Things To Do at Crater Lake National Park Below you’ll find some of the best hikes in Crater Lake, where to swim (if you dare), how to get to Wizard Island and where to stay near the lake.

Crater Lake sits in a rugged portion of the Cascade Range and is famous for its deep, jewel-blue water. An impressive 20-mile ring of cliffs encloses the basin and adds to its magnificence. About a ...

Crater Lake National Park saw just over 500,000 visitors in 2023, but according to Google, that may be about to change.

Crater Lake has been recognized as a place worthy of reverence and special treatment by people for thousands of years. Starting in the late 1800s, citizens advocated to officially recognize and ...

Crater Lake is one of Oregon's most mystical lakes and is one of the deepest in the world. Here's how deep it is and some ...

Crater Lake National Park offers free ranger-guided snowshoe walks on weekends through April and also on weekdays during winter break, Dec. 23-Jan. 3, and spring break, March 24-28.

Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park is ideal for stargazers, with a perfect index score of 100 out of 100. It’s home to the titular Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the U.S. and one of the ...

Crater Lake, is right in the middle of Crater Lake National Park, in Oregon, USA. What I expected to be "just another lake" turned out to be the most blue body of water I have ever seen.

Where crayfish are present, invertebrate populations have been demolished. Crater Lake is part of the National Park System and is famous for its status as one of the world’s deepest and clearest lakes ...

Note: The sole boat tour operator in the park – Explore Crater Lake – will not be running its tours in 2025 nor 2026. Oregon's lone national park, Crater Lake, is arguably one of the most ...