Note: The sole boat tour operator in the park – Explore Crater Lake – will not be running its tours in 2025 nor 2026. Oregon's lone national park, Crater Lake, is arguably one of the most beautiful ...

Nestled within the Cascade Range is an Oregon treasure — the great, blue 1,949-foot-deep Crater Lake — Oregon’s only national park and the deepest lake in the U.S. Although it’s a 20-square-mile lake, ...

FILE - In this June 16, 2006, tourists take in the view at Crater Lake National Park, Ore. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The superintendent of Crater Lake National Park in ...

Years of management issues involving facility upkeep and staff at Oregon's Crater Lake have prompted the federal government to consider terminating its contract with the national park's concessionaire ...

Until last week, Kevin Heatley was the Crater Lake National Park superintendent. He’d worked in the private sector for much of his career, but for most of the last decade, he’s been in leadership ...

As visitors flock to experience the breathtaking vistas and unique geological wonders of Crater Lake, the challenges faced by its skeleton crew behind the scenes are casting a long shadow, raising ...

Crater Lake National Park, formed from the now-collapsed volcano Mount Mazama, is a must-see destination in Oregon. Visitors can enjoy over 100 miles of hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and boat tours ...

Crater Lake Hospitality, LLC, a subsidiary of Aramark, has been under fire after years of management issues. “We look forward to working with ExplorUS as they invest in facilities, staff training, ...

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 National Park Service has threatened to terminate its contract with international hospitality company Aramark at Crater Lake National Park, following a rash of management issues at the Oregon ...

Not far into the 20th century, on May 22, 1902, Crater Lake became the fifth national park in the United States. Today, it remains the only national park in Oregon. Since the redesignation of the ...

The first time I laid eyes on Crater Lake National Park was eight years ago when my husband and I had just finished our big move from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest. Since our cross-country ...