Terminal Geyser Trail

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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

  1. 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.

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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

  1. 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

Described route connector

Recorded for: Boiling Springs Lake southeast junction to PCT rejoin

Distance miles
Unknown
Distance status
not printed
Route role
official mainline
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    The NPS brochure map depicts the Warner Valley trail network, including the Pacific Crest Trail, Drakesbad, Devils Kitchen, Dream Lake, Boiling Springs Lake, Terminal Geyser, and the connecting trail junction pattern. The map does not print atomic mileage for these connectors.

    Publisher
    U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons

    Recorded artifact references
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Described route connector

Recorded for: PCT divergence to Terminal Geyser

Distance miles
Unknown
Distance status
not printed
Route role
official mainline
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    The NPS brochure map depicts the Warner Valley trail network, including the Pacific Crest Trail, Drakesbad, Devils Kitchen, Dream Lake, Boiling Springs Lake, Terminal Geyser, and the connecting trail junction pattern. The map does not print atomic mileage for these connectors.

    Publisher
    U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons

    Recorded artifact references
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Described route connector

Recorded for: First junction to Terminal route 0.9-mile junction

Distance miles
Unknown
Distance status
not printed
Route role
official mainline
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    The NPS brochure map depicts the Warner Valley trail network, including the Pacific Crest Trail, Drakesbad, Devils Kitchen, Dream Lake, Boiling Springs Lake, Terminal Geyser, and the connecting trail junction pattern. The map does not print atomic mileage for these connectors.

    Publisher
    U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons

    Recorded artifact references
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Described route connector

Recorded for: PCT rejoin to Terminal Geyser divergence

Distance miles
Unknown
Distance status
not printed
Route role
official mainline
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    The NPS brochure map depicts the Warner Valley trail network, including the Pacific Crest Trail, Drakesbad, Devils Kitchen, Dream Lake, Boiling Springs Lake, Terminal Geyser, and the connecting trail junction pattern. The map does not print atomic mileage for these connectors.

    Publisher
    U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons

    Recorded artifact references
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Described route connector

Recorded for: 0.9-mile junction to junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake

Distance miles
Unknown
Distance status
not printed
Route role
official mainline
Evidence and sources (2)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    The NPS brochure map depicts the Warner Valley trail network, including the Pacific Crest Trail, Drakesbad, Devils Kitchen, Dream Lake, Boiling Springs Lake, Terminal Geyser, and the connecting trail junction pattern. The map does not print atomic mileage for these connectors.

    Publisher
    U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons

    Recorded artifact references
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Described route connector

Recorded for: Warner Valley Trailhead to first junction

Distance miles
Unknown
Distance status
not printed
Route role
official mainline
Evidence and sources (3)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-devils-kitchen-trail, scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    The NPS brochure map depicts the Warner Valley trail network, including the Pacific Crest Trail, Drakesbad, Devils Kitchen, Dream Lake, Boiling Springs Lake, Terminal Geyser, and the connecting trail junction pattern. The map does not print atomic mileage for these connectors.

    Publisher
    U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: U.S. National Park Service; public-domain map hosted by Wikimedia Commons

    Recorded artifact references
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/maps.htm
    • https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

  2. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Devils Kitchen Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 4.2 miles round trip. The first 0.4 mile reaches the first intersection, where the route turns right. The Dream Lake Basin intersection is at 0.6 mile. At a third intersection the route turns right for the last 0.9 mile to Devils Kitchen; the final described 0.2 mile descends to Hot Springs Creek and the hydrothermal-area loop.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

  3. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: The route description supplies ordered junctions; the brochure map corroborates the network connection without supplying atomic mileage.

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Published route milepoint

Recorded for: Terminal Geyser and PCT divergence

Distance feet from previous junction
25
Qualifier
about
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Published route milepoint

Recorded for: Terminal Geyser PCT rejoin junction

Cumulative miles from trailhead
2.5
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Published route milepoint

Recorded for: Terminal Geyser route junction at 0.9 mile

Cumulative miles from trailhead
0.9
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

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

Published route profile

Recorded for: Terminal Geyser Trail

Elevation change ft
610
Elevation range ft
  • 5640
  • 5840
High point ft
6250
Round trip miles
5.8
Round trip time hours
2.5 to 3
Uses pacific crest trail
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-route-terminal-geyser-trail

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Terminal Geyser Trail starts at Warner Valley Trailhead and is 5.8 miles round trip. It follows the PCT to a y-junction serving Dream Lake, Devils Kitchen, and a horse trail, then veers left toward Boiling Springs Lake. A second y-junction is at 0.9 mile, followed by a signed three-way junction southeast of Boiling Springs Lake. At 2.5 miles the route rejoins the PCT; about 25 feet later another junction sends the PCT toward Little Willow Lake while the Terminal Geyser route continues ahead.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-23T07:30:00+00:00

    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

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.

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

  1. 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

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