MINERAL – Lassen Volcanic National Park partially reopened Saturday after some evacuation orders and warnings related to fires in the park were lifted.
Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park is open to vehicles from the northwest entrance at Manzanita Lake to the parking lot at the Devastated Area. From there, the highway is open to bicycles and pedestrians only to Summit Lake. Due to ongoing evacuation orders and warnings, the highway is closed to all traffic from Summit Lake to the southwest park boundary.
According to the park administration, the peripheral areas of the park, such as Butte Lake, Juniper Lake and Warner Valley, will remain closed until normal park operations resume.
Regular admission of $30 will be charged. Visitors should expect limited services as park staff work to resume operations. The Loomis Museum will be open for information Saturday through Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Lassen Association Store will also resume normal operations on Saturday, August 17.
Park officials said the Manzanita Lake Camper Store will be open for retail sales, grab-and-go food sales, laundry service and showers. Gasoline will be made available as soon as possible. It has not yet been determined if and when the Manzanita Lake Cabins will reopen.
Manzanita Lake Campground will reopen for reservations starting Monday, Aug. 26. Park officials warned that fires, including campfires and charcoal grills, are prohibited. Cooking and lighting devices with ignition sources that can be turned off and do not produce ash are permitted.
Summit Lake Campground remains closed. While park closures are in effect, the entire park is closed to backcountry camping.
Open trails include Manzanita Lake, Nobles Emigrant, Chaos Crags, and Echo Lake/Twin Lakes. Closed trails include Bumpass Hell, Lassen Peak, and Mill Creek Falls.
The 2024 Park Fire has burned over 429,000 acres in Butte, Plumas, Tehama and Shasta counties and is the fourth largest fire in California history. Park staff have been evacuated and are now in the process of returning. Although the fire itself has not reached the park boundaries, fire danger remains on the south side of the park and in the local communities of Mineral and Mill Creek. Fire danger has decreased to safe levels in the reopened park areas, but visitors should expect that smoke may linger in the area and impact air quality and views.
More than 6,000 personnel from various agencies across the country have been deployed to the park fire. Recent cooler temperatures and higher humidity have helped firefighters in their efforts to contain the fire threat.
Park management will announce further changes to operations, openings and other park-specific information on the park’s website and social media platforms.
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