Manzanita Lake Loop
Northwest Entrance, Lassen Volcanic NP · near Shingletown · Shasta Cascade
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- easy
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 1.8 miles
- Elevation gain
- 65 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- May–October · Lowest, most accessible trailhead; often snow-free earliest
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- Yes
- How the permit works
- $30/vehicle Lassen NP entrance. Dogs prohibited on the trail (even though it's flat and lakeside).
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Postcard reflection of Lassen Peak · Birdwatching & wildflowers · Wheelchair-accessible sections · Sunrise photography
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Come at first light for the glassy reflection and to beat crowds; the lake is right by the NW Entrance, so it's the first thing many visitors reach.
The guide
The park's signature easy walk and its most-photographed view: a nearly flat loop around a clear lake that mirrors snow-streake…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Manzanita Lake Loop — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.5353, -121.5665