{"id":4426,"date":"2018-09-17T08:12:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2023-03-03T16:10:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T23:10:59","slug":"crags-lake-trail-lassen-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/17\/crags-lake-trail-lassen-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Crags Lake Trail, Lassen Volcanic National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled under Lassen Volcanic National Park&#8217;s Chaos Crags, Crags Lake is reached by a moderate hiking trail that sees relatively few visitors, but is located near Manzanita Lake Campground. But the hike is worth the effort to enjoy the stark scenery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3882\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3882 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National Park looms over Crags Lake, which is reachable by trail from Manzanita Lake Campground.\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park-480x322.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chaos-crags-lassen-volcanic-national-park-490x328.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chaos Crags near Crags Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Chaos Crags Trail to Crags Lake Key Data<\/h2>\n<p>Distance: 4.0 miles roundtrip<br \/>\nDifficulty: Moderate<br \/>\nType: Day hike<br \/>\nElevation gain: 1000 feet<br \/>\nHigh point: 6750 feet<br \/>\nSeason: Late June through mid-October<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/lavo\/\">Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/a><br \/>\nMaps: park brochure, USGS Manzanita Lake<br \/>\nChaos Crags Trailhead GPS coordinates: N 40\u00b0 32.154&#8242; W 121\u00b0 33.560&#8242;<br \/>\nNotes: Dogs prohibited. Toilets near trailhead. Fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> this post is based on Hike 112 in my new book <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/day-hiking-mount-shasta-lassen-trinity-alps-trails\/\"><em>Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions<\/em><\/a>, which covers a total of 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/hiking-trails-lassen-volcanic-national-park\/\">hikes in Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/a>. There are several other good trails nearby, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/manzanita-creek-trail-lassen-park-hike\/\">Manzanita Creek Trail<\/a> and the Manzanita Lake Trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Best Day Hiking Trails in Upper California<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3153\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day Hiking Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions. Includes trails in other regions of Northern California: Castle Crags, Russian Wilderness, Marble Mountain Wilderness, Lava Beds National Monument, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Lassen National Forest, and the Redding area.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-36x50.jpg 36w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><strong>My<\/strong> <strong>compact guidebook has the 125 best day hikes:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mount Shasta and nearby<\/li>\n<li>Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/li>\n<li>Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Redding area<\/li>\n<li>Whiskeytown and Shasta Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680510584\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Often available at bookstores<\/strong> <strong>and outdoor stores <\/strong>(call first!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Crags Lake\/Chaos Crags Trailhead Directions<\/h2>\n<p>To start the journey, reach the road to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/lavo\/planyourvisit\/manzanita-lake-campground.htm\">Manzanita Lake Campground<\/a>, which is on the park highway\u2019s south side, 32.8 miles north of the junction of CA Highways 36 and 89, and 1.2 miles southeast of the junctions of CA Highways 44 and 89. Go 150 yards to find the trailhead parking lot on the left.<\/p>\n<h2>Hiking the Chaos Crags Trail to Crags Lake<\/h2>\n<p>The path begins its ascent in an open forest featuring stately white fir and vanilla-scented Jeffrey pine. Look to the left at 0.1 mile for an impressive sugar pine (identifiable by its trademark foot-long cones). The forest soon deepens with the addition of red fir; note that several side trails will take you to the clear and tumbling waters of nearby Manzanita Creek.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4435\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4435\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crags-lake-trail-map-lassen-park.jpg\" alt=\"Topographic map of the Chaos Crags Trail to Crags Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Includes trailhead near Manzanita Lake.\" width=\"900\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crags-lake-trail-map-lassen-park.jpg 900w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crags-lake-trail-map-lassen-park-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crags-lake-trail-map-lassen-park-480x362.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crags-lake-trail-map-lassen-park-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crags-lake-trail-map-lassen-park-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of the Chaos Crags Trail to Crags Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. (Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/caltopo.com\">Caltopo.com<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leave the proximity of the creek and descend to cross a small stream at 0.6 mile that\u2019s thickly shaded by white firs. The way runs level and then climbs. The tree cover thins at 1.0 mile as western white pines appear. Begin a steep climb past tobacco brush, greenleaf manzanita, pinemat manzanita, and bush chinquapin that doesn\u2019t relent until a relatively level stretch at 1.5 miles.<\/p>\n<h2>Chaos Crags and Chaos Jumbles<\/h2>\n<p>Climb some more, then reach at 1.9 miles the highlight of the hike: the ridge just above Crags Lake. Looming 1700 feet above you, imposing and inhospitable Chaos Crags dominates the terrain. Nearly 2 miles in diameter, this impressive volcanic feature formed a little over a thousand years ago when thick, viscous lava welled up over 1500 feet from a vent. You\u2019ll see very little in the way of green vegetation on the Crags, but there is a subtle display of purple-gray, rust, and orange-brown colors in the rock.<\/p>\n<p>A glance down to the northwest reveals Chaos Jumbles, a massive avalanche that began at Chaos Crags around 300 years ago and extended nearly 3 miles to Manzanita Lake and beyond. Looking farther to the north, you\u2019ll see Hat Creek Valley and the high peaks of Thousand Lakes Wilderness; to the west, the peaks and hills of the Cascades eventually give way to the mighty Klamath Mountains.<\/p>\n<h2>Hiking Down to Crags Lake<\/h2>\n<p>Pick your way down to the shore of the lake by first leaving the main trail and heading for a flat area just to the north. Crags Lake can be gorgeous and inviting in years of high precipitation, but most years it loses much or all of its water by late summer. Return the way you came.<\/p>\n<h2>Nearby&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>See my full description of the <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/manzanita-creek-trail-lassen-park-hike\/\">Manzanita Creek Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Take<\/h2>\n<p>Done the hike? What did you think?<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>The Top 100 Day Hikes and Backpacking Trips in Northern California<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3154\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300.jpg\" alt=\"100 Classic Hikes in Northern California covers the best hiking trails in the Trinity Alps, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Sierra Nevada, the redwood coast, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes numerous day hikes along with major backpacking trips.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300-38x50.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><strong>The all-color fourth edition features the best trails in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern Sierra Nevada<\/li>\n<li>Lassen and Mount Shasta areas<\/li>\n<li>Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Redwood Coast<\/li>\n<li>Wine Country and Bay Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2FDrBF3\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680510560\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Often available at Barnes &amp; Noble, REI, and other quality bookstores<\/strong> <strong>and outdoor stores <\/strong>(call first!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Subscribe to the Northern California Hiking Trails Blog<\/h2>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.3 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-3226 mc4wp-form-theme mc4wp-form-theme-green\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"3226\" data-name=\"Subscribe for Email Updates\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><p>\r\n<strong>Get notified of new articles and updated info, 1-4 times per month. <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<label>First Name:<\/label> \r\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" placeholder=\"Your first name\"> \r\n<\/p>\r\n\t<label for=\"mc4wp_email\">Email address: <\/label>\r\n\t<input type=\"email\" id=\"mc4wp_email\" name=\"EMAIL\" required placeholder=\"Your email address\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Sign up\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n  <strong>Your address will never be shared.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1779577995\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"3226\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled under Lassen Volcanic National Park&#8217;s Chaos Crags, Crags Lake is reached by a moderate hiking trail that sees relatively few visitors, but is located near Manzanita Lake Campground. 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