Backpacking camp

Manzanita Creek Zone camp area

Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

About this place

Manzanita Creek Zone 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 Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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 verified

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.

Drinking 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

No backcountry campfires

Campfires

Campfires, charcoal, and wood-burning or biomass stoves are prohibited in Lassen's backcountry and wilderness.

Backpacking stoves

Small gas or liquid-fuel stove allowed. Use only a small portable stove that burns gas or liquid fuel; biomass, wood, and charcoal devices are prohibited.

Permit

Lassen does not identify a separate California Campfire Permit for an allowed portable gas or liquid-fuel stove.

Current restrictions

Emergency restrictions can be stricter; check Lassen conditions and fire notices before departure.

Seasonal access

Closures & seasonal access

Snow normally closes the through park highway to vehicles from roughly November through April

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Manzanita Creek Zone is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

Source-connected approach: Manzanita Creek Trailhead. Snow normally closes the through park highway to vehicles from roughly November through April. Remote Butte Lake, Juniper Lake, and Warner Valley roads also become snowbound and are not equivalent to winter trailhead access.

Before driving

Use Lassen's current road and oversnow reports. Closed vehicle roads can become winter ski or snowshoe routes, but summer mileage and services no longer apply.

Mapped approaches

Choose a trailhead for Manzanita Creek Zone 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.

Map

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Latitude
40.556467° N
Longitude
121.534382° W

Sources

Recreation.gov zone 6 / NPS trail corridor; Recreation.gov division 4675334006; mapped to the nearest reachable official trail pointLassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness PermitsLassen Volcanic National Park overnight regulationsLassen Volcanic National Park current conditionsOpenTopoData public API — SRTM 90 mNational Park Service — Backcountry Health: Clean Drinking WaterLassen Volcanic National Park — fire regulationsLassen Volcanic National Park — oversnow route conditionsLassen Volcanic National Park — current conditions