Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Check before choosing this trip

Rules can change across jurisdictions. Each fact below belongs to the named place; a connected place is not automatically part of your itinerary. This is recorded evidence; recheck current rules and conditions before travel.

Traversed place

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Required

Yes

Topics

alerts and closures
roads
trails
fire and smoke
snow
facilities

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-lassen-national-park

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The current-conditions page is the operational source for alerts, roads, trails, fire and smoke, snow, facilities, and closures.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-22T19:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Source: National Park Service. Retrieved: 2026-09-22.

Still unresolved

What road, trail, fire, smoke, snow, facility, and area conditions will apply near departure? Dynamic operating conditions are intentionally not frozen; recheck the official NPS current-conditions page near departure.

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Pretrip trail conditions recheck

Recorded for: Lassen Volcanic National Park

Required

Yes

Topics

trail status
road access
snow
bridges
burned area hazards
parking limits

Warning

trail status alone does not establish road or park-wide access

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-lassen-peak-trail, scope-route-brokeoff-mountain-trail, scope-route-cinder-cone-trail, scope-route-bumpass-hell-trail, scope-route-devils-kitchen-trail, scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail, scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
NPS publishes dated, area-specific trail status, mileage, difficulty, parking notes, snow, bridge, and Dixie Fire impacts and warns that trail status does not establish road or park-wide access.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T03:30:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Routes and geography

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Dream Lake junction to Hot Springs Creek west junction

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

639521fd-c2b6-4644-b3d5-94cf510ff1b1

Dataset feature name

Dream Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.03756443

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4425061
Longitude: -121.4068179

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4429587
Longitude: -121.4065242

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Hot Springs Creek west junction to PCT junction

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

db8d0288-0759-4bf0-929a-b2eaafde8f19

Dataset feature name

Hot Springs Creek Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.21102305

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.441765
Longitude: -121.4035397

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4425061
Longitude: -121.4068179

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Boiling Springs Lake to southeast junction

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

c9581255-9bfc-45c8-b5c2-589e217c9e2f

Dataset feature name

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.26099896

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4342158
Longitude: -121.3959257

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4366966
Longitude: -121.3987323

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: North junction connector

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

c6e93b28-05cb-49bb-bf17-7fbe3dee8bb9

Dataset feature name

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.01784387

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4367072
Longitude: -121.3976608

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4369447
Longitude: -121.3975502

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: North lake junction to Boiling Springs Lake

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

36c9bad7-80a5-4f67-9d5a-0cd3acdc43ac

Dataset feature name

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.05962093

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4366966
Longitude: -121.3987323

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4367072
Longitude: -121.3976608

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Northeast to north lake junction

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

ba68cf25-c7eb-42ed-a493-5fbd0106ac5a

Dataset feature name

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.02154372

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4367072
Longitude: -121.3976608

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4368094
Longitude: -121.3972746

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: PCT to Boiling Springs approach split

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

1332e5de-c1ff-4f3e-98c8-e58fda130e27

Dataset feature name

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.26832894

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4394708
Longitude: -121.4007334

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2025-05-02T09:34:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4416803
Longitude: -121.4036544

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: PCT junction link

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

fe6c7f37-6146-4f25-9eaa-07151a772260

Dataset feature name

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.00862769

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4416803
Longitude: -121.4036544

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2025-05-02T09:34:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.441765
Longitude: -121.4035397

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Approach split to north junction via PCT

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

94c12ea3-28c3-4aea-b65f-aae4cf40e0c5

Dataset feature name

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.26822192

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4369447
Longitude: -121.3975502

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2025-05-02T09:34:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4394708
Longitude: -121.4007334

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Southeast to northeast lake junction

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

e48c8372-9b97-457a-8eee-acb3c26674e6

Dataset feature name

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.2141947

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4368094
Longitude: -121.3972746

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4342158
Longitude: -121.3959257

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Warner Valley trailhead to Dream Lake junction

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

077a6814-3b01-4aac-ae9a-d347f6b4123d

Dataset feature name

Devil'S Kitchen Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.63830454

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4429587
Longitude: -121.4065242

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4435289
Longitude: -121.4172635

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Official dataset route segment

Recorded for: Approach split to Boiling Springs Lake

Coordinate reference system

EPSG:4269

Dataset feature id

d0ca7a44-9773-4286-9921-cc664f3a72a5

Dataset feature name

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Dataset field

lengthmiles

Distance miles

0.23998938

Distance status

known

End coordinate

Latitude: 40.4366966
Longitude: -121.3987323

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Route role

official mainline

Source data description

NPS Trails 11/2019

Source load date

2019-12-10T07:53:56.000

Source mode attributes

Bicycle: No
Hiker pedestrian: Yes
Pack saddle: Yes

Source originator

National Park Service

Start coordinate

Latitude: 40.4394708
Longitude: -121.4007334

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
The official USGS Topo Vector trail layer preserves a connected Warner Valley approach to Boiling Springs Lake and an around-lake network as twelve atomic NPS trail features. Feature names change along the shared approach, and the lake network contains parallel branches, so the features are retained rather than collapsed into a single inferred line. Dataset publication warns that temporal changes may have occurred and current NPS conditions remain necessary.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T15:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. Geological Survey

Published route profile

Recorded for: Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Climb ft: 200
Difficulty description: easy
Elevation ft: 5800
Round trip miles: 3
Round trip time hours: 2

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-boiling-springs-lake-trail

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
Boiling Springs Lake Trail starts at the parking area west of Warner Valley Campground; it is a three-mile round trip taking about two hours with an easy 200-foot climb.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T03:30:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Before you go

These open questions need confirmation; Wayproof does not fill them with guesses.

What exact segment traversal connects each remaining published Lassen trailhead and destination, including shared junctions and alternatives?

Wayproof publishes complete, bidirectional, distance-bearing trailhead-to-summit approaches for Lassen Peak and Brokeoff Mountain, plus a bounded summit approach for Cinder Cone; a connected distance-bearing parking-to-basin-entry graph for Bumpass Hell; and the atomic shared approach plus around-lake network for Boiling Springs Lake. Cinder Cone rim/crater circulation and the full Bumpass basin circulation remain explicit route-specific gaps. It also publishes ordered, bidirectional Warner Valley topology for Devils Kitchen and Terminal Geyser, but atomic leg distances remain unknown where route descriptions print only cumulative positions. These remaining questions still require route-specific reconciliation.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

Pretrip trail conditions recheck

Required

Yes

Topics

trail status
road access
snow
bridges
burned area hazards
parking limits

Warning

trail status alone does not establish road or park-wide access

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
NPS publishes dated, area-specific trail status, mileage, difficulty, parking notes, snow, bridge, and Dixie Fire impacts and warns that trail status does not establish road or park-wide access.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-23T03:30:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Boiling Springs Lake Trail

Check before choosing this trip

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Pretrip current conditions recheck

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Pretrip trail conditions recheck

Routes and geography

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Official dataset route segment

Published route profile

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Access and approaches (2)

Land and management (12)

Routes and related places (2)

Before you go

What exact segment traversal connects each remaining published Lassen trailhead and destination, including shared junctions and alternatives?

Pretrip trail conditions recheck

Sources, evidence, and history