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Top-Rated Nearby Accommodations
Distance in: mi km
Hotel USD* Distance Rating
Mill Creek Resort $65 2.7 mi 4.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Lassen Mineral Lodge $80 3.7 mi 5.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Manzanita Lake Campground N/A 7.2 mi 11.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Childs Meadow Resort N/A 7.6 mi 12.2 km 3 of 5 stars
Weston House N/A 19.2 mi 30.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Nearest Top-Rated Restaurants
Distance in: mi km
restaurant Distance Rating
Kopper Kettle Cafe 20.2 mi 32.5 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Dinner at Peggy's 35.1 mi 56.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 44.4 mi 71.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
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Thing To Do Distance Rating
Juniper Lake 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Manzanita Lake 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Mount Lassen 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Bumpass Hell, where volcanic California gets steamy” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“Isolated Lassen a lovely land of fire and ice” SignOnSanDiego.com
“Bumpass Hell Nature Trail: One Hell of a Hike” Go World Travel Magazine
“Tickling the Sleeping Volcanoes” VIA Online
“California: Lassen Volcanic National Park” Foster Travel Publications
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 9 attractions in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Traveler Description: A 1.3-mile walk from the main road will bring you to this geothermal area with boiling mud and hissing blowholes.
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Attraction type: Geological formation, Hot spring/geyser

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Reviews of Bumpass Hell

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“Fascinating Geothermal landscape”
5 of 5 stars
ronnyber
Windsor, Ontario
Nov 23, 2005
12/13 found this review helpful

We hiked the Bumpass Hell trail on July 31st, 2005. The temperature was around 80 degrees and piles of snow still dotted the area. The trail itself is relatively easy and very well maintained. It was quite busy but that was to be expected. If you are sensitive to strong odours then be prepared for an onslought of sulpher. Bumpass... more

“Great hike”
4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Aug 19, 2004
12/12 found this review helpful

Bumpass Hell is a great hike. It's just a short 1.5 mile path down to some incredible "Little Yellowstone" sites. It was already the beginning of August, but we still had to cross a patch of snow to get to our destination! The very last part of the hike is a little steep, but not too bad if you take... more

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