Bogard Sno-Park (near Lassen)
Lassen National Forest · near Susanville / Old Station · Shasta Cascade
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Mar; dependable snow (~5,600 ft)
What is here
- Activities
- classic · snowshoe · backcountry
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Quiet Sno-Park trails · Volcanic forest scenery · Gentle Nordic & snowshoe routes · Deep, uncrowded snow
- Best for
- Quiet, uncrowded Nordic touring
- Features
- Off-the-radar Sno-Park · Peaceful forest routes · Deep north-state snow · Gentle terrain
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Ungroomed marked routes — self-navigate · Remote, few services · Cold, storms, snowmobiles nearby · Sno-Park permit; layers
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- No
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- sno-park
- Ability
- beginner
- Snow
- 4
- Trail notes
- A quiet, uncrowded Sno-Park in the volcanic forest country east of Lassen — gentle marked and ungroomed Nordic and snowshoe routes through pine and fir, with deep, reliable snow
- Terrain note
- ~5,600–6,200 ft; marked & ungroomed; dependable snow
- Intl tip
- A peaceful, uncrowded Sno-Park in the volcanic forest east of Lassen (off Hwy 44), for gentle cross-country skiing and snowshoeing far from crowds. Marked, ungroomed routes wind through pine and fir on gently rolling terrain — ideal for beginners seeking solitude in a deep, reliable north-state snowpack. A California Sno-Park permit is required. Routes are ungroomed (self-navigate), the area is remote with few services and shares terrain with snowmobiles — bring navigation, warm layers, and supplies, and check conditions. Genuinely off-the-radar.
The guide
In the quiet volcanic forest country east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Bogard Sno-Park off Highway 44 offers a peacefu…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.63, -121.09