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Invasive crayfish introduced by the National Park Service 100 years ago are decimating a newt subspecies in the isolated ...
The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday announced its intention to file a lawsuit over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
There is no more wondrous place to snowshoe in southern Oregon than Crater Lake National Park, where the elevated volcanic ...
PORTLAND – Crater Lake’s visitor numbers continued to fall in 2024, with the Oregon national park posting its lowest annual count in more than a decade. The remote park, famous for its blue ...
If you’re after a reasonably short Crater Lake hike that you can do in less than an hour and a half (not including stops), ...
The National Park Service is cutting off access to Cleetwood Cove Trail, the most heavily used trail at Crater Lake National Park, at the end of the 2025 summer session.
Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...
Several other trails and roads within the park are also closed due to recent wildfire damage. Hopeful visitors to Oregon's Crater Lake National Park may want to reconsider their upcoming summer ...
Crater Lake National Park's Cleetwood Cove Trail, the only legal access point to the lake, will close in 2026 for a construction project. The closure is expected to last for at least two years ...
Concessioner ExplorUS has yet to open reservations for the summer, citing potential impacts by National Park Service project work. The construction at Cleetwood Cove is one of several ongoing ...
“The park is planning on starting construction in 2026,” a news release from Crater Lake National Park says. “Due to the extent work to be completed and short construction seasons, trail closures will ...
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 ...