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 ...

Formed nearly 8,000 years ago, Crater Lake sits atop Mount Mazama, part of the Cascade Range spanning northern California to southern British Columbia. Photograph by Jonathan Irish, Nat Geo Image ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those wanting to enjoy the deepest lake in the U.S. will need to schedule a visit soon, before access closes for more than two ...

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 ...

In the remote forests of southern Oregon, a dramatic caldera harbors the deepest lake in the United States. Part of what makes Crater Lake so spellbinding is how far ultraviolet light descends into ...

Oregon’s iconic Crater Lake National Park has lost its top leader. The park’s superintendent, Kevin Heatley, resigned from overseeing Oregon’s only national park on Friday, citing cuts to parks’ staff ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Formed nearly 8,000 years ago, Crater Lake sits atop Mount Mazama, part of the Cascade Range spanning northern California to ...