The restrooms may be clean (for now), but a former administrator sees an erasure of history and scientific research and ...

Construction will begin in 2026 and will continue through the 2027 and 2028 summer seasons, according to the NPS. View of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, July 2, 2020.

Crater Lake, with Wizard Island center, is seen on July 17, 2021. Oregon's only national park is the deepest lake in the U.S. Meagan Cuthill / OPB 00:00 / 11:54 ...

Crater Lake saw an estimated 504,942 visitors in 2024, the lowest total since 2012 and a 33% decrease from the park’s peak year in 2016, according to park data.

At the bottom, there is a place to jump into the lake. The Cleetwood Cove Marina is the launch point for the concession-provided boat tours of Crater Lake and the park's boats.

Since he started at Crater Lake in January, Kevin Heatley has seen Crater Lake’s permanent workforce cut in half, and onboarding seasonal staff was delayed by a month. "Things are not OK," he said.

A new concessioner at Crater Lake National Park has, so far, been a breath of fresh air. ExplorUS, the Kansas-based company now in charge of Crater Lake’s lodging, dining, retail and boating ...

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.

Crater Lake, deepest U.S. lake, closing to swimming, boat tours in 2026: What to know Zach Urness Salem Statesman Journal 0:00 ...

PORTLAND – Crater Lake is famous for its incredible views from the towering lip of the volcanic caldera, but some visitors are there to get a closer look at the deepest lake in the U.S.

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 ...