Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Crater Lake is a 1,943 foot deep, relucent freshwater sanctuary surrounded by sheer cliffs, decorated by two islands and beating with the geological pulse of a violent volcanic past. Come to Oregon’s only National Park to experience hikes from snowy heights to lakeside rims, to ride horses, cruise around Wizard Island, swim in water as blue as Brad Pitt’s iris and backpack 33 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail (if you’re up for it!) No matter your reason, Crater Lake is an unmissable earthly anomaly in Southern Oregon’s Cascade Mountain range and inspires visitors with starry skies, diverse wildlife, unforgettable landscape contrasts and the strong sense of being small in the midst of something grand.