Keep going for area facilities
Restrooms and a drinking fountain for this area are at Loomis Plaza farther along. Services around Manzanita Lake are minimal in winter and early spring, so plan around the reduced facilities if you're visiting then.
Overview
About Manzanita Lake Entrance Station
Why stop
- Staffed pass, map, and park-information stop on the northwest approach.
Heads up
- More a checkpoint than a place to linger.
Map
Where it is
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Full mapPlan your stop
Before you go
Keep going for area facilities
1 active Lassen Volcanic alert
- ClosureJuniper Lake campground and day-use area closedJuniper Lake Campground and day-use area are closed for maintenance and campground-improvement projects. - Potable water is unavailable in the campground.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lassen Volcanic Tour Guide
Your drive to Manzanita Lake Entrance Station, narrated.
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.
See the Lassen Volcanic audio tourRecorded for this area
Loomis Museum and Reflection Lake0:00 / 0:34
“Loomis Museum is coming up, a small stone museum that's worth a stop if you want the human story behind the volcano. Look for B. F.”
Plays on the road 0.4 mi from Manzanita Lake Entrance Station in the Parkwolf Lassen Volcanic Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Manzanita Lake and the Camper Store
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- Manzanita Creek: Forest and a Flowering Meadow
- 45 audio storiesacross Lassen Volcanic’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Black Bear, Bald Eagle, Mule Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 59 trails, 56 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Manzanita Lake Entrance Station
The northwest entranceManzanita Lake Entrance Station is the staffed fee and information booth at Lassen Volcanic's…
Manzanita Lake Entrance Station is the staffed fee and information booth at Lassen Volcanic's northwest entrance on Highway 89. Stop here if you still need an entrance pass, want maps, or have a question for staff. Manzanita Lake and Loomis Museum are just beyond.
Get oriented before you continueStaff sell entrance passes and have maps, the park newspaper, and an information kiosk.
Staff sell entrance passes and have maps, the park newspaper, and an information kiosk. It's a useful first stop for the northwest side, but this is a functional checkpoint, not a destination to linger at once your entry is sorted.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lassen Volcanic
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.
