This summer will be the last chance to swim or take a boat tour in the waters of Crater Lake for an extended period.

The remote park, famous for its blue-hued caldera lake, has seen a steady decline in visitors since 2016, when a record 756,344 people visited during the National Park Service’s centennial ...

They were once the top aquatic predators in the crystal clear waters of Crater Lake National Park, until a singular decision made by the National Park Service over a hundred years ago sent their ...

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 ...

There is no more wondrous place to snowshoe in southern Oregon than Crater Lake National Park, where the elevated volcanic ...

If you’re after a reasonably short Crater Lake hike that you can do in less than an hour and a half (not including stops), then we heartily recommend checking out the Cleetwood Cove Trail. At just two ...

How do you explore such an immense lake? Here is my list of things to do Crater Lake National Park. Things to do Crater Lake ...

citing potential impacts by National Park Service project work. The construction at Cleetwood Cove is one of several ongoing rehabilitation projects at Crater Lake, including a staggered ...

Several other trails and roads within the park are also closed due to recent wildfire damage. Hopeful visitors to Oregon's Crater Lake National Park may want to reconsider their upcoming summer ...

According to the National Park Service, the Cleetwood Cove Trail at Crater Lake National Park in south central Oregon – the only permitted access to the lakeshore – will close in 2026 for ...

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 ...