Scenic drive
Crater Lake Rim Drive
Crater Lake, Oregon
A 33-mile loop around the deepest lake in the US.
- Price
- National park entry fee applies
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
The rim road circles a 1,900-foot-deep blue lake in a collapsed volcano. There are viewpoints every few miles and short trails. The full loop is open in summer.
Good to know
- Start at Rim Village for the best view
- Go early for fewer crowds
- Best time
- Morning
- Open
- Rim Drive roughly July to October
- Getting there
- Sealed road, snow closes it in winter
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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