If this stunning national park is on your bucket list, you should visit before an important access trail closes for long-term renovations in 2026.

A number of repair projects will require Cleetwood Cove at Crater Lake National Park to be closed for two or more years, ...

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.

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's Cleetwood Cove Trail, the only legal access point to the lake, will close in 2026 for a construction project. The closure is expected to last for at least two years ...

Visitors planning to access Crater Lake via the Cleetwood Trail will need to adjust their plans starting in the summer of ...

Crater Lake National Park, formed from the now-collapsed volcano Mount Mazama ... We like to start at the Rim Visitors Center in Rim Village to chat with park rangers, pick up maps, and buy souvenirs.

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 ...

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-hued caldera ...