The first thing you notice on the Cleetwood Cove Trail is a view of the lake teases you through the trees. The mile-long descent down into the caldera of Oregon's Crater Lake National Park feels ...

Strolling past the visitor center at Crater Lake National Park toward Rim Trail, a wide, easy path that curls along the southwestern edge of the famous water feature, I felt ready to get my first ...

Join Rose and Kelsey on a morning hike to Crater Lake in the Maroon Bells Wilderness Area. Permits are required to drive up to the Maroon Lake Parking Area: https ...

The list of adjectives visitors could use to describe Crater Lake is nearly as long as the lake is deep. And the lake, mind you, is exceptionally deep — 1,943 feet, to be exact. This week on the Peak ...

The crystal stream trickled through a wash of spring green, bubbling through the narrow canyon on its way downstream from the massive volcanic caldera. Birds sang in the morning sun, as sleeping ...

Crater Lake's only legal water access point, Cleetwood Cove, will close from 2026-2029 for renovations. The final boat tour from Cleetwood Cove before the closure will be on Sept. 14. Nestled within ...

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 beautiful ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon is home to only one national park located five hours south of Portland: Crater Lake. And though snow can make getting to, and through the area this time of year, one of ...