We drove up to the the other side of Lassen 30min away and saw the Sulphur Works hydrothermal vent. We also saw a small bear and deer there. The lake is a short 5 min drive or less away and the museum has a Junior Ranger program which is a book of neat educational tasks for the kids to complete so that they can show it to a ranger and get a Junior Ranger Badge. Breathtaking views of the forest and lots of neat rocks from the volcanoes. I would stay there again! There are things that you don’t see anywhere else there.