Lassen National Forest
Come explore a lava tube or the land of Ishi, watch pronghorn antelope glide across sage flats, drive four-wheel trails into high granite country or discover spring wildflowers on foot.
Photo credit: USDA Forest Service
Northern California provides many opportunities for recreation and travel. Lassen National Forest is a total of 1.2 million acres or 1,875 square miles. It lies within seven counties; Lassen, Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Plumas, Siskiyou, and Modoc. The Forest lies at the heart of one of the most fascinating areas of California, called the Crossroads Here the granite of the Sierra Nevada, the lava of the Cascades and the Modoc Plateau, and the sagebrush of the Great Basin meet and blend. It is an area of great variety, greeting visitors and residents alike with a wide array of recreational opportunities and adventures. Fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, bicycling, boating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and just exploring and learning about nature are among the many popular pastimes.
Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers
Caribou Wilderness - The Caribou Wilderness is a gentle, rolling, forested plateau dotted with glacial lakes.
Ishi Wilderness - This is a land incised by wind and water, dotted with basaltic outcroppings, caves, and bizarre pillar lava formations.
Thousand Lakes Wilderness - Volcanic and glacial formations, rocky ravines, mountain slopes, open meadows, and stands of lodgepole pine and red fir define the Wilderness.
Invasive Species
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