contact-details

  • Phone Number: 530-595-6121 Voice

  • Email Address: lavo_fees@nps.gov

  • Description: General email address for camping information.

Fees

Cost: 22.00
Description: Rate per campsite. Title: Campsite
Cost: 15.00
Description: Single campsite when water is not available (early and late season). Title: Campsite (water off)
Cost: 62.00
Description: Campsite for a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25 people and up to six licensed vehicles or one bus/RV. Title: Group Campsite
Cost: 35.00
Description: Group campsite when water is unavailable (early and late season). Title: Group (water off)
Cost: 37.00
Description: The Butte Lake stock corral is located north of the campground via a short access road and is available by reservation only. Title: Stock corral

Reservation

Number Of Sites Reservable: 107

Number Of Sites FirstComeFirstServe: 0

About

Butte Lake Campground is located in the NE corner of Lassen Volcanic National Park. The campground is a 45-minute drive from the Northwest Entrance and Manzanita Lake Area and is accessed via the 6-mile-long Butte Lake Road south of highway 44. This remote campground offers few amenities, but numerous recreation opportunities. Enjoy a hike up Cinder Cone or a paddle along Butte Lake's lava rock shores. Reservations are required. Stock coral is closed due to 2021 Dixie Fire for 2024.

Directions

Reservation Details

Reservation Info: Reservations are required for all sites at Butte Lake Campground for the entire operating season. Reservations may be made a maximum of 6 months up to the time of arrival. It is best to reserve ahead of your arrival. Connection is limited to non-existent in the park. Park staff or campground hosts do not handle reservations. Between 9/3-10/14 only Loop B is open, and water is shut off for the season (no drinking water or flush toilets).

Regulations Overview: Leashed pets permitted. Drones prohibited in the park. Campsites cannot be saved and must be occupied upon payment. Camping fees are not refundable and stays are limited to 14 days per year. Checkout time is 12 pm. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am. Generators may be used only from 8 am to 10 am; 12 pm to 2 pm; and 5 pm to 7 pm. Do not run continually and please keep use to a minimum so other campers are not disturbed. Wash dishes at your campsite, not in restrooms or water spigots. Do not cut, saw, or break any standing trees, dead or alive for firewood. You may gather dead wood that is down on the ground within 30 feet of the road and less than 4 inches in diameter. Chainsaw use is not permitted. Fires are allowed only in designated fire grates. Do not build rock rings or burn trash in the grate. Never leave fires or hot coals unattended and extinguish them completely before leaving.

Reservation Link

Reservation URL: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234156

Regulations URL: N/A

Accessibility

  • wheelchairAccess= Site A-6 is ADA.

  • internetInfo=

  • cellPhoneInfo= Nearest cell service is on Highway 44.

  • fireStovePolicy= Fires allowed in provided fire rings only. Stoves permitted.

  • rvAllowed= 1

  • rvInfo= No RV/trailer specific sites.

  • rvMaxLength= 35

  • additionalInfo= Boat ramp adjacent to campground.

  • trailerMaxLength= 35

  • adaInfo= Site A-6 is ADA.

  • trailerAllowed= 1

  • accessRoads= Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather

    SubValue: "Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather"

  • classifications= Limited Development Campground

    SubValue: "Limited Development Campground"

Amenities

  • trashRecyclingCollection= Yes - seasonal

  • toilets= Vault Toilets - seasonal

    SubValue: "Vault Toilets - seasonal"

  • internetConnectivity= No

  • showers= None

    SubValue: "None"

  • cellPhoneReception= No

  • laundry= No

  • amphitheater= Yes - seasonal

  • dumpStation= No

  • campStore= No

  • staffOrVolunteerHostOnsite= Yes - seasonal

  • potableWater= Yes - seasonal

    SubValue: "Yes - seasonal"

  • iceAvailableForSale= No

  • firewoodForSale= No

  • foodStorageLockers= Yes - seasonal

campsites

  • totalSites=101

  • group=6

  • horse=1

  • tentOnly=0

  • electricalHookups=0

  • rvOnly=0

  • walkBoatTo=0

  • other=0