Nestled within the Cascade Range is an Oregon treasure — the great, blue 1,949-foot-deep Crater Lake — Oregon’s only national park and the deepest lake in the U.S. Although it’s a 20-square-mile lake, ...

The trail to the top of Wizard Island requires reaching it by boat in Crater Lake National Park. The water of Crater Lake creates two islands, one of which offers one of the great hikes of the state.

To climb Wizard Island is to climb a volcano within a volcano. Wizard Island is a cinder cone that was created from several minor eruptions at least 900 years ago, while the lake level was rising ...

I’ve been visiting Crater Lake my entire life, as this iconic national park is only a few hours’ drive from my hometown of Glide. Despite dozens of trips there, the first sight of that massive crater ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A black bear was recently seen swimming in Crater Lake and exploring Wizard Island for the first time in “many decades,” the National Park Service announced on Sept. 3. A ...

Wizard Island is a cinder cone volcano in Crater Lake. A black bear explored the island. National Park Service Visitors got lucky when they watched a black bear take a swim in Oregon’s Crater Lake — ...

To climb Wizard Island is to climb a volcano within a volcano. Wizard Island is a cinder cone that was created from several minor eruptions at least 900 years ago, while the lake level was rising ...

Crater Lake's only legal water access point, Cleetwood Cove, will close from 2026-2029 for renovations. The final boat tour from Cleetwood Cove before the closure will be on Sept. 14. Nestled within ...