Crater Lake National Park
The deepest lake in the United States, filling the collapsed caldera of Mount Mazama.
- 43named trails
- 167trail miles mapped
- Oregonlocation
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Popular hikes in Crater Lake
- Sun Notch · about 0.8 mi · Easy
- Pinnacles Trail · about 0.8 mi · Easy
- Godfrey Glen Loop · about 1.1 mi · Easy
- Plaikni Falls · about 2 mi · Easy
- Annie Creek Canyon · about 1.7 mi · Moderate
- Watchman Peak · about 1.6 mi · Moderate
- Discovery Point · about 2.2 mi · Moderate
- Garfield Peak · about 3.4 mi · Strenuous
- Cleetwood Cove · about 2.2 mi · Strenuous
- Mount Scott · about 4.4 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- July: Rim Drive usually opens fully in July, and the Cleetwood Cove trail and boat tours give you the only legal access to the lake's surface. The water is at its deepest blue in clear summer light.
- September: The rim is still open, the crowds are gone, and September's clear air shows the lake at its deepest blue.
Permits and reservations
No entry reservation or timed entry.
- Backcountry permit: A permit is required for overnight backpacking. Pick it up at the ranger station at park headquarters.
- Boat & trolley tours: Boat tours on the lake and trolley tours around the rim are booked through the park's concessioners (seasonal, summer).
Entrance fees
- Private Vehicle: $30
- Private Vehicle: $20
- Motorcycle: $25
- Motorcycle: $15
Official park site: nps.gov
All 43 trails in Crater Lake
- Annie Creek Canyon Trail · 4.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Annie Creek to Mazama Village · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Annie Spring Spur Trail · 1.44 mi round trip · Easy
- Bald Crater Loop Trail · 18.54 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Bert Creek Trail · 3.18 mi round trip · Easy
- Boundary Springs Spur Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Boundary Springs Trail · 8.04 mi round trip · Moderate
- Bybee Creek · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Castle Crest Wildflower Trail · 1.58 mi round trip · Easy
- Cleetwood Cove Trail · 2.2 mi round trip · Moderate
- Crater Peak Trail · 7.08 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Discovery Point Trail · 2 mi round trip · Easy
- Dutton Campsite Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Dutton Creek Trail · 4.78 mi round trip · Moderate
- Fumarole Bay Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Garfield Peak Trail · 3.6 mi round trip · Moderate
- Godfrey Glen Nature Trail · 2.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Grayback Road · 8.98 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lady of the Woods Trail · 1.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Lightning Spring Trail · 1.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Mount Scott Trail · 4.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Pacific Crest Campsite Trail · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (north section) · 54.3 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (northwest section) · 3 mi round trip · Easy
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (south section) · 44.32 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Pacific Crest Trail · 82.3 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Plaikni Falls Trail · 2.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Power Line Road · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Pumice Flat Trail · 5.82 mi round trip · Moderate
- Red Blanket Falls Trail · 5.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Red Cone Trail · 6.66 mi round trip · Moderate
- Rim Promenade · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
- Rim Trail · 16.1 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Sphagnum Bog Spur Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Sphagnum Bog Trail · 6.88 mi round trip · Moderate
- Stuart Falls Trail · 8.12 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Sun Notch Trail · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy
- The Pinnacles Trail · 0.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Union Peak Trail · 5.16 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Upper Rogue River Trail · 5.88 mi round trip · Moderate
- Watchman Peak Trail · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Wizard Island Connector · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Wizard Island Summit Trail · 2.74 mi round trip · Moderate
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