Butte Lake Group Campground, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Butte Lake Group Campground is part of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California (1 hr 46 min east of Redding, CA) with an elevation of 6,109 feet. There are a total of 6 campsites. The campground is normally open from the end of May to mid October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 25 and 45 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. There is a fee of $35.00 per night. Some amenities include swimming, amphitheater. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (20)

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@Eileenk4ED48BF · Camped on Jul 23, 2024 at Campsite #E

The 6 mile gravel road into the campground is pretty rough. The campsite was large with a convenient pull through and sites are not too close together. Flush toilets and a ware wash sink were a plus - we've been to primitive campgrounds so this was a step above. The lake was walking distance, beautiful and no crowds whatsoever. Cinder Cone hike was awesome.

@AdamJ6CA3CAE9A · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #C

Group camping, B and C basically pull throughs on the edge of group area. Site is large and open to the back, fire cleared all underbrush, some trees remain but ash and that dirty dirt made for black feet quick. Extremely friendly camp hosts, very clean bathrooms, nicely maintained roads in the campground, 6 mile drive off the highway on compacted gravel needs some love. Filling water for trailer tanks done at the bathroom no spickets, around the group camp. Butte lake was great, nice day use area, paddle board and kayaking was nice. There during full moon so fishing was bad ( other anglers same problem). Cinder cone trailhead right at the campground. 3 tables and bear boxes per group, 2 fire pits, group B fire pit is not raised and ground level pretty sketchy for kids. The big campfire spot for ranger speeches completely burned. Great for groups, little bugs not bad though, no bees this year, little bit of a drive to subway caves and even more to north park entrance, great spot to check out Lassen

@BijitaS0C7EF86 · Camped on Jun 23, 2023 at Campsite #C

The GroupCampsite C was huge. We had a great overall camping experience.

@CaraP2882337 · Camped on Aug 12, 2022 at Campsite #B

We really enjoyed the campsite here. Though the site was almost completely full, campers were all very respectful and we had a good distance between us and others. Lots of groups had bug tents for food prep, which was a smart idea - we had some trouble keeping our food pest free! Other than that a great experience, we wouldn't hesitate to come back.

@AmyG5673785 · Camped on Jul 14, 2022 at Campsite #E

Dogs are not allowed on the beach, on the trails, or in the water here. The camp host will play campground police and make sure that your dogs are not breaking these rules. We will not be back, as we like to let our dogs enjoy their time camping too.. Camp host also came out and told us we had a noise complaint, even though we were absolutely asleep the night before after quiet time. Seemed to be a situation where the camphost was a little power hungry. Gravel road in is long, 6.5 miles, and bumpy. The Cinder Cone Mountain is gorgeous and a good hard hike. Butte lake itself is beautiful, black sand.

@ganeshr6209370 · Camped on Jun 25, 2022 at Campsite #E

Overall good and perfect, just upset about shower after playing/swimming in the lake

@HengU1836791 · Camped on Jul 14, 2021 at Campsite #A

The dirt road! Never in my life have I been on a dirt long this long and bumpy. It was dusty so we had to drive 10 mph. Everyone's cars in the campground were all covered in dust. The bump and the dust were unforgiving.

@HengU806 · Camped on Jul 14, 2021 at Campsite #A

@ShannonV173 · Camped on Jul 2, 2021 at Campsite #F

Your website states there are 3 bear boxes at each of the group campsites....this is not the case for many, if any at all. The website does not include information about how many fire rings are available at each site either, and this would be helpful information to have for food planning purposes.

@ShannonV427197 · Camped on Jul 2, 2021 at Campsite #F

@JanetZ5966433 · Camped on Sep 2, 2020 at Campsite #D

Stayed 2 nights before labor day weekend during COVID. Great campsite with easy access to Cinder Cone Trailhead and Butte Lake. Flushing toilets and clean sinks for easy access to water.

@JanetZ984 · Camped on Sep 2, 2020 at Campsite #D

Stayed 2 nights before labor day weekend during COVID. Great campsite with easy access to Cinder Cone Trailhead and Butte Lake. Flushing toilets and clean sinks for easy access to water.

@JennD700 · Camped on Jul 10, 2020 at Campsite #A

Group camp sites are big but not well marked and it's hard to tell where your site begins and ends . They are also really close to each other someone in our groups tent was about ten feet away from another group's tent. The lake is nice, really clear but it doesn't have a lot of beach area. Overall the camp is nice though. Running water in bathroom and outdoor sinks which is great. Bear lockers hold a lot we fit two coolers and some bags. Only bad thing was bugs! SO MANY BUGS! Bring your spray and citronella candles!

@JennD3807743 · Camped on Jul 10, 2020 at Campsite #A

@AaronL2136601 · Camped on Jun 22, 2020 at Campsite #F

This is just a wonderful, wonderful location. The campground is fairly busy, but for a good reason. Can't recommend highly enough.

@AaronL226 · Camped on Jun 22, 2020 at Campsite #F

This is just a wonderful, wonderful location. The campground is fairly busy, but for a good reason. Can't recommend highly enough.

@SusannahC328 · Camped on Aug 31, 2019 at Campsite #F

One of my favorite places on earth.

@SusannahC77995 · Camped on Aug 31, 2019 at Campsite #F

One of my favorite places on earth.

@TracieH8467926 · Camped on Aug 30, 2019 at Campsite #D

This was advertised as a "private" group campground and that could not be further from the truth! It is a lovely camp site, lots of room but there are people everywhere. The only other problem we had were bees. And I mean LOTS of bees. About half of our group got stung at least once with some multiple times. The bees were everywhere and eating was miserable. I would consider going back if not for that. The hiking and kayaking were great

@TracieH544 · Camped on Aug 30, 2019 at Campsite #D

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