A diamond in the rough for Sierra lakes. If you want to get away from tons of people, you'll love…read morethis place. Purchase rental cabin from Bucks Marina or Bucks Lake Shore Lodge. Also, Lake Shore lodge has a full bar and restaurant with outstanding food and drinks. Get the tree smacker for the full effect....LOL Enjoy this lake, it's one of kind. I've been going there since 1967...It's the real deal for a mountain experience!!!!! Cools down at night, so you sleep great....Hank D. Sr.

wonderful place! wonderful staff and wonderful people! Bucks Lake is a must visit if you have not…read morebeen yet what a wonderful secret/ destination spot!

This is my 2nd time visiting this lake and its well stocked and very clean. One can see the fishes…read morejumping and swimming from afar. Also, the surrounding bars and restaurants have been very welcoming and have great tasting food. Even an excellent craft brewery is here.

Beautiful Lake love to go water skiing on it and enjoying my family would recommend this lake all…read morethe time to enjoy water skiing tubing Sea- dooing all the above too bad they didn't have parasailing, but I think they did at one point and it didn't go off very well

We had a positive experience camping at Ponderosa Flats Campground on Butt Lake. We were able to…read moreget a first-come, first-served site that backed right up to the lake, which provided a beautiful setting and easy access to enjoy the water. Overall, it was a peaceful place to relax and we had a great time at the lake. The camp host was a bit gruff and questioned us about how thoroughly we had completed the paperwork, which felt a little unnecessary. We also noticed some inconsistency with enforcing campground rules. The posted flyer asks that dogs remain leashed and that campfires not be left unattended, but the site next to us near the bathroom frequently had their dog off leash and left their fire burning while they went to the beach. Additionally, campers across the campground played music at a very loud volume for extended periods, but it did not appear that they were approached or reminded about campground quiet expectations. Despite those issues, our overall stay was enjoyable. The lake views, location, and experience of camping right on the water made it a memorable trip, and we would consider returning.

There were two different hosts split up between the sites. Ours was nice but our friend on the…read moreother side had to deal with a super rude host. Over the top rude. I don't know how they get away with the rudeness.

Lassen Meadows Ranch is an incredibly breathtaking location for your vacation or special event…read more After considering options from the Sierras to Yosemite for our July, 2016 wedding, we discovered LMR and immediately fell in love with the place after one visit and stopped considering any other options. There is a gorgeous lake central to the large event space on the property, an outdoor prep kitchen, bathrooms with showers, nesting bald eagles and frolicking bear cubs, a huge, glorious meadow, and acres of forests surrounding the major circulation areas. The Juniper lake entrance (a non-major entrance) to Lassen Volcanic National Park is nearby (as well as Drakesbad), and short hikes 15 minutes from the ranch give you incredible views of Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen. Chester is the nearest town, and has enough hotels and restaurants to accommodate out of town visitors. We wanted our wedding to feel more like a family reunion/camp-out than a fancy or formal event, and to be primarily outdoors, and the ranch worked perfectly for our needs and our guests. We were able to rent the property and cabins for an entire 4 day weekend, and held a welcome BBQ and Square Dancing event, dinners and brunches, a 5k, and of course our wedding ceremony and associated festivities. Some of our guests camped on the property in tents and a few in trucks or RVs, and everyone is still raving about the beauty of that weekend. Debbie and Russ, the ranch owners/proprieters are incredibly responsive and easy to work with. Debbie was very helpful from start to finish, with advice and information about resources in and around Chester, and even offered to let us use some of the supplies from previous events for our event. She was very flexible with allowing us to visit the property with our caterer and event planner months prior to the event, and helped answer last minute questions and resolve issues when we were setting everything up. We couldn't be happier with the way our wedding turned out, and much of that success was due to the fantastic venue--we highly recommend Lassen Meadows Ranch for your family reunion, vacation, or wedding venue.

Best wedding venue we could of asked for. Debbie was amazing to work with and the venue was…read moreeverything we could have dreamed of.

Grandkids had an amazing time feeding the fish and experiencing the museum next door.read more

How awesome is this spot!!! There are probably thousands upon thousands of different kind of fish…read morehere and they were all happy to see us... They did have free "Trout Chow" available for you to enjoy feeding the little guys... My kids really enjoyed this place. We will definitely be coming back to visit soon!!

