MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Tucked away south of Mount Hood, near the popular Timothy Lake, is a surprise you’d never expect. The walk to get there is short: A paved path winds through a meadow and under the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nestled within the Cascade Range is an Oregon treasure — the great, blue 1,949-foot-deep Crater Lake — Oregon’s only national park ...

Crater Lake is one of Oregon's most mystical lakes, and adding to that mystique is the fact it is the deepest in the U.S. and one of the deepest in the world. The national park is a highly sought ...

At Crater Lake National Park, thousands of people hike down to the lake every year to swim in the shallows and dive from a 35-foot cliff face into the clear blue depths. They do this despite an ...

The first thing you notice on the Cleetwood Cove Trail is a view of the lake teases you through the trees. The mile-long descent down into the caldera of Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park feels ...

A new concessioner at Crater Lake National Park has, so far, been a breath of fresh air. ExplorUS, the Kansas-based company now in charge of Crater Lake’s lodging, dining, retail and boating ...

Listen to the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast released February 26, 2024, where Portland City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and travel reporter Jamie Hale discuss the systemic issues at ...

The story of how one of Crater Lake’s most famous attractions fell into obscurity. The stunning “pinnacles” of Crater Lake are a unique artifact of ancient Mount Mazama’s cataclysmic eruption 7700 ...

When planning your bucket-list adventure at one of our country’s amazing national parks, it’s important to designate a “home base” that’s just as awe-inspiring as its setting. Whether that means ...

Crater Lake's only legal water access point, Cleetwood Cove, will close from 2026-2029 for renovations. The final boat tour from Cleetwood Cove before the closure will be on Sept. 14. Nestled within ...