There's only one safe and legal way to get to the icy lake: Cleetwood Cove Trail, a 1.1-mile (one-way) trail that usually opens in June and drops nearly 700 feet to the lake shore.
Rim trail has stellar views and photo ops with far less crowds than pull offs. Get out and hike for a bit, you won't regret it. Also the PCT section in the park is breathtaking.
At 1,943 feet, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S., and one of its most stunning. There are no streams or rivers feeding it—the lake is the product of pure glacial runoff and precipitation.
Pics are amazing but still don't do justice to actually standing on the rim & gazing out across the caldera but they make for great memories, Lake is absolutely gorgeous whatever time of year you go
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