Mill Creek, California
Vacation cabin for rent located in the heart of Northern California 10 miles West of Chester / Lake Almanor on Highway 36 (about 60 miles from Red Bluff, CA which is off of Interstate 5).
This scenic year-round highway is the dividing line of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountain ranges. This cabin is out in the country between Lassen Park and Chester (about 12 miles to Lake Almanor, about 22 miles to Lassen Park, some great fishing not very far away on the Deer Creek or Feather River).
The main cabin has two bedrooms (1 queen bed, 2 twin beds), 1 1/2 bath with fully equipped kitchen, and satellite TV. It has a small deck in the back overlooking a pond (that sometimes has wild ducks on it). In addition, the cabin has a completely separate attached unit that offers an additional bedroom (1 queen bed), full bathroom, sitting area with satellite TV, and mini-fridge / microwave. Setup similar to a hotel room.
There are rental options:
(1) Main Cabin Only: 1-4 people
(2) Main Cabin with Attached Unit: 5-6 people (Automatic with 5-6 people)
(3) Attached Unit Only: 2 people (can be booked separately)
(Attached Unit has NO Kitchen, but does have bathroom, mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker)
You have a nice view of a meadow and the mountains from the deck. You may even have deer visiting in the evenings as you sit outside around the fire pit!! The night sky is incredible for stargazers!!
Nearby Attractions:
• Mt. Lassen Volcanic Park: 22 miles to Lassen - over 100 miles of hiking trails, lakes, bubbling mud pots, and waterfalls.
• Chester and Lake Almanor: 10 miles to Chester / Lake Almanor area
• The Pacific Crest Trail which runs from Mexico to Canada is just over a mile away from the cabin.
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This place was quite run down. I knew it would be a bit shabby from the pictures, but it was worse than anticipated. In particular, the kitchen was not cleaned well, dirty pot holders, crud in the silverware drawers. The bathrooms were cleaned well, but the rest of the place was lacking in even basic repair (curtains falling off, kitchen chairs broken) The photo of the pond was especially misleading... it was 1/3 full, mucky, with a neighbors junk behind it... unpleasant to look at. The best thing about the place was it was a decent locations. I would not recommend staying here.
The bedrooms & bathrooms were very clean. The kitchen not so much. Some of the pots & pans are kind of grubby and need to be replaced. There was old food in the sink. We could see this house was cute & charming a few years ago, but it's getting somewhat tacky with age. The exterior looks very different than pictured on the VRBO site. The flowers and the planter boxes are long gone & replaced by broken concrete. The deck and fish pond are not nice. The WiFi was weak and on again,off again. Small children would have to be watched carefully when outside. The house is not bad, but needs some updating.
Everything was as expected and the owner is very kind and hospitable. We will stay there again!
Nice and cozy older home located between Mt. Lassen and Lake Almanor. Good quiet place with spacious bedrooms. It's an older home so don't expect anything fancy, but it has all the amenities needed for a pleasant stay. Owner was very nice a helpful. We'll definitely be returning in the future.
Lack of basic utilities such as body wash, dish soap and hair dryer. Wifi is very slow. The bedding is not clean either
The property is very nice, we ate dinner on the back porch overlooking the pond every night. The owner was extremely accommodating to us. I will definitely be staying here again.
We were looking for a home base to explore Lassen Volcanic National Park, and this property fit the bill perfectly. The property itself was quite sufficient to our needs, and we would stay again. There were a few minor annoyances, but they were not enough to overshadow the beautiful surroundings.
The location is about a 30 minute drive to the south and east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, and about 10 minutes west of Chester, where we had dinner each night and picked up groceries for breakfast each morning. Communication prior to arrival was fine and our host, Walter, was very nice (he stayed in another building on the property). Furnishings were a little dated but neatly arranged. Our family of 5 fit easily with the separate lock-out unit, and it was nice to have two bathrooms. The only real con from our perspective was that there were kind of a lot of bugs - spiders and insects - in the house, enough so that it made us a little uncomfortable. It didn't really cause any problems other than some unease, but we thought it worth mentioning.
Our family, including our three young kids, had a great stay at Walter's house. The house is well located for visiting Lassen National Park (about a half hour away) and Lake Almanor (about fifteen minutes to the Canyondam boat ramp, where we rented kayaks from Lake Almanor Kayak Rentals). Although the east side of the lake had some nice houses available for rent (and a few good restaurants--Tantardino's and Luciano's), we chose to stay in the Mill Creek area because of its proximity to Lassen. The house had everything we needed for the weekend--a functional kitchen and living space--in a peaceful mountain valley setting. We had nice family meals together and watched some sports and movies on Dish Network in the evenings. We also enjoyed getting to know Walter--he was very responsive and shared interesting stories about the history of the property.
OMG. My mom, her friend, and I drove over 6 hours, in 110° heat, from Yosemite to our Lassen NP VRBO. Once we got near the small community of Mill Creek where the VRBO address was, Google maps sent us right past it. We had to flip a U-ie, and when we finally found it, it was an uninhabitable DUMP! It was a filthy, rundown shack. I was so stressed out and disappointed ?. There was no way in hell we were staying there. I immediately searched for alternative lodging, and found a Best Western in Chester, 10 miles away. I can’t even begin to describe how gross this place is. My poor mother and her friend. I’m so happy we were able to get into a clean room. I’m reporting this place to VRBO. I want my $687.70 back. I will dispute it on my credit card. I can’t believe VRBO even advertises this dump. Shame on you!
We expected a bit more cleanliness. The door to the patio had a problem opening and closing. But overall we enjoyed our stay.
Cabin came stocked with cooking ware, towels, appliances. Everything was accurately listed. Walter, the owner was super nice & helpful. Definitely stay here again.
Clean, great location, well-equipped kitchen. Walter was friendly and gave us a lot of good sight-seeing tips around the area!