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Visitors scramble to catch final days of these Crater Lake excursions before 3-year closure
Visitors scramble to catch final days of these Crater Lake excursions before 3-year closure
Visitors scramble to catch final days of these Crater Lake excursions before 3-year closure

Published on: 09/11/2025

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Visitors can see Wizard Island and Crater Lake from Rim Village and outlooks off of Rim Drive.Boat passengers on Sept. 9 enjoyed the views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.A boat passenger jumped into Crater Lake from Wizard Island on Sept. 9, 2025.Jeremy Tran of San Jose and his siblings were passengers on the Wizard Island boat tour.Until Sept. 15, 2025, people are able to access the Crater Lake shore and boat dock after walking down the Cleetwood Cove Trail, a steep, one-mile trail that drops 700 feet to the lake.The Cleetwood Marina will be closed until about 2029 for renovation.A boat trip takes passengers around the Phantom Ship small island near Crater Lake's south shore.The natural, eroded rock formation called Pumice Castle, which resembles an orange and pink medieval castle, is a geological feature formed by volcanic activity and subsequent erosion at Crater Lake National Park.The Old Man of the Lake is a 30-foot-tall tree trunk, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Crater Lake since at least 1896.Boat passengers touring Crater Lake can see views of waterfalls cascading down the caldera walls near the shoreline. Crater Lake National Park's main, well-known waterfalls like Vidae Falls, Plaikni Falls and Toketee Falls require hiking and are located outside the caldera and are not seen from the lake tours.Pinnacles or spires of hardened volcanic matter can be seen by boat passengers on a tour around Crater Lake’s perimeter.Wizard Island has two rocky trails to the Summit and Fumarole Bay.Boat passengers arrive on Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.Wizard Island's cone is capped by a volcanic crater about 500 feet wide and 100 feet deep.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.Whitebark pines are a common sight in Crater Lake National Park, where the trees are dying in alarming numbers from blister rust, a tree disease.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.Of the six tree species (all conifers) on Wizard Island, the Western Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) predominates on the lower half of the island while the timberline White Bark Pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) has the same predominance at the summit of the cone, where it characteristically encircles the crested rim of the Wizard crater.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.Lichen on the tree trunks is an indication of excellent air quality, say Wizard Island experts.The views from Wizard Island, a 763-foot cinder cone in Crater Lake.David Eng, a Seattle anesthesiologist and his son, Bobby, jumped into Crater Lake from Wizard Island on Sept. 9, 2025.The Tran siblings of San Jose were passengers on the Wizard Island boat tour Sept. 9, 2025.Jeremy Tran of San Jose and his siblings were passengers on the Wizard Island boat tour.

Tourist Jeremy Tran almost missed one of the last boat rides on Crater Lake before the marina closes until 2029. On Tuesday, Tran fell behind as his four siblings raced down a steep trail to reach the boat in time for its 9:45 a.m. departure.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2025/09/visitors-scramble-to-catch-final-days-of-these-crater-lake-excursions-before-3-year-closure.html

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