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The Best Cabin Camping in California

Camping cabins near Lassen National Forest are the charming alternative to a tent or a yurt. Finding a place to cabin camp in California is easier than ever. When you're looking for a quiet location in nature, The Dyrt makes it easy to find the perfect cabin rental.

Lassen National Forest

The Best Cabin Camping Near Lassen National Forest, California

Mill Creek Resort is the Off-The-Beaten-Path mountain resort that you've been looking for. Located in the historic 1930's Mill Creek Lodge just 20 minutes from the southwest entrance of Lassen Volcanic National Park, we are the perfect jumping-off point for your next mountain adventure. Our vintage cabin rentals and spacious wooded campsites welcome adventurers from near and far to experience the magic that lassen offers. 

Mill Creek Resort

Come camp on our private hilltop property, adjacent to sharp mountains, and overlooking the city of Susanvile, CA!

Lassen County Paradise boasts an award winning 26 mile camping and hiking trail. Campers are strongly encouraged to stay multiple nights or make arrangements for a long-term trip to experience all the activities Lassen has to offer. We are at the epicenter of three nearby lakes - Lake Almanor, Eagle Lake, and Pyramid Lake - and other parks, like Lassen National Forrest, equipped with open spaces and OHV areas. Plus everything else fit for outdoor enthusiasts, such as hiking, ranching, swimming, snow sports, and more all within 10-30 minutes! Some nearby towns include Chico, Klamath Falls, and Reno.

We invite you to pitch your own tent, park your own RV or car at one of our designated campsites. Water is located near the property on the bizz johnson trailhead and gallons are also sold or re-filled in town.

Please feel free to contact us with questions or inquiries. We look forward to your visit!



Lazzarini Farms 

## Overview

Merrill Campground is located in the Eagle Lake Recreation Area of the Lassen National Forest. This recreation area has five campgrounds, three designated day use areas and a marina on the south shore of Eagle Lake. All of these recreation facilities are connected by a 5.2 mile paved hiking/bike trail. The Osprey Overlook, another day use area in the recreation area, can be hiked or driven to for a scenic view of the southern end of Eagle Lake and the surrounding forest basin.   
  
The Lassen National Forest offers a variety of lakes, streams and wilderness areas for recreational opportunities. The forest offers miles of trails that are used for hiking, mountain biking, off-highway vehicle riding and in the winter months, snowmobiling. 

## Recreation

Fishing for the Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout, a California Heritage Trout, is the primary recreational activity on Eagle Lake, but the 3rd largest natural lake in California (22,000 acres), provides for plenty of room for swimming, kayaking, skiing and all other boating activities by motor or sail. There are no 2-cycle restrictions for outboard boat motors or PWCs.

## Facilities

Merrill Campground is a unique US Forest Service facility. Totally rebuilt in the early 2000s, it is the prototypical RV park in a Forest Service campground. With 57 full hook-up sites, 64 partial hook-up sites and 51 standard, no hook-up sites, Merrill offers whatever type of site you prefer. Partial hook-up sites have water and electric, no sewer. All electric hook-up sites have a 50, a 30 and two 20 amp outlets provided.   
  
All site camping/parking spurs are at least 45 feet, but most are 55 to 75 feet in length, and are essentially double wide. Each site is equipped with a table and a campfire ring with grill. The campground has flush toilets, potable water points, grey water dumps, limited WIFI and firewood is available for purchase. An RV Dump Station Facility is conveniently located just outside the campground with a $5 dump fee.   
  
Forty-five sites, #15-#42 and #57-#75, are designated walk-in sites, the other 125 are reservation sites.   
  
The paved bike path runs through the campground. The Eagle Lake Marina store with gas, propane, fishing and camping supplies, rental boats, shower and laundry facilities and the South Shore Grill with hot food prepared to your order, and boat launch are located 2.5 miles from the campground. 

## Natural Features

Eagle Lake is located where the Sierras meet the Cascades at the southwestern end of the lake, and the Modoc Plateau of the Great Basin at the northeastern end. This unique location offers diverse landscapes, geology, wildlife and vegetation.   
  
Merrill Campground is located in a mature conifer forest of pines and firs on the southern shoreline of Eagle Lake, at an elevation of 5,100 feet. 

## Nearby Attractions

The Lassen National Forest has many other recreational opportunities and the Lassen Volcanic National Park is an easy day's drive to and from Eagle Lake Recreational Area.

Merrill Campground

Welcome to the new and improved North Shore Campground, an RV park and campground that is under new ownership! As the new owners, we have worked hard to create a family-friendly environment that is inviting, fun and safe.  We welcome you into our home and our campgrounds, it is our pleasure to share this experience with you and create a memorable experience for you and your family during your visit to Northern California. If there’s anything we can do to make this a one-of-a-kind experience for you, please don’t hesitate to talk to us before, during or even after your trip! We want to make everyone feel like they’re at home when they visit North Shore Campground.

