Two National Parks · 208 miles apart
Lassen Volcanic or Yosemite
Yosemite drew 4,278,413 recreation visits in 2025, 8.5 times the 504,777 at Lassen Volcanic, so crowds are the largest difference. Yosemite has 16 campgrounds to 10 at Lassen Volcanic. A private vehicle pays $30 at Lassen Volcanic and $35 at Yosemite. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 208 miles apart in a straight line.
| Lassen Volcanic National Park | Yosemite National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | California | California |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 504,777 | 4,278,413 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $30 (Private Vehicle) | $35 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 10 | 16 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 210 | 269 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Lassen Volcanic visits by yearYosemite visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.