Crater Lake National Park, formed from the now-collapsed volcano Mount Mazama, is a must-see destination in Oregon. Visitors can enjoy over 100 miles of hiking trails, scenic overlooks ...

The north entrance to Crater Lake National Park is closed for ... comprised of 27 lighting-caused fires outside the national park in the Umpqua National Forest, had burned about 8,500 acres ...

Kevin Heatley stepped down Friday as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, as internal data shows a sharp decline in ...

The National Park Service superintendent left his position after less that 5 months, frustrated with what he considered the ...

Crater Lake is a very remote national park. The nearest airport to the park is in Medford, a nearly 100-mile, 2-hour drive away. The park is 244 miles from Portland, the state's largest city.

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 ...

Spend 7 days road tripping around the Pacific Northwest to visit these great National Parks in Washington and Oregon.

Still, several areas of the national park are open year-round; check here for details. Crater Lake is the only national park in Oregon, so you may wish to head to California for a profusion of ...

All other park roads will remain open, except for construction closures on East Rim Drive. Crater Lake National Park remains open and is accessible from Highway 62 on the western and southern routes.

PORTLAND – Crater Lake’s visitor numbers continued to fall in 2024, with the Oregon national park posting its lowest annual count in more than a decade. The remote park, famous for its blue ...

A study by vacation rental site Lake.com determined the top 20 best U.S. national parks for stargazing using data from the National Park Service’s night sky data collection sites. Crater Lake ...

Times are tough at Crater Lake National Park, where visitation sharply declined in 2024 and access to the lake via a main trail is set to soon close for years. On top of it all, the park’s top ...