📎 Follow & save this for your October camping plans!⁠ ⁠ And 💬 comment “CAMP” if you’d like to get a link to all of these locations (and more!) on our bucket list map and guide!⁠ ⁠ October is shoulder-season camping 🍂 — cooler temps, fewer crowds, and the start of desert season. Some campgrounds are still busy on weekends, but mid-week trips are your best bet for snagging a site.⁠ ⁠ 🏕️ Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park⁠ 📍 Big Sur, CA⁠ 🏷️ $45 /night $8.25 reservation fee⁠ 🐶 Dogs welcome (in campg

1. Kayak through Manzanita Lake 2. Hike through mud pits and steam vents 3. Choose YOUR adventure in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen Volcanic National Park is an outdoor enthusiast's playground! Let us know if you've been by sharing your photos with us using the hashtag #California101. | Visit California

Lassen Volcanic National Park has officially opened its scenic highway for the summer season, inviting travelers to explore one of Northern California’s most underrated natural wonders. The 30-mile stretch of highway, which connects the park’s northwest entrance at Manzanita Lake to the southwest Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, is now fully accessible with no vehicle restrictions. Each spring, park crews take on the monumental task of clearing the highway of deep winter snow, often working thro