Falls is one of America’s most stunning waterfalls. This article has everything you need to make the most out of your visit: details […]
Interested in Lassen Volcanic National Park Geology? New Book Has All the Details…
If you’re like me, when you’re hiking the trails or driving the roads of Lassen Volcanic National Park, you often wonder about the geology of what you see: types of volcanoes, types of lava — and just exactly how did glaciers affect the landscape? Well, we hikers interested in geology — and especially volcanic geology […]
Hiking Antelope Creek Trail in Lassen National Forest: Spring Delight
The Antelope Creek Trail leaves the McClure Trailhead to travel through the Sierra volcanic canyon country of Lassen National Forest. Backpack or day hike past wildflowers and meadows and along the tumbling clear water of North Fork Antelope Creek.
Exploring Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park Hiking Trails
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park has many miles of hiking trails, fascinating human history, and an abundance of wildlife, fascinating volcanic geology, and Cascade volcano views. You’ll have to boat to the park, but that adds to the adventure and also means you’ll have less company. These three hike descriptions of Ahjumawi Lava Springs State […]
Hiking Big Lake, Horr Pond, and the Tule River Levee Trails in Fall River Valley
Hiking the levee trails along Big Lake, Horr Pond, and the Tule River in the Fall River Valley near McArthur rewards you with views of Lassen Peak and Mount Shasta, plus an abundance of wildlife. Hiking Big Lake, Horr Pond, and Tule River Trails: Key Data Distance: up to 8 miles round trip Difficulty: Easy […]
The Best Northern California Spring Backpacking Trips, 2025
Northern California is a great place for a spring 2025 backpacking trip! Here are the best low/middle elevation trails in the Bay Area, Northern Sierra Nevada, Lassen National Forest, Klamath Mountains, redwoods, and North Coast. You can hike many of them year-round, even in winter. Tired of Winter, Ready to Backpack This Spring, 2025? Wherever […]
Hiking the Bizz Johnson Trail, Devils Corral to Susanville
The Devils Corral to Susanville section of the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail beckons day hikers, backpackers, bikers, and nature lovers to enjoy the exceptional beauty of the Susan River Canyon. Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail, Devils Corral to Susanville Key Data Length: 13.8 miles round trip Hiking time: 7 hours, or 2 days for […]
Exploring Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail in Lassen National Forest
Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail are on opposite sides of Highway 89 in Lassen National Forest near Cave Campground. And their opposites in another sense: Subway Cave takes you deep underground in a dark, cool, and still lava tube, while the Hat Creek Trail takes you through the open air beside clear, tumbling […]
Section Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California
Ever thought about backpacking sections of the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California? Philip Kramer, author of the new book Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California Section Hiking from Tuolumne Meadows to Donomore Pass (Mountaineers Books, 2018) shares key information in this wide-ranging interview. Why Does Section Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Have Such […]
Backpack the Mill Creek Trail near Ishi Wilderness
The Mill Creek Trail in Lassen National Forest offers backpackers a challenging spring hiking trip just north of Ishi Wilderness. While hiking trails at higher elevations still lie under winter snow, this trail in the northern Sierra Nevada just south of Lassen Volcanic National Park lets you enjoy views of a 1,000-foot-high canyon rim, a […]
Magee Peak Trail in Thousand Lakes Wilderness
This trail is the steepest and most direct route to the soaring summits of Magee Peak and Crater Peak in Thousand Lakes Wilderness in Lassen National Forest. Part of an imposing volcano that towers above the upper reaches of the Sacramento Valley, Magee Peak commands a expansive view over much of northwestern California. This post […]
Heart Lake National Recreation Trail, Lassen National Forest
The Heart Lake National Recreation Trail offers day hikers and backpackers a beautiful trek through Lassen National Forest to a lake just west of Lassen Volcanic National Park. It offers plenty of natural beauty, and the chance for solitude. Note: in 2019 there were quite a few trees down across the trail. Hiking the Heart […]
Hiking Trails: Triangle, Twin, and Turnaround Lakes, Caribou Wilderness
The Caribou Wilderness hiking trails to Triangle Lake, Twin Lakes, and Turnaround Lakes offer backpackers and day hikers both natural beauty and solitude. This article has a full trail description, detailed directions to the trailhead, and a topographic trail map. 2021 Dixie Fire Update for Caribou Wilderness Trails Much of the Caribou Wilderness has burned […]
Draft Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway Interpretive Plan — Give Your Input
The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is a great idea for educating people about the natural and human history of the Cascade Range. It covers a huge chunk of my home territory: it begins at Lake Almanor just south of Lassen Volcanic National Park, continues through the park, passes Lassen National Forest’s Hat Creek Rim and […]
Pacific Crest Trail Hikers Urged to Detour Around the Sugarloaf Fire in Section O
Update from Lassen National Forest on August 7, 2009: Pacific Crest Trail section near Hat Creek is closed: The Lassen National Forest is closing a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) through an area that leads into the Hat Creek Fire Complex southeast of Burney along Highways 89 and 44. “We appreciate your patience […]
Flower Lovin’ on the Lassen National Forest this Week, May 18-22
I dig the Susanville area. Some people are wiggy about Susanville because of the state prison there, but I don’t let that bother me. Susanville is near the dividing line of the Sierra Nevada’s vast forests and the juniper/sagebrush of the high-desert Great Basin, so there’s a large diversity of plants in the area, plus […]
Snowshoeing Treks and Classes in Lassen National Forest
We hikers often walk on the snow in the winter, primarily with the aid of snowshoes. Check out the snowshoeing walks sponsored by the Almanor Ranger District of the Lassen National Forest. The walks take place in Plumas County, one of my favorite counties in California, and one that just happens to be just south […]
Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) in Lassen National Forest
Off-highway vehicles (OHV – ATVs, motorcycles, jeeps) are becoming increasingly popular among Californians, in Lassen National Forest and elsewhere. I recently wrote about OHV enthusiasts’ struggle with the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for more access to the roads there. Access for Off-Highway Vehicles in Lassen National Forest There are about 1.1 million OHVs in California, with a reported 100,000 […]
Thousand Lakes Wilderness Backpacking Trip This Weekend
Thousand Lakes Wilderness in Lassen National Forest has many miles of hiking trails and many gorgeous lakes. Thousand Lakes Wilderness Backpacking Trip Found this posting on the Shasta Outdoor Fun Forum run by the Redding Record Searchlight: Sierra Club’s Thousand Lakes Wilderness backpack trip: Oct. 25 to 26, 2008. Camp in Lassen National Forest’s Thousand […]
