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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Lassen National Forest

34 campgrounds here, 26 of them walk-up and 1 free.

34Campgrounds
26Take walk-ups
1Free to camp
$10–$35A night, across 12
585Sites, from 7
2,140–6,700 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 34 of these 34 campgrounds

Where they are

34 of 34 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

The campgrounds · 34

34 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Christie Campground
Lassen National Forest · CA
from $2869 sites30 pull-through sites10 group sitesrigs to 65 ft5,140 ft
ReservableOpen
Hat Creek
Lassen National Forest · CA
from $1679 sites3 group sitesrigs to 45 ft4,470 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Merrill Campground
Lassen National Forest · CA
from $35302 sites2 pull-through sites2 group sitesrigs to 178 ft5,140 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Aspen Grove Campground (CA)
Lassen National Forest · CA
from $2828 sitesrigs to 50 ft5,150 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
West Eagle Campground
Lassen National Forest · CA
2 sites2 group sitesrigs to 40 ft5,140 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Gurnsey Creek
Lassen National Forest · CA
54 sites2 group sitesrigs to 99 ft4,720 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Eagle Campground
Lassen National Forest · CA
from $2851 sites2 group sitesrigs to 60 ft5,140 fthookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here’s the satellite view.
Alder Creek CampgroundLassen National Forest · CAfrom $10 · 3,830 ftOpenBattle Creek CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA4,830 ftFirst-comeOpenBig Pine CampgroundLassen National Forest · CAfrom $12 · 4,660 ftFirst-comeOpenBridge CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA3,860 ftFirst-comeOpenCave CampgroundLassen National Forest · CAfrom $16 · 4,340 ftFirst-comeOpenCrater LakeLassen National Forest · CAfrom $10 · 6,700 ftFirst-comeOpenElam CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA4,390 ftFirst-comeOpenGoumazLassen National Forest · CAFree · 5,200 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeOpenHole-in-the-Ground CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA4,280 ftFirst-comeOpenHonn CampgroundLassen National Forest · CAfrom $10 · 3,410 ftFirst-comeOpenLegacy CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA4,560 ftFirst-comeOpenPotato Patch CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA3,440 ftFirst-comeOpenRocky CampgroundLassen National Forest · CAfrom $10 · 3,960 ftFirst-comeOpenRoxie Peconom CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA4,940 ftFirst-comeOpenWarner Creek CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA5,050 ftFirst-comeOpenBlack Rock CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA2,140 ftFirst-comeBogard CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA5,680 ftFirst-comeButte Meadows CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA4,310 ftFirst-comeCherry Hill CampgroundLassen National Forest · CAfrom $14 · 4,710 ftFirst-comeDomingo Springs CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA5,060 ftFirst-comeEcho Lake CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA6,110 ftFirst-comeMill Creek Trailhead/Black Rock CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA6,110 ftFirst-comePhilbrook CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA6,110 ftFirst-comeRocky Knoll CampgroundLassen National Forest · CA6,450 ft · drinking waterFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 9, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Trail Lake1,124 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cub Creek8,643 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Ishi21,805 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Butt Mtn.8,217 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Harkness197 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Brown Butte23,938 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Diamond fire · 8.9 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
E-3 Coyote fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 9, 2026

Who answers for this land

Lassen National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Doug LaMalfa, official portrait
Doug LaMalfa (R)CA 1st · 26 campgrounds · grade F
Kevin Kiley, official portrait
Kevin Kiley (R)CA 3rd · 8 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly