Oregon health officials on June 18 recommended people avoid swimming and high-speed water activities at Lake Billy Chinook in central Oregon because of cyanotoxins. A recreational health advisory ...

Crater Lake on a hazy afternoon Aug 4, 2021, caused by wildfires in southern Oregon. (Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle) UPDATED at 3:43 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025.