Free Camping Near Lassen Volcanic National Park

Finding free camping near Lassen Volcanic National Park was critical for us to be able to spend two weeks in the area checking out all of the amazing, unique features that this national park has to offer. We were thrilled to find great dispersed camping within 5 miles from the parks south entrance!

There are several pay camping options within the national park but over a two week span, that would seriously add up. This is our first time in the Lassen area and we were so excited to get in there are explore! Having this dispersed free camping near Lassen Volcanic National Park made the perfect home base for what ended up being a perfect two weeks full of adventure. Find out more about this conveniently located and peaceful free camping location!

Quick Info: Free Camping Near Lassen Volcanic National Park

Ownership: Forest Service; 14 Day Limit

Cost: Free

Directions: From the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center at the south entrance of Lassen Volcanic National Park, follow CA-89 S for 3.5 miles. Then, take a right onto 29N22. After 0.2 miles turn left, go another 0.2 miles and veer left again. Follow this dirt road for about 0.7 miles and you will see the turn out.

Note: There are several dispersed camp spots along this route before you reach the one that we stayed at. If you don’t want to go as far down the dirt road, there are several options.

Road Conditions: The dirt road is well travelled but a little rough, rocky, and bumpy in spots. We towed our trailer back there and were fine, just take it slow.

Miles From Town: The nearest town is Mineral is 7.3 miles away, but there are very limited services. The Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center is 4.6 miles from this dispersed camp spot. Or for grocery, gas and other services Chester is about 28 miles away.

Cell Service: Yes, but spotty.

Solar: Ok – the spot is situated in a forested valley so the shadows from the
tall trees are limiting.

Water: None, fill up beforehand.

Our Experience: Free Camping Near Lassen Volcanic National Park

We got into the area late and ended up looking for camping near Lassen in the dark. As we were driving down this particular forest road, we noticed that there were several other campers along the way. That was a good sign that there were more dispersed camp spots. The road in was pretty rough and we were towing our travel trailer so we were moving super slow. It was hard to spot turn outs in the dark and even harder to see if the spots were big enough for us. Luckily, we went far enough and found a good sized spot that wasn’t too much trouble to get into!

Then next morning we woke up and took in our new surroundings! We were in a beautiful forested valley of super tall pines. It was a very peaceful setting.

During our time camping near Lassen National Park we experienced minimal traffic. There were some people passing through every once in a while but it was not a consistent thing. From our spot, we could look up through the trees and sometimes we could see the cars on the road above travelling to and from the national park. And if they were loud vehicles or trucks then we could sometimes hear them as well. But overall this was a very peaceful camp spot!

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The best part about this camp spot was the proximity to Lassen Volcanic National Park! We had an amazing time exploring the fascinating features throughout the park. The beauty and sights that we saw were more than we could have anticipated! We were very impressed.

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You can check out some of our adventures in Lassen Volcanic National Park by clicking the links below:

• Bumpass Hell + Cold Boiling Lake and Crumbaugh Lake
• Incredible Features from Warner Valley Trailhead
• Hiking Lassen Peak

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