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Jobs | Contracting | Maps | Hiking | Camping and Cabin or Lookout rentals | Woodcutting | Fire permits | Area Climate and Road Information | Recreational Activities

Jobs

Forest Service Job Opportunities?

For any questions related to employment, please start in our employment section of the web site. This includes career advice, fire jobs, and summer hires.

Are there Job Opportunities in the Lassen National Forest Campgrounds?

Most National Forest campgrounds (about 99% in California) are now operated by private organizations called concessionaires. As of 1993, the Lassen's developed campgrounds and the Eagle Lake Marina have been run by a private, nonprofit organization under a special permit.
If you are interested in working at a Lassen National Forest Campground, or would like more information on the current concessionaires, contact Chris O'brien, Public Services Program Manager at Lassen National Forest, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA. 96130.

How Can I become a Campground Host?

Please refer to our Volunteer page, Volunteer Campground Hosts are needed.

Contracting

How Can I Sign up my Equipment to Work on Fires?
Please refer to our "Doing Business With Us" page.

How Can I Sign up to provide sack lunches to firefighters fighting wildland fire on the Lassen National Forest?
Please refer to our "Doing Business With Us" page.

How Can I find out Who Won the Job/Bid?
Please refer to our "Doing Business With Us" page.

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Maps

Where can I get a topographic map of the Lassen National Forest?
US Geological Survey Maps (Topographic Quad Maps) of the National Forests are available on the USGS web site. For other USGS, Lassen or Wilderness map information, please refer to the Maps and Brochures page.

Where can I get a map of your hiking trails?
Maps with the Wilderness trail can be purchased, please refer to the Maps and Brochures page.
For information on other hiking trails, please refer to our Trail Opportunities page.

Where can I get a map of Eagle Lake?
These maps can be purchased at the Eagle Lake Marina. Phone (530) 825-3454. For other map information, please refer to the the Maps and Brochures page.

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Hiking

Where is the best place for hiking on the Lassen National Forest?
For information on hiking trails, please refer to our Trail Opportunities page.

Where is the best place to day hike?
For information on other hiking trails, please refer to our Trail Opportunities page.

When is the best time of year to hike and camp in the Wilderness areas?
Please refer to our Wilderness Areas pages.

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Camping, Cabins and Lookout Rentals

Do you have cabins for rent on the Lassen National Forest?
The Lassen has no cabin rentals, however we do have a Lookout Rental. You may find out about cabins and more from the About the Area page, which has links to local Chamber of Commerce web sites, and links to local Travel and Tourism sites.

How can I rent a Fire Lookout Tower?
Please refer to the Recreational Activities Section, Lookout Rental.

How can I reserve a campsite?
Please refer to our Recreational Activities page. You will see reservation information in the right column.

Who takes care of the campgrounds on the Lassen National Forest?
Most National Forest campgrounds (about 99% in California) are now operated by private organizations called concessionaires. As of 2006, the Lassen's developed campgrounds and the Eagle Lake Marina are run by a private, nonprofit organization, the Lassen College Foundation under a special permit.

Where is camping allowed on the National Forest?
Camping is allowed anywhere on the Lassen National Forest, with the exception of designated no-camping areas (i.e. administrative facilities). If you decide to camp outside of developed campgrounds, campfire permits are required.

Dry California summers sometimes bring high fire danger and special fire restrictions. Regulations governing fire restrictions are specific to each National Forest and change with weather conditions and the seasons. Before each visit please check with the Forest you plan to visit for current fire restrictions.

The Forest has many developed campgrounds, for information on those areas please visit our Recreational Activities, Camping and Day Use Activities page.

Where can I have a campfire?
In developed recreation sites and campgrounds, campfires are allowed only in the metal campfire rings provided. If you choose to camp outside of developed campgrounds, safe campfires are allowed with a campfire permit wherever you choose to camp.

Dry California summers sometimes bring high fire danger and special fire restrictions. Regulations governing fire restrictions are specific to each National Forest and change with weather conditions and the seasons. Before each visit please check with the Forest you plan to visit for current fire restrictions.

How much wood can I pick up for a campfire without purchasing a woodcutting permit?
You may gather or cut enough wood to sustain your campfire for the duration of your camping stay. Camping is limited to a 14 day stay in any one location, and thirty days total on the forest in any one year.

Please remember campfire permits are required outside of developed campgrounds, and please check for fire restrictions that may be in place restricting the use of campfires and woodcutting.

How long can I camp on the Lassen National Forest?
Camping is limited to a 14 day stay in any one location, and thirty days total on the forest in any one year.

Where can I ride my dirt bike?
Please refer to the answer below, under Recreational Activities Questions.

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Woodcutting

Are the woods open for woodcutting?
The Eagle Lake District sometimes will close areas for woodcutting during winter months when certain areas and roads are very wet. The district will close them to public access in order to prevent ruts from being carved into the road surfaces. For current information on winter road closures at the Eagle Lake District. Please call the office at (530) 257-4188.

Dry California summers sometimes bring high fire danger and special fire restrictions. When Fire Restrictions are in effect, woodcutting permits will be suspended (woodcutting with a chainsaw banned), this is because of the fire risk a internal combustion engine (chainsaw) can cause.

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Fire Permits

Where can I get a campfire permit?
Please refer to the Prevent Wildifre! page.

Where can I get a permit to burn trash piles or in a burn barrel (Dooryard Trash Burn Permit) at my residence?
Please refer to the Burn Permit section of the Prevent Wildfire! page.

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Area Climate

When is the best time of year to plan a Lassen Wilderness Area visit?
Please refer to our Wilderness Areas pages. Please refer to the Current Conditions page for current forecasted weather.

What is the July and August weather like in the Lassen National Forest area?
July and August can be very hot and dry throughout most of the forest, sometimes thunderstorms occur. However, normally the area is cooler than in the Sacramento Valley. Please refer to the Current Conditions page for forecasted weather.

Is the Highway 89 open through the Lassen Volcanic National Park?
Please refer to the Current Conditions page, in the right hand column you will find a link to Lassen Volcanic National Park, which has Hwy. 89 status updates.

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Recreation

What are the best places to visit while in the area?
For information on area points of interest, please refer to our Recreational Activities page.

Where is a good place to go hunting and fishing in the area?
Please refer to our Recreational Activities page.

Where can I ride my horses?
Horses can be ridden anywhere on Lassen National Forest System Lands. To protect the forest, users are encouraged to pack in (certified weed free) supplemental feed for their animals. Pack and saddle stock should be picketed at least 100 feet away from water, trails, campsites, and meadows. Only tether horses to trees for short periods as hooves can cause damage to tree roots and plants.

Where can I ride my dirt bike?
The Lassen National Forest is open to OHV use, with the exception of the Wilderness Areas, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and certain designated OHV closed areas, i.e. designated hiking trails.

All OHV's must have currently registered *Green Stickers. California State Law also applies to OHV's on National Forest System Lands, for example; helmets are required and passengers can not ride on vehicle's not specifically designed to carry passengers.

*Green Stickers: Through a partnership with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, California National Forests offers OHV Opportunities, using green sticker money. The "Green Sticker" grant program provides funding for operation and maintenance of OHV trails and staging areas, planning and development of new areas and trails, resource management, and law enforcement carried out by USDA, Forest Service employees.