Located right in the middle of Lassen National Park, the trailhead to Kings Creek Falls is a great place to start an exploration of the backcountry of the park. It follows a creek downhill the whole way to the waterfall, so it is easy on the way down, but remember, it is uphill the entire way […]
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Hiking Bumpass Hell: Lassen Volcanic National Park
When exploring Lassen Volcanic National Park and hiking Lassen Peak, we decided to also hike Bumpass Hell, one of the park’s most well-known attractions. Bumpass Hell was named after Kendall Vanhook Bumpass, who stumbled on this area in the late 1800s while he was hiking. It is called Bumpass Hell because he fell in one […]
Hiking Lassen Peak: Lassen Volcanic National Park
I have always wanted to hike Mt. Lassen in the Lassen Volcanic National Park (part of the Cascade Range), so we made it a point to make the trip to the park over Labor Day Weekend. We headed out for the hour drive from Red Bluff and made it to the park around 8 AM. […]