Loomis Museum is open for visitation May 27th through September 25, 2005.

Hours are as follows:

You may reach the Loomis Museum during these posted times at (530) 595-4444 ext. 5180. The Museum is located in the scenic Manzanita Lake area on the north side of Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Association Bookstore Our main sales outlet is located within Loomis Museum.  You can peruse through a wide variety of educational and interpretive books, maps, trail guides, videos, posters, postcards and other assorted materials reflecting the historical, cultural and natural aspects of the Park.

If you’ve been in the Loomis Museum before, stop by again! We added several new lines of interpretive gifts.  Beautiful items such as custom made candles, soaps, sachets, and teas.  We’ve included games like national park Monopoly, dominoes, checkers, and an all time favorite, Tic-Tac-Toe.  Learning made fun!

Check out our line of merchandise crafted from recycled materials!  You have to see it to believe it!!  You’ll find exquisite colors of recycled glass transformed into sun catchers and candelabras.  Recycled cotton becomes a Junior Ranger t-shirt and is a must for those in training!  Your efforts recycling plastic and rubber become brightly colored, woven tote bags and creative door mats that welcome your guests into your home.  You’ll also find recycled paper journals, notepads and stationary.  Enjoy the rewards of all those recycle bins you’ve contributed towards!!

The sales outlet welcomes kids of all ages and is handicap accessible.

New exhibits will greet you as you enter the museum.  An updated collection and display of local Native American artifacts, geological presentations on the 1914 eruption of Lassen Peak accompanied by hands-on learning exhibits, as well as a complimentary arrangement of Benjamin F. Loomis' photographs of the 1914 - 1917 eruption and its aftermath - the most extensive collection anywhere.  Also on display are his personal camera and equipment used to document the historical event.  Towards the back of the museum you will find a large auditorium offering two 15-minute video presentations.  The Loomis Museum is also the meeting point for several ranger led programs.  A complete listing of programs can be found in the Park's visitor newspaper or at the Park's web site.

History of the Loomis Museum  In 1926 Benjamin F. Loomis bought a 40-acre piece of privately owned land just south of Reflection Lake and in 1927 he and his wife built the Mae Loomis Memorial Museum, named in memory of his only daughter who had died seven years before.  In 1929 he donated the land and building to the park.  This handsome historical stone structure is still in use today, and exhibits his remarkable photographs of the eruption.