Hike Chaos Crags Lake Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

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Jun 13, 2017 — The Chaos Crags Trail leads to Crags Lake, a cute little lake at the base of Lassen Volcanic National Park’s Chaos Crags. The hike is pretty popular due to its relatively low mileage and slow elevation gain. A forested walk leads along a well-developed trail to Crags Lake before opening into a less wooded landscape where the views open up and you can see the towering Chaos Crags above. The lake is colorful and requires a short descent to reach it. I returned the way I came, content with the short introduction to the national park.

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Starting along the Chaos Crags Trail.

The trail beings mostly wooded with minimal views.

Looking back down the trail.

Chaos Crags visible ahead.

The trail leaves the forest and enters a more open landscape.

Looking back.

Crags Lake.

Chaos Crags visible above.

Close up of the lake.

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