Store · Lassen Volcanic National Park
Food, camper basics, showers and rentals at the Manzanita Lake campground.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lassen Volcanic Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lassen Volcanic National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Manzanita Lake and the Camper Store“You're coming up on Manzanita Lake, a good choice for an easy walk or a picnic with Lassen Peak across the water.”
Plays as you drive up to Manzanita Lake Camper Store in the Parkwolf Lassen Volcanic Tour Guide.
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Guide
Manzanita Lake Camper Store is a seasonal general store and food counter at the entrance to Manzanita Lake Campground in the park’s northwest. It’s a practical resupply stop for campers, with basic groceries and camping supplies plus ready-to-go hot and cold sandwiches, snacks, drinks and ice cream. The cafe counter makes it useful for a quick meal as well as last-minute basics; there isn’t a supported signature dish to seek out.
The store also provides coin-operated showers and laundry, and it’s a pickup point for watercraft rentals on Manzanita Lake. Those services make it a handy stop for campground guests and lake visitors, though they operate seasonally. The exact opening dates change, so check the current schedule before planning a visit around the store.
Gasoline is sold seasonally, but the pump can be intermittently unavailable. Fuel up before entering the park instead of counting on this as your last reliable stop. The store’s usual season runs roughly from mid-May through mid-October.
Wildlife
103 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
44 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
348 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
17 sightingsSandhill CraneMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
47 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
12 sightingsGreat EgretMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lassen Volcanic. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyManzanita Lake Loop1.8 mi · 1 hr · 0.1 mi awayLassen Peak and Chaos Crags can double in still lake water.
ModerateManzanita Creek Trail7 mi · 4 hr · 0.3 mi awayA forest creek climb to a marshy meadow beneath Loomis Peak.
ModerateCrags Lake Trail4 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.4 mi awayRocky Chaos Jumbles give way to a high view of Crags Lake.
EasyLily Pond Interpretive Trail0.8 mi · 1 hr · 0.4 mi awayAn easy, interpretive loop through pond, meadow and volcanic forest.
EasyReflection Lake Loop0.6 mi · 30 min · 0.4 mi awayAn easy loop for Lassen Peak reflected in the lake.
ChallengingLassen Peak Trail5 mi · 4.5 hr · 4.9 mi awayCinder slopes and ridge switchbacks reach a volcanic summit.
Lodging · 0.1 mi awayManzanita Lake Camping CabinsWood cabins near Manzanita Lake, with a camping-style setup.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayManzanita LakeA shore loop with Lassen Peak reflected in the water.
Campground · 0.2 mi awayManzanita Lake CampgroundA pine-shaded base with the lake and museum a short walk away.
Sight · 0.4 mi awayLoomis MuseumA compact museum built around photos of Lassen Peak’s 1914 eruption.
Sight · 0.5 mi awayReflection LakeLassen Peak and Chaos Crags double in a calm lake.
Entrance station · 0.7 mi awayManzanita Lake Entrance StationPasses, maps and park information at Lassen's northwest entrance.
Scenic pullout · 1.2 mi awayChaos Crags ViewpointQuick roadside stop: rock avalanches left a field of frozen waves.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayLassen CrossroadsOpen-air exhibits and a short walk to the Northwest Entrance sign.Parkwolf’s Lassen Volcanic ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
