Category: Crater Lake National Park

Best Hikes in Crater Lake National Park: Trails, Views & Hiking Guide

Crater Lake National Park is famous for the astonishing blue lake occupying the collapsed summit of ancient Mount Mazama, but some of the park’s best scenery is experienced away from the roadside overlooks. Hiking trails climb volcanic peaks, follow the caldera rim, cross wildflower meadows, descend into forested canyons, and lead to waterfalls and strange …

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Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park protects one of the most extraordinary volcanic landscapes in North America: a nearly six-mile-wide caldera filled with water so intensely blue that the lake can appear almost unreal on a clear summer day. At 1,943 feet deep, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the …

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