Lava
Beds National Monument
Length: 2.0 miles
Big Nasty Trail is named after a brush-covered rough lava area just to
the north..
Directions:
To reach the Big Nasty Trail go to Mammoth Crater/Hidden Valley pullout.
Trail starts at crater rim, left from Mammoth Crater Trail.
To reach Lava Beds National Monument:
From the I-5 corridor, take U.S. 97 north at Weed
to a right turn on California Hwy. 161, also known as Stateline Road, as
shown by large signs. Travel east on CA 161 through the Lower Klamath
National Wildlife Refuge to Hill Road. Turn right on Hill road at the West
End Grocery Store, following monument signs. Travel south on Hill Road 10
miles until you enter Lava Beds National Monument
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