As snow fell across Oregon, Crater Lake National Park saw its highest snow depth so far this winter. On Friday, Matt Hoffman, ...

The 183,224-acre (74,148-hectare) Crater Lake National Park in Oregon was established on May ... and has a maximum depth of 1 ...

Crater Lake sits in a rugged portion of the Cascade Range and is famous for its deep, jewel-blue water. An impressive 20-mile ring of cliffs encloses the basin and adds to its magnificence. About a ...

Note: The sole boat tour operator in the park – Explore Crater Lake – will not be running its tours in 2025 nor 2026. Oregon's lone national park, Crater Lake, is arguably one of the most ...

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. (Video by National Park ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Crater Lake newt (also known as the Mazama newt) under the ...

Why it's incredible: The lake is the only place on Earth that's similar to Jezero crater on Mars ... with a maximum depth of 643 feet (196 meters). Its shores are covered in powdered ...