Print FriendlyA free guide and library about Crater Lake National Park
“A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden
top photo by John Chao
Three bears being fed by a member of the kitchen staff, another kitchen staffer in doorway of log structure, William G. Steel sitting looking on.
Chance Reunion of the McDonoughs at Crater Lake
Reflections, the park newspaper for Winter – Spring 2017
In Memory of Michael Frome
May 25, 1920 – September 4, 2016
Michael Frome PORTOGRAM – The Last Page
New: Over 1400 newly acquired National Park Service photos now online.
From the NPS Focus collection, many of these Crater Lake images have never publicly been seen before.
Visiting? What to do at Crater Lake
We’ll help you with auto-touring, bicycling, hiking, camping, swimming, fishing and wildlife viewing – to name a few.
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Visitor ServicesA long and current list of lodging, camping, gas and repairs, restaurants, groceries and HELP.
Maps and Directions
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USGS maps and historic maps – probably the single largest collection on online Crater Lake maps available
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Natural History and Nature
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All about Crater Lake birds, animals, amphibians, geology, climate, plants and everything: nature . We have field guides and research papers, bird checklists and more.
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Our Online Library
A deep library about all things Crater Lake – and then some. Over 3000 pages of documents, research papers, newspaper accounts, historic photos and more.
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Crater Lake in the NewsNewspaper articles, announcements and all-things Crater Lake from 1865 to the present. We’ve put it all in here, the good, bad and even a little unflattering.
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Our Own Art Collection
Whitebark Pines in Peril at Crater Lake, a commissioned painting by Larry Eifert for Crater Lake Institute. Crater Lake Institute has a growing collection of commissioned art. We’ve commissioned some art to help us educate visitors about Crater Lake and other amazing parks in our area.
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Research at Crater Lake
See on-going and past field research documents at Crater Lake. Much of this is in its own section of our On-line Library.
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Lots of People – Lots of Cultural History
at Crater Lake
Our historic photo library of the human side of Crater Lake National Park. Bears used to be common sights at the Park, but not so any more. See how it used to be and learn how we’ve all changed.
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Current Conditions – Park Webcams and Park Weather Stations
Weather and climate, current conditions right now – and webcams.
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Geology
Go to our Online Library for more details about Crater Lake than you could ever want. It’s search-friendly.
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