Lassen National Park is located
in northern California north east of Red Bluff and south east of
Redding. Lassen is about a 4 hour drive from Sacramento and
about a 1 hour drive from Red Bluff. Highway 89 is the main road
that bisects the park. This is the same road that winds along
Lake Tahoe. From Red Bluff take Highway 36 (the turnoff is about
a 1/4 miles east of the city limits). From Red Bluff the drive
on Highway 36 to the turnoff to Lassen Park is 45 miles. This
turnoff (Highway 89 junction with Highway 36) is
at the summit of
Highway 36. Highway 89
through Lassen Park is open from spring to mid/late fall. It is closed
in the winter due to the heavy snows. In the winter Highway 89 is
usually kept clear of snow for about 5 or 6 miles until the actual
park entrance.
From Redding the best way to access the park is from Highway 44. This
is a fairly windy road but is the most direct way from Redding to the
park. Photo above:
The true summit of Mt. Lassen
