Availability
No official facility record or USGS lake, reservoir, river, or stream was verified within 0.5 mile of the mapped camp-area marker. Carry all water needed for the stay.
Backpacking camp
Three Sisters wilderness area camp area
Lava Beds National Monument Wilderness, California
About this place
Three Sisters wilderness area is an official itinerary area, permit zone, or source-backed named overnight reference represented by a reachable point on the pinned agency trail network in Lava Beds National Monument Wilderness.
The marker is a route-access reference, not a tent pad. Move off the trail only where travel is permitted, remain inside the authorized zone, and choose a legal durable site under every current setback and closure.
Water planning
Water at this camp
No reliable water source verifiedDrinking safety
Do not plan to collect water at this camp area.
Seasonality
Not applicable—no source is reliable enough to use in the itinerary.
Fire planning
Campfire & stove rules
ProhibitedCampfires
Three Sisters wilderness area is an undeveloped backcountry camp area in Lava Beds National Monument Wilderness. Do not build a wilderness campfire; verify current stove restrictions before departure. A route marker, old ring, or wilderness authorization never creates fire permission.
Backpacking stoves
Self-contained gas or liquid-fuel backpacking stove. Use a purpose-built stove with an on/off valve and its designated gas or liquid fuel. Wood, charcoal, twig, and biomass devices follow the campfire prohibition.
Permit
The National Park Service does not identify a separate California Campfire Permit for the allowed purpose-built stove; the park authorization and current superintendent restrictions still apply.
Current restrictions
Check Lava Beds National Monument Wilderness current conditions immediately before departure because emergency fire restrictions and closures supersede this standing rule.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
Lava Beds wilderness has no published recurring closure season, but winter snow, wildfire, smoke, heat, and temporary cave, road, or trail closures can change accessPlace closure
No recurring date-based closure of Three Sisters wilderness area is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal access
Source-connected approach: Lyons Trailhead. Lava Beds wilderness has no published recurring closure season, but winter snow, wildfire, smoke, heat, and temporary cave, road, or trail closures can change access.
Before driving
Check the monument's current conditions, weather, road status, fire restrictions, and water plan before departure.
Mapped approaches
Choose a trailhead for Three Sisters wilderness area camp area
Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.
- Lyons Trailhead0.5 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
Map
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- Latitude
- 41.717476° N
- Longitude
- 121.502936° W