Lake Almanor
Plumas County · near Chester / Westwood · Shasta Cascade
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 4500
- Campsites
- Multiple campgrounds
- Season
- Summer (May–October)
- Fee
- ~$25/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead; some first-come). A large mountain lake in the Cascades with Mount Lassen views. Showers vary, RV sites. Trout and salmon fishing, swimming, paddling. Seasonal.
What is here
- Setting
- lake-river
- Amenities
- Mountain lake with Lassen views · Trout & salmon fishing · Swimming & paddling · Pine-forest sites
- Best for
- Quiet mountain-lake camping near Lassen
- Features
- Big mountain lake, Lassen backdrop · Trout & landlocked salmon · Warm-ish summer swimming · Uncrowded Cascades setting
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead (some first-come). Big mountain lake with Lassen views — trout/salmon fishing (fishing guide), swimming, paddling. Pine-forest sites. Combine with Lassen Volcanic NP nearby. Far quieter than Tahoe. Summer only; cool nights at 4,500 ft. A peaceful, uncrowded mountain-lake escape.
The guide
Lake Almanor is a big, beautiful mountain lake in the southern Cascades, ringed by pine forest with the snow-streaked cone of M…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lake Almanor — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.26, -121.15