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Requirements and current conditions

Overnight wilderness permit required

Recorded for: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-lassen-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Backcountry camping requires an online wilderness permit; permits have no quota and can be reserved up to 90 days before the trip. Approved bear-resistant containers are required April 16 through November 30 and hanging is prohibited.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published wilderness permit fees

Recorded for: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Administration usd per permit
6
Entrance fee separate
Yes
Trip usd per person age 16 plus
5
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-lassen-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Backcountry camping requires an online wilderness permit; permits have no quota and can be reserved up to 90 days before the trip. Approved bear-resistant containers are required April 16 through November 30 and hanging is prohibited.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Wilderness permit process

Recorded for: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Channel
Recreation.gov only
Confirmation email is permit
Yes
Maximum advance days
90
Physical pickup required
No
Quota
No
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-lassen-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The federal reservation service issues Lassen wilderness permits online year-round on a rolling 90-day window; the confirmation email serves as the permit.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: Recreation.gov

More planning facts

Managed land boundary geometry

Recorded for: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Boundary geometry snapshot
Feature ids
  • padus-management:118515
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-padus-wilderness-boundaries-20260924.geojson
Sha256
da72c0ff13093cf3505bc64a8f780b22ecb9f1758698491ba80e50b981765902
Boundary type
designated wilderness management area
Coordinate precision decimal degrees
5
Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4326
Navigation grade
No
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Supports the selected source polygons and their retained boundary semantics.

    USGS PAD-US Management Areas reports the selected designated wilderness polygons by managing agency.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/usgs-padus-wilderness-boundaries-20260924.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Wilderness food storage

Recorded for: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Hanging permitted
No
Items
  • food
  • trash
  • toiletries
  • scented items
Required
IBC-certified bear-resistant container
Season
April 16 through November 30
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-04-16 to 2026-11-30

Spatial scope IDs: scope-lassen-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The 2026 compendium requires approved bear-resistant storage for backcountry food and scented items, prohibits hanging, provides a December 1-April 15 winter exception, and regulates frontcountry food storage.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

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Before you go

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Which exact camping exclusions and zone-specific constraints apply to a chosen itinerary?

This foundation covers the permit and food-storage gates but intentionally defers complete zone geometry and itinerary-specific camping exclusions.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

No specific claim evidence is linked to this question.

Sources, evidence, and history

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Evidence for 5 published claims
Published ChangeSet history

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