On Friday, September 23, 2022 I drove to the Crater Lake National Park from Cottage Grove. 20 square mile Crater Lake is in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon. It is known for its namesake Crater Lake, formed by the now-collapsed volcano, Mount Mazama. Wizard Island is a cinder cone near the western edge of the lake, which is another volcano in the volcano.
The lake is 1,949 feet deep which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America and the ninth-deepest in the world.
Crater Lake has no streams flowing into or out of it. All water that enters the lake is eventually lost from evaporation or subsurface seepage. The lake is refilled entirely from direct precipitation in the form of snow and rain.
The 33 mile Rim Drive, a road surrounding the lake, offers 30 some overlooks of the park’s volcanic formations. I probably only stopped at half of them. The rim is around 2,000 feet above the lake.
The park has numerous trails. I chose to include; The Sun Notch, with views of the “Phantom Ship,” a small island. Wheelchair accessible Plaikni Falls Trail and the must see Pinnacles Trail. And, the Vidae Falls which can be seen from your car.
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