Trailhead

Bunchgrass Trailhead

Thousand Lakes Wilderness, Lassen National Forest, California

About this place

Bunchgrass Trailhead begins on Forest Service Trail SNO-44; the Bunchgrass Creek route enters the west side of Thousand Lakes Wilderness

The trailhead road is seasonal and unsigned junctions require the current Lassen map.

Seasonal access

Closures & seasonal access

Caribou and Thousand Lakes Wildernesses have no published annual closure window

Place closure

No recurring date-based closure of Bunchgrass Trailhead is published. Remote Lassen forest roads and temporary emergency orders still control access.

Seasonal access

Remote Lassen forest roads: Use the signed Bunchgrass Trailhead access in Thousand Lakes Wilderness, Lassen National Forest, California. Use the signed wilderness entry and verify the final unpaved road, gate, parking, and vehicle suitability. Caribou and Thousand Lakes Wildernesses have no published annual closure window. Winter snow, volcanic terrain, wildfire, and remote forest-road conditions can delay access well into the normal hiking season.

Before driving

Check Lassen National Forest alerts and the exact trailhead road, gate, snowpack, and fire conditions before travel.

Map

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Latitude
40.625885° N
Longitude
121.588237° W

Sources

National Forest System and USGS Trails — Caribou and Thousand Lakes Wildernesses — snapped official trail pointNFS SNO-44Lassen National Forest wilderness no-permit policyCaribou & Thousand Lakes Wildernesses current conditionsLassen National Forest wilderness assessmentLassen National Forest — current alerts