Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Just past the entrance-fee station at the park's northern boundary, you can see exhibits and
an orientation video inside this museum. During summer, rangers and volunteers lead pro-
grams on geology, wildlife, astronomy and local culture. Visitor information and maps
available.
Park Headquarters
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
530-595-4444;
www.nps.gov/lavo
; 38050 Hwy 36;
8am-4:30pm daily Jun-Sep, 8am-4:30pm
Mon-Fri Oct-May)
About a mile west of the tiny town of Mineral, it's the nearest stop for refueling and sup-
plies.
Getting There & Away
There's virtually no way to visit this park without a car, though all the two-lane roads
around the park and the ample free national-forest camping options make for excellent, if
fairly serious, cycle touring.
The park has two entrances. The northern entrance, at Manzanita Lake, is 50 miles east
of Redding via Hwy 44. The southwest entrance is on Hwy 89, about 5 miles north of the
junction with Hwy 36. From this junction it is 5 miles west on Hwy 36 to Mineral and 44
miles west to Red Bluff. Heading east on Hwy 36, Chester is 25 miles away and Susan-
ville about 60 miles. Quincy is 65 miles southeast from the junction on Hwy 89.
WORTH A TRIP
WILD HORSE SANCTUARY
Shingletown; admission free; 9am-4pm Wed & Sat) has been sheltering horses and burros
that would otherwise have been destroyed. You can visit its humble visitors center on
Wednesdays and Saturdays to see these lovely animals or even volunteer for a day, with
advance arrangement. To see them on the open plains, take a two- to three-day weekend
pack trip in spring or summer (from $435 per person). Shingletown lies 20 miles to the
west of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
