The Cleetwood Cove Trail, the only public access to Crater Lake’s water, is closed for the 2025 season and will remain closed ...

Crater Lake, is right in the middle of Crater Lake National Park, in Oregon, USA. What I expected to be "just another lake" turned out to be the most blue body of water I have ever seen. It was ...

A quest often connotes something heroic or perhaps noteworthy. My quest was not heroic, but perhaps noteworthy. Mr. Webster explains that a quest is an act of seeking, so my return to Crater Lake ...

Agencies from Oregon and California fanned out on the trails, hillsides and woods at the massive lake over the weekend, still hopeful.

Skip the crowds of New England and experience leaf-peeping season in under-the-radar places like Oregon, Colorado, and even ...

Valley of the Rogue State Park isn’t just another roadside attraction—it’s Oregon’s best-kept secret hiding in plain sight. This 800-acre wonderland along the legendary Rogue River somehow manages to ...

Crater Lake was formed about 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the Mount Mazama volcano. Crater Lake National Park will host two “Ride the Rim” events this month, an opportunity for the public to ...

HOW LOW LEVELS ARE RIGHT NOW. ALON. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. JEANNE, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR HERE. YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE STATE RIGHT HERE IS IN DROUGHT OR IN THE LOWER ...

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