It is over 6,100 feet elevation at the surface, so it is snowed in most of the year, although the National Park Service tries to keep the road to the South Rim open year round. If you go any time except summer, there will be massive snow drifts all around. The lake is an intense blue and at nearly 2,000... More

As I am sure the attendance is far lower in the snowy months, the feeling of solitude and opportunity for personal reflection were both ever present. A few hours did not do the park justice, even with most snowed in.

Due to winter conditions we were only able to enter on the south side of the lake. The park maintenance crew did a great job of keeping the roads open on the south entrance even though there was still a lot of snow in the area. The visitor center had a very informative and short video about the lake formation... More

Eat before you go, or bring food! We drove from Monterey, no food place within 250 mi radius. Guy from cafe eager to close down and go home. South rim open, views are great but if you've seen Lake Tahoe then I think you can skip this. All lakes looks the same. Spend an hour and appreciate view and take... More

What a beautiful place. There was still quite a bit of snow, so navigating that was interesting. But happened to have clear day and the views were spectacular. Had a really nice lunch at the lodge and me some great people.

I'm lucky enough to happen to have Crater Lake literally on the way between Ashland, Oregon, where we go for the Shakespeare festival and Sunriver, where we own a vacation house. The last time we made the drive was on October 7, 2012 a spectacularly beautiful sunny day. The distance between Ashland and Sunriver is such that if you take... More

My bride insisted if we are traveling through California and Oregon we must see Klamath Falls and Crater Lake. It is April 19th and we decide to do a day trip from Mt.Shasta. So we leave about 9:30AM and head to Klamath to see the falls. We pulled over to find exactly where the falls are located. Alarmingly there is... More

MY husband and I LIVED and worked in this spectacular National Park for 4 months in 2009. This was a wonderful experience and a park that should not be missed. THIS is the deepest lake in North America and so blue it used to be called DEEP BLUE LAKE; which I would still do.. you must hike 900 feet down... More

otherwise you just gonna see alot of snow packed up on the side to the road, and that all you will see, go in the summer its so beautiful and spirtual, you will find yourself wispering at times, just so beautiful,this is a good place to do some soul searching, there is just something about this place that will stay... More