Crater Lake National Park
At A Glance
Things To Know Before You Come
Current Information
Roads and Trails
**Please call (541)594-3000 for the most current weather, road, and avalanche danger information.**
Hwy 62 through the park and the road to park headquarters are OPEN. The road to Rim Village and lake viewing is currently CLOSED due to heavy snow. North Entrance Road and Rim Drive are CLOSED for the season. Please phone ahead for the latest road status and weather conditions (541)594-3000. Roads can be icy and snowy this time of year. Please use caution!
Current Southern Oregon road conditions in and around the park can be found at www.tripcheck.com.
All cross country ski trails are open, except Mount Scott.
The only legal snowmobiling in the park is on the 9-miles of the North Entrance Road, accessible from Hwy 138. Snowmobiling is not permitted at any other location in the park.
Facilities and Services
The Steel Information Center, located at Park Headquarters, is open daily (except December 25) from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The US Post Office (located in the Steel Center) is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, except holidays.
Rim Village Cafe and Gifts is open daily from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, unless the road to Rim Village is closed due to heavy snowfall.
Ranger Led Snowshoe Walks are available on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00pm. Phone ahead for reservations (541)594-3100. Snowshoes are provided.
Rim Visitor Center is CLOSED for the season.
Crater Lake Lodge and Mazama Village Motor Inn are CLOSED for the season.
Annie Creek Restaurant and Gift Store (located at Mazama Village) is CLOSED for the season.
Mazama Campground and Lost Creek Campground are CLOSED for the season. The only camping available is backcountry camping and a permit (available at the Steel Visitor Center) is required.
Gasoline is not available in the park this time of year. Please plan accordingly!
Snow and Precipitation
**Please call Park Dispatch (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily) at (541)594-3000 for the most current weather, road, and avalanche danger information.**
Crater Lake In Depth
News from the Parks
National Parks Escape, This Time Around
January 8, 2009 - 5:17pm
Unlike the last two years, popular recreation areas in Western Washington have escaped serious damage from this week’s heavy rain. Mount Rainier National Park and Gifford Pinchot National Forest were devastated by flooding in 2007. Last year, flooding hit Olympic National Park.
January 8, 2009 - 5:17pm
Unlike the last two years, popular recreation areas in Western Washington have escaped serious damage from this week’s heavy rain. Mount Rainier National Park and Gifford Pinchot National Forest were devastated by flooding in 2007. Last year, flooding hit Olympic National Park.
Dorgan with Game and Fish
January 8, 2009 - 5:06pm
Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D-N.D.) said he agrees with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department on the elk situation at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Since the unveiling of the National Park Service’s Draft Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Dec. 17, Game and Fish officials have voiced their displeasure that the document did not include their “Alternative G,” as a viable option.
January 8, 2009 - 5:06pm
Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D-N.D.) said he agrees with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department on the elk situation at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Since the unveiling of the National Park Service’s Draft Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement on Dec. 17, Game and Fish officials have voiced their displeasure that the document did not include their “Alternative G,” as a viable option.
Coming to the Inauguration? Read This First, Then Think Again
January 8, 2009 - 5:05pm
All roads will lead to Washington on Inauguration Day, but many of them will be closed. With packed trains, buses and planes, how will as many as 2 million people who are hoping to witness history crowd into a city whose subway system usually accommodates 718,000 a day?
January 8, 2009 - 5:05pm
All roads will lead to Washington on Inauguration Day, but many of them will be closed. With packed trains, buses and planes, how will as many as 2 million people who are hoping to witness history crowd into a city whose subway system usually accommodates 718,000 a day?
Scientists Ready to Analyze Yellowstone Park Quake Data
January 8, 2009 - 5:01pm
Between Dec. 27 and Jan. 2, more than 500 small earthquakes shook Yellowstone National Park. The swarm of quakes was centered below Yellowstone Lake, beginning southeast of Stevenson Island and migrating north toward Fishing Bridge before quieting.
January 8, 2009 - 5:01pm
Between Dec. 27 and Jan. 2, more than 500 small earthquakes shook Yellowstone National Park. The swarm of quakes was centered below Yellowstone Lake, beginning southeast of Stevenson Island and migrating north toward Fishing Bridge before quieting.
Haleakala National Park Gets New Superintendent
January 8, 2009 - 5:00pm
Sarah Creachbaum, a 15-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent of Haleakala National Park.
January 8, 2009 - 5:00pm
Sarah Creachbaum, a 15-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent of Haleakala National Park.