Kevin took my son and two grandchildren and me fishing. We were on the lake by 6:00 and we all…read morecaught our limit and were off the lake by 10:00. Kevin is a great guide and a great guy. I would definitely recommend him for a great fishing experience.

2nd year fishing with Kevin and his guides. Both 2 day trips and both super successful. Kevin will…read moreput you on the fish. Great guys and lots of fun

Always good time friendly people all around has been the same since I was a kid an hope it stays soread more

We stayed at this campground in 2022 and appreciated its convenient location. Unfortunately, our…read morecustomer service experiences were disappointing. In 2022, my husband made our reservation, but due to work, I had to arrive before him. Because the reservation was under his name, I was not permitted to access our campsite when I arrived, despite sharing the same last name and being part of the reservation. I waited approximately six hours, until around 7 p.m., before the reservation could be accessed, which meant setting up our tent in the dark. We attempted to find an alternative solution, including canceling and rebooking the reservation under my name, but we were told that doing so would result in being charged twice. We attempted to book again in 2026 but ultimately had to cancel approximately two weeks in advance due to unforeseen circumstances. Under the campground's cancellation policy, we were charged an $81 cancellation fee, in addition to a previously charged $13 transaction fee. We found the policy and the lack of flexibility very disappointing. Based on our experiences, I would recommend looking into Rocky Point or PG&E-owned campgrounds in the Lake Almanor area. We have found those options to be more accommodating, well maintained, and reasonably priced.

If you're scared of heights, I don't recommend this location. You're basically walking on tracks…read morelaid out on a pipe carrying water. Once you get to the arrow, you have to jump a few feet down the mountain and climb your way down to the water. The hike is about an hour before you reach the location. It's beautiful though. Tadpoles, fishes, and frogs are around the water. It's perfect for the summer because the ice melts and fills the lake up to a good height. Perfect for jumping off the rocks.

Roads are not maintained. The trail is damaged and dangerous. Even with an all wheel drive vehicle…read morewith all terrain tires you'll struggle getting up and down. Anyone without a lifted all wheel drive vehicle should steer clear. The trail itself is not recommended as it is damaged and not safe to hike. It's been 3 years and the roads only worsened. Not recommended for most folks.

Just past the entrance to the park of a reasonable car fee is parking next to the gift shop and…read moremuseum you can find lots of parking. You can either park right next to the gift shop/museum/bathrooms or go to the right just after the first parking lot and there's tons of parking on the backside where there lots of pick nick tables and a boat launch area. This is also where you will find the trail that goes all the way around the lake with stunning views on every side with the gorgeous Lassen in the background. This is about a mile around with easy walking. There's also fishing here off shore or in your boat. Wanna go further up the mountain? You can go another 7 miles and hike up to the backside of Lassen. There is a further drive here to get to the other volcanoes in the park. There was too much snow so the roads were closed. It's important for me to make note here that there really good points of history all along the way on plaques you will see along the road. Very worth stopping at them and reading them. Incredible how these mountains were created and also had rock avalanches. Scary and incredibly interesting. I definitely recommend putting this on your bucket list to visit.

I've been here 3 times and it never gets dull. Depending on the time of the year, the experience…read moremay differ. There's never a bad time to visit of course. Many bird watchers, anglers, and photographers gather here. It's that perfect place to forget all your troubles and become one with nature. Unfortunately dogs aren't allowed to hike around the loop. I'm sure they would love it. Kayaks are available to rent as well, but not needed to enjoy the fantastic views. If you are camping at the Manzanita Campground, that's even better! Hiking the trail every day during your stay is the best!

We went up to Lassen at the end of August when all of the kids went back to school and had the best…read moretime. We just went up for the day and we took our dogs. If you have dogs, dogs are not allowed on the trails, they're only allowed where cars are allowed. But that was perfect for us. We stopped at the hot springs and some overlooks. It really wasn't busy at all, it was so much fun to see the boiling mud, even if it has the strong sulphur smell! The views are still spectacular even though the greenery has changed a lot since the fire. But it is a very humbling experience to look out and realize just how much damage the fire caused. The only thing - the drive does get windy at parts, so just take it slow. No one rushed us.

Stopped by here a few years ago during winter and it still had snow, it was a hidden gem for sure,…read morebut scary hiking in the snow as you had to look for trail signs and make sure you dont accidentally walk into the areas you are not supposed to (dont want to walk over the thermal beds!)!! we used our snow shoes and hiking gear and it was a fun trip! Follow all the trail signs and bring plenty of water Read less