Crater Lake Lodge

Crater Lake Lodge was renovated in the 1990s but first opened in 1915. Located here is the Great Hall and history exhibits.

Crater Lake Lodge was built to encourage tourism to Crater Lake National Park and southwestern Oregon. It opened to ...

Devil's Backbone

A vent or vents fed by the Devils Backbone dike system emitted voluminous outpourings of andesite of Devils Backbone and created an extensive lava flow on the northwestern flank of Mount Mazama between 50,000 and 40,000 years ago. As seen ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site- Temple of Preah Vihear

Situated on the edge of a plateau that dominates the plain of Cambodia, the Temple of Preah Vihear is dedicated to Shiva. The Temple is composed of a series of sanctuaries linked by a system of pavements and staircases over ...

Pinnacles Overlook

The Pinnacles are chimneys formed when hot ash cooled after the big eruption. Formed during the same eruption that gave birth to the lake, these colorful volcanic spires are tucked away in the park’s southeast corner.

Pinnacles Overlook is a colorful ...

Wizard Island

Rising some 763 feet above the water, this island is an excellent example of the smallest type of volcanic cone. The summit of this perfect little cone is a crater about 90 feet deep and 300 feet in diameter. The ...

Watchman Overlook

Rising some 763 feet above the water, Wizard Island is an excellent example of the smallest type of volcanic cone. The summit of this perfect little cone is a crater about 90 feet deep and 300 feet in diameter. The ...

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Cleetwood Cove Trail is one of the only trails that leads directly to the water. Believe it or not, the water in Crater Lake is cleaner than the water that pours from your faucet at home. That’s because roughly 83% ...

Dutton Cliff

In 1885, accompanied by a friend, J.M. Breck, William Gladstone Steel, who would later become known as “the Father of Crater Lake,” took the Oregon & California Railroad to Medford, where he caught a stagecoach to Fort Klamath. The two ...

Phantom Ship/Phantom Ship Overlook

Phantom Ship Overlook Nestled against the shore, Crater Lake’s “other island” escapes detection by many park visitors. Though it resembles a small sailboat, the island is as tall as a 16-story building. It’s made of erosion-resistant lava, 400,000 years old— ...

Rim Village/Rim Road

The unsurfaced 35-mile Rim Road was completed, with the exception of eight miles that required further widening and grading, and opened to the public on August 2, 1918. By an Act of Congress of July 19, 1919, the road engineering ...