What To Do: Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center

Kohm Yah-mah-neeA Must-See
For All Visitors

Located at the southwest entrance to the park, the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center is the first year-round national park visitor center to receive LEED Platinum certification for advanced environmental design and construction. Ask the Park Service staff to point out some of its remarkable design elements. The Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center gets its name from the Mountain Maidu word for Lassen Peak, which means “Snow Mountain.”

Weather permitting, the visitor center is open every day except for Thanksgiving Day Holiday and December 25th.


Lassen cafe & giftLassen Cafe & Gift

Located inside the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, Lassen Cafe & Gift is a great stop for a refreshing meal or cup of espresso.

As the largest gift shop in the park, Lassen Cafe & Gift also offers a beautiful selection of handcrafted jewelry and locally produced artwork (several created by American Indian artisans), as well as apparel, sundries and park souvenirs. Many are one-of-a-kind treasures that provide the perfect gift or keepsake of a visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park. The Cafe features soups, salads, hot and cold sandwiches, beverages, and espresso. Take your meal "to go," or enjoy it at the Cafe in the indoor or outdoor dining areas.

Lassen Cafe & Gift is open weekends and holidays only through winter and spring.


Kohm Yah-mah-neeAdditional Information

Be sure to see the park’s fascinating 20 minute documentary film, which explains the 1914-15 eruptions of Lassen Peak, and tour the visitor center’s informative displays to learn about the forces of nature active within Lassen Volcanic National Park. The film was made possible by the Lassen Park Foundation. Click here to read more about a "Passion for Lassen."



2012 Kohm Yah-Mah-nee Visitor Center Hours*
May 24 — September 3 Open 9:00 am — 6:00 pm
September 4 — October 8 Open 9:00 am — 5:00 pm
October 9 — May 23, 2013 Open 9:00 am — 4:00 pm weekends and holidays only

* Weather permitting. CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day Holiday and December 25.  Hours of Lassen Cafe & Gift may vary.