With over one mile of shoreline on Lake Almanor, North Shore Campground has everything you could imagine and more. Our peaceful and relaxing resort  has over one mile of shoreline available with plenty of fun activities ready for your visit. We have worked hard to create a welcoming environment to new and old guests. The park has been carefully designed to complement the natural beauty of these beautiful and serene settings.

North Shore Campground - Lake Almanor

Lake Cove Resort & Marina

At this time we offer 8 cabins, 9 motel rooms and 63 R.V. spaces for rent. Year after year our regulars return to visit or stay. Some groups book their weekend on the same date yearly, while other families move up for the whole summer and build a welcoming community that only gets stronger. Lake Almanor is a place where most people know one another’s names, and if we see a new face we’re quick to introduce ourselves with a smile.
 
If you’re looking for fine dining or a drink with friends, our lakeside restaurant and bar offers an unbeatable view. Plumas Pines Bar and Grill proudly claims the only lakeside restaurant on Lake Almanor. Cruise right up to our courtesy dock and unload your boat for lunch or dinner all summer long. 
 
Plumas Pines also has a full service marina with boat slips available both long and short-term, along with a boat launch and an extensive selection of boat/jet ski rentals. After launching your boat or jet skis, fuel up at our floating convenience store and boatside-service gas pump. We have everything you might need for the perfect lake getaway: the only thing that’s missing is you!
 
Come on up to Plumas Pines Resort and relax. You’re on mountain time now.
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Plumas Pines Resort 

Manzanita Lake Campground (elevation 5,900 ft.) is the largest campground in Lassen Volcanic National Park. It is within walking distance of the scenic Manzanita Lake, a popular fishing and family destination, and offers impressive views of Lassen Peak, the largest volcano in the park at 10,457 feet. The facility is conveniently located one mile south of the park entrance, close to The Loomis Museum, Loomis Ranger Station and popular hiking trails. Educational programs are presented at the museum and amphitheater. Recreation Manzanita Lake is popular with fly fishermen, but the campground does maintain a catch-and-release policy. Non-motorized boating is also permitted and Kayak rentals are available nearby. The park boasts more than 150 miles of hiking trails, a variety of which can be accessed from the campground, including family-friendly hikes as well as those for more experienced hikers. Facilities Manzanita Lake Campground is forested with Jeffrey and Ponderosa pines and has many comforts in the campground or close by, including pay showers, a general store and paved roads. Flush toilets and running water are turned on during the summer, vault toilets are available outside of the peak season. For more information visit Campgrounds of Lassen Volcanic. Natural Features The national park is known for its volcanic history, as well as its diversity of plants and animals. It contains 300 active volcanic domes, as well as many hydrothermal features, such as mud pots and steam vents. Lassen Peak is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascades, and the second most recent to erupt in the lower 48 of the United States before Mount Saint Helens. Lassen National Park boasts over 700 species of flowering plants and 250 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish. The park is at the junction of the Cascade Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Great Basin, thus providing many unique habitats. ADA Access: N

Manzanita Lake Campground

Hat Creek Resort & RV Park

Situated near the northwest entrance to the park, the rustic Camping Cabins provide convenience, economy, and security. These 20 cabins are the first new accommodations in Lassen Volcanic National Park since 1972, and are available in three models: 2 Room, 1 Room, and Bunkhouse.

Groceries, supplies, gifts, gasoline, a pay phone, ATM, laundromat, and hot showers can be located at the nearby Manzanita Lake Camper Store.

Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins

4.8 \* Google-rated Campground!  We are NOT your average seasonal RV park.  Nope.  Not at all.  "Boondockers" call us "boondocking with luxury".  We're forested and rustic, yet with super clean bathrooms and showers, and a great swimming pool.  Full hookups and with several site types to choose your level of space and privacy, or if you have extra tents, and with pull- thru choices.  68 acres of trails allow you to unwind, and then head into town if you like for a variety of delicious food from [The Old Merc](https://www.facebook.com/TheOldMerc), [Crumbs](https://www.facebook.com/CrumbsRestaurant/), or [Annies Rendevous Cafe](https://www.facebook.com/rendezvous1962/) - right in McArthur!   

Our beautiful, spacious RV resort campground is between Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta.  We are proudly "worth the drive" and remain committed an amazing experience for our all our customers, and seek to be open, inviting and inclusive to ALL guests!    

We invite you to enjoy our 68 acres of beautiful oak and pine forest lands, offering comfortable, clean resort facilities, spacious full hookup RV campsites of different sizes including many pull-thru, alternative lodging options, streaming Wi-Fi available at every site, a seasonal swimming pool, walking trails with valley/mountain views and more.  Pet friendly!  We are NOT a parking lot campground - you'll be happily surprised with the "elbow room" our campground affords guests!  We are all about the FUN of natural surroundings, and we also like to make ART out in the woods to surprise you!  Our pleasant, helpful staff can't wait to meet you!

 While we are mainly a summer season campground, we offer off-season discounts to month to month guests with winterized RVs, and seek to help out winter travelers as much as possible!

Lassen RV Resort

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