Though its last eruption was a century ago, California's Lassen Peak is the centerpiece of a volcanic panorama.

This Northern California gem boasts fewer crowds than the national parks of Southern California. Lassen Volcanic National Park is known for its majestic mountain scenery covered in evergreens ...

Lassen Volcanic National Park has a lot in common with its famous sister parks, but far fewer visitors.

Before it became Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lassen Peak rocked Northern California with a series of eruptions between 1914 and 1921.

Snow on Lassen Peak is seen Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. (Michael Weber/Enterprise-Record) Originally Published: April 26, 2023 at 7:27 a.m.

Continue straight on Main Park Highway for 29 miles through park, past staging area for Lassen Peak and to Northwest Entrance Station (near Manzanita Lake). 250 miles from San Francisco, 4.5 hours.

Lassen Volcanic National Park was founded in 1916 after a series of violent eruptions from Lassen Peak devastated the surrounding landscape.

Lassen Volcanic National Park has a lot in common with its famous sister parks, but far fewer visitors.

CHESTER — The final snowpack survey of the year took a bit more effort for the PG&E team at Lassen Volcanic National Park. In the dense, late April snow, PG&E hydrographers drilled through 211 ...

Snowpack sample pieces are scattered away from the hole of which it was taken Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the trailhead of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. (Michael Weber/Enterprise-Record) ...