Butte Lake Campground — Lassen Volcanic National Park
Reviewed Jul. 27, 2023

Peaceful visit in a National Park

This was a very peaceful campground, given it was in a popular National Park.  The setting is very open, with tall pines and no undergrowth, but the sites are far apart.  There is no cell service, no dump site, nor any grey water dump pits.  The latrines are very nice with running water and toilets.  The toilet houses are the only place you can get drinking water and there are only about four locations.  There is no way to hook up a hose, even with a water robber, so you have to fill jugs and carry from the sink.  There is a campground host, but we had no interaction.

I was there in late July and the lake was great (cold, not numbing) for swimming.  Several people launched kayaks and lots of people did the many hikes around the area.  Not really a place for riding bikes.

The campground is at the end of a six-mile gravel road.  Not too dusty or bumpy.  Maybe that is why it wasn't so populated.

For those looking for boondock sites, the first five miles are National Forest with several side roads.

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  • Review photo of Butte Lake Campground — Lassen Volcanic National Park by Bill T., July 27, 2023