Lassen Volcanic National Park$26
Manzanita Lake
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Manzanita Lake Campground, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Manzanita Lake Campground is part of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California (55 min east of Redding, CA) with an elevation of 5,897 feet. Manzanita Lake Campground is rated 4.4 stars from 512 reviews. There are a total of 170 campsites including 36 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid November. 133 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 16 and 67 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Prices start at $26.00 per night. Some amenities include shower, drinking water, general store, accessible, laundry facility, restroom, trash dumpster, gasoline pump, firewood, ice, pay telephone, flush toilets, water sports rental. Activities include fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.
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Campsite Reviews (640)
4.4 out of 5
| 5 star | 63% | |
| 4 star | 20% | |
| 3 star | 8% | |
| 2 star | 5% | |
| 1 star | 2% |
@SarahM1574964 · Camped on Sep 5, 2025 at Campsite #B23
One of the worst campsites Ive stayed at (B23 in particular) surrounded incredibly close by 5 neighboring camps (right, left, directly behind and 2 directly across) without even any trees or types of designating lines between them. Had 2 tents within 10 unobstructed feet of ours, and kids cutting though our camp all night for the bathrooms. Other sites not in the middle island of the loop seemed somewhat better
@PaulP7190708 · Camped on Sep 3, 2025 at Campsite #B8
The park is good for small campers and tent good location in park. Bathrooms were clean. Nice stars too!
@ERICP174274122 · Camped on Sep 1, 2025 at Campsite #D27
Good facilities and beautiful stars visible overhead. The campground is conveniently located next to the park entrance and the lake.
@SamM7106443 · Camped on Sep 1, 2025 at Campsite #C23
Had a wonderful, relaxing time. A little smoky due to a fire that was near.
@Sathishku1A3AF · Camped on Aug 30, 2025 at Campsite #B6
Awesome experience, recommend for camping with kids
@Victoria575842 · Camped on Aug 29, 2025 at Campsite #B37
Facilities were so nicely maintained, water and bath houses were close and convenient. We were super impressed at how nice both loops A and B were as we stayed in both. We would definitely return!
@MatthewK865533 · Camped on Aug 29, 2025 at Campsite #D18
Great camp spot with lots of room. Furthest from the store and lake but still a short walk all things considered.Would stay in same spot again.Love the campgrounds that have a little infrastructure to them. Not too much, just right.
@SallyF3B9ADB54 · Camped on Aug 27, 2025 at Campsite #D1
Overall great location and campground. Pros: location and scenery. The stars are unreal and so clear. It was peaceful and pretty quiet and clean the first few nights. Paid showers available; would be $$$ if youre only there for a night. Its $5 to get the lock code for each gender so $10 for three of us but thats about the same as we paid for the quarter run showers at the other campground over the week. Cons: service at the store was weird and slow. Like we were ghosts. Multiple employees looked right through/past us as I waited a good 10 minutes to checkout with a few items and get the shower codes. The last night we were there brought us into a holiday weekend and it was loud well past 10 PM. Loud groups, crying and whining kids, car alarms and doors opening and closing well past 1 AM. Bathrooms also expectedly were messy by that evening and the morning we were leaving. Id stay here again but not on a weekend or peak time.
@TrigB91A8AE9E1 · Camped on Aug 27, 2025 at Campsite #A39
Wonderful! Camping was great, kayaking on the lake was wonderful, and took a bike ride from Manzanita Lake up to the Devastation Area, very scenic!
@MaynardG52144D · Camped on Aug 25, 2025 at Campsite #A30
The Lassen peak trail is a must do.
@ZackaryC699177 · Camped on Aug 25, 2025 at Campsite #C7
Campground was nice and quiet. With lake walking trail nearby. Get place to relax.
@LindaC3432477 · Camped on Aug 25, 2025 at Campsite #B37
The campground and the Lake were wonderful.
@WimH0637927813 · Camped on Aug 24, 2025 at Campsite #B19
Nice campground, pity no rangers.
@RodgerB47962FE · Camped on Aug 22, 2025 at Campsite #A25
Great campsite, super clean bathrooms!
