Crater Lake may be the big draw to central Oregon, but the Umpqua River corridor certainly earns a place on your road trip ...

3: A bucket-list experience at Crater Lake in winter is snow camping with a view of the rim. A permit from the backcountry office is required to stay overnight and you have to camp away from the ...

Tulsa anchor LeAnne Taylor meets an Oklahoma-raised tour guide while exploring Crater Lake, the deepest lake in America, ...

The mountain highways leading to the park feature waterfalls, hot springs and snow adventures. Urness offers a roadmap to some of his favorite spots along the way and returning from Crater Lake.

Crater Lake is one of the top10 deepest lakes in the world. It was previously a volcano, but following a massive eruption thousands of years ago, the mountain structure eventually collapsed and ...

Travel & Outdoors Crater Lake will be closed to these recreational activities for years after this summer Updated: Apr. 02, 2025, 9:52 a.m. | Published: Apr. 01, 2025, 1:31 p.m.

Its namesake lake is the deepest in the country, with an average depth of 1,943 feet, according to the park. In addition to being mind-bogglingly deep, Crater Lake boasts extremely clear water.

A $56 million project, scheduled to start in Crater Lake National Park this summer, will improve about 19 miles of East Rim Drive and a portion of the Cloudcap Spur Road.

The clarity of Crater Lake, Oregon's only national park, has remained uncompromised for decades. But other changes are afoot, many of them wrought by a warming climate. Some of these changes have ...