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Lassen National Park, Lassen Camping, Lassen Chalet, Lassen Skiing

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Lassen National Park, Lassen Camping, Lassen Chalet, Lassen Skiing Admission to the park is $10 per vehicle. You may be able to drive through the park without having to pay. Sometimes if it is late there are may not be attendants present at the park entrances. This $10 entrance fee is good for 7 days, just don't lose your receipt. Pets are permitted in the park but only if they are on a leash. They are not allowed on trails.

Lassen National Park has 7 campgrounds and all are above 5,650 feet. There are over 150 miles of hiking trails in the park including a 17 mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail. Note to rock climbers. Volcanic rock is generally unsuitable for climbing. It is quite unstable and loose.

If you enter the park from the south side, 1 mile past the entrance you will see a large parking lot and a small chalet. This used to be the site of a vibrant, thriving ski resort. This used to be one of the most affordable beautiful areas in California to ski. 
 
Families from the Redding/ Red Bluff/Chico area and beyond used to look forward to spending some time together at this resort. The runs were not your skilled ski or die double diamonds such as you have at Mammoth or Squaw, or some of the other better known California ski resorts. They were geared to those who wanted an affordable ski experience, in a beautiful natural setting, without having to test the extreme limits of ones own skiing ability. Alas this ski resort was removed due to an unfortunate decision concerning the integrity of having a ski resort in a National Park.
 
  A new chalet is planned for the south entrance to the park and is currently in the fund raising stage. The old chalet unfortunately has been torn down and in its place is a pile of rubble. The new Chalet will be open by Fall of 2008. Currently in the summer months a temporary food/gift shop is open in the summit trail parking lot.



Photo to the left is all that is left of the historical Chalet by the end of summer 05

All that was left from the ski resort was the chalet. This was an expensive place to buy anything based upon the high cost of transporting food and other items to this location. They did serve food in the summer months and they had a nice selection of Lassen memorabilia. Ask about the Lassen Trail Booklet, an informative guide to hiking the trails of Lassen Park. For more information about the new Chalet that is being built click here: www.nps.gov/lavo/sw_facility_overview.htm

One other interesting piece of history is that the last Stone age survivor came from this park. His name was Ishi, a Yahi Indian, and he lived in the wild until 1911 until he could no longer survive and he came out into civilization. At the time his tribe was thought to have been extinct. He lived for the rest of his life at the ethnological museum at the University of California Berkeley. Several books have been written on his life, and a television historical documentary was made about his life.

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