@MichaelW725874 · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #C8
We had a wonderful experience. The campground is clean and mostly quiet. Everyone honored the 10 pm, which is important to us. It is next to a beautiful lake that you can stroll around about a 1.5 mile trail. There is a store with a gas pump, ice for sale, and a small caf to to go items. The bathrooms were mostly clean but the faucets and soap dispensers need maintenance. Some sites have new tables but some have old nasty tables. Only about half of the sites are level but all suitable for a tent. We recommend this campground.
@NaomiY2B007D17 · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #A33
We split our stay across 2 sites - A33 and B11 were both great, close to bathrooms and had ample shade. The general store is open 8am-8pm and you can pay $5 for the shower code which you can then use for your entire stay. We had a great weekend and would come back anytime!
@LaceyPF40D377B · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #A29
Excellent campground! The sites were spacious and pleasant. Bathrooms on our loop had no lights at night, which was weird but fine. They were kept clean and stocked. The campground general store here is A+---showers $5 (code given and then available 24-7 as much as you want), laundry machines decently priced and the washer was fast (about 30 min). They even have a good snack bar.
@MattN1DB9908D6 · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #A21
Nice campground. Beautiful trees. Reservation came off without a hitch.
@RonS1102629 · Camped on Aug 20, 2025 at Campsite #A48
Spacious and our site wasn't next to anyone really
@DennisS6139880 · Camped on Aug 17, 2025 at Campsite #A7
Manzanita Lake Campground is a perfect base to explore the Lassen region. Sites are clean and level with excellent amenities and a great store for essentials and firewood. Rangers patrol regularly and it seems like a safe environment.
@PamelaS2519925 · Camped on Aug 17, 2025 at Campsite #B35
Starting with the reservation process. Reserving online was fast and simple. Very self explanatory even with putting in our lifetime pass number.Arriving on check in date, I wasnt really sure if we needed to check in. Stopped at store and was advised that check in was done online so we didnt need to do anything. He also stated if there was any problems to see the camp host which they were in loop A. We got to our spot which was clean and no trash around. Nice big site. Bathrooms were clean and no smell to them. Settled in nicely. The next day went to the store to get firewood. Yes, firewood is $15 but it was fine. We had a neighbor share a couple of pieces of wood when they left and we paid that forward for a family that just had arrived when we left.At the store we purchased the shower at $5 for each person for the time there. Well I guess I should have looked before. The door to the womens shower room did not close. For me that was a deal breaker. There were like 5 shower stalls with curtains to close off each stall. I left my husband there to take his shower and I went back to the camper and took mine. Was trying to save water. It turned out just fine. The store clerk was extremely helpful and nice. We did not buy anything from the coffee/food counter but was opened and busy. Which to me it signals good food/coffee and service.Down by the lake there is a place to rent kayaks to go out on the lake. There is also a path you cant take to walk around the lake. If Im not mistaken it is 1.8 miles. A pretty short trail.The only drawback/take away was the neighbor next to us thought it was OK to walk right through our camp. I suppose being from a different country it is not a big deal to them. Otherwise I would recommend staying at Manzanita Lake.
@NancyM7309003 · Camped on Aug 14, 2025 at Campsite #C13
We had a lovely time at Mt. Lassen. Spent time hiking in the mornings and kayaking in the afternoons. Campgrounds were fine, nice & clean. Enjoyed our stay.
@MikeM9721189 · Camped on Aug 14, 2025 at Campsite #A18
Enjoyed the campground. The camp host and rangers were prompt and professional when dealing with some extremely loud after hours campers in our loop. Enjoyed the bird walk and bear presentations given by the rangers ! There was so much to see and do in the entire surrounding area that we will have to come back for another visit !
@anitajEAD61568 · Camped on Aug 13, 2025 at Campsite #B27
We had a nice camping spot, fairly level, with lots of room behind our site. Some showers needed repair. Used the dump station on the way out
@ScottQ8786880 · Camped on Aug 13, 2025 at Campsite #B21
Great site, definitely recommend camping within the Park to experience everything the park has to offer!
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