This otherworldly, apocalyptic landscape, born from millennia of volcanic activity, is arguably the richest volcanic landscape in the Lower 48. Open year-round, its main hiking trails and the Loop Rd only open when snows permit.

This otherworldly, apocalyptic landscape, born from millennia of volcanic activity, is arguably the richest volcanic landscape in the Lower 48. Open year-round, its main hiking trails and the Loop Rd only open when snows permit.
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