Overview of Crater Lake National Park: History

Crater Lake was formed from the collapse of Mount Mazama, a volcano in southern Oregon that once stood about 11,000 feet tall. A series of destructive eruptions around 5000 BC caused the mountain's peak to collapse into its lava chamber, resulting in a caldera nearly six miles wide. Read More »

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Bays in Klamath County, Oregon

Governors Bay, 2 km (1 mile)
Fumarole Bay, 3 km (2 miles)
Llao Bay, 6 km (4 miles)
Cloudcap Bay, 8 km (5 miles)
Grotto Cove, 9 km (6 miles)

Klamath County, Oregon

Garfield Peak Trail, 3 km (2 miles)
Cold Springs Campground, 8 km (5 miles)
Lost Creek Recreation Site, 10 km (6 miles)
Lucky Camp, 15 km (10 miles)
Annie Creek Pit, 18 km (11 miles)
Annie Creek Sno-Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Halifax Trail, 22 km (14 miles)
Lenz, 27 km (17 miles)
Alta Lake Trail, 27 km (17 miles)
Fort Klamath Cemetery, 28 km (17 miles)
Thielsen Creek Recreation Site, 29 km (18 miles)
Threemile Cinder Pit, 29 km (18 miles)
Threemile Quarry, 30 km (19 miles)
Threemile Rock Quarry, 30 km (19 miles)

Springs in Klamath County, Oregon

Annie Spring, 5 km (3 miles)
Cold Spring, 8 km (5 miles)
Anderson Spring, 8 km (5 miles)
Lost Creek Spring, 9 km (6 miles)
Red Cone Spring, 10 km (6 miles)
Thousand Springs, 12 km (7 miles)
Maklaks Spring, 13 km (8 miles)
Fire Spring, 34 km (21 miles)
Tecumseh Spring, 34 km (21 miles)

Streams in Klamath County, Oregon

Goodbye Creek, 5 km (3 miles)
Lost Creek, 10 km (6 miles)
Halifax Creek, 23 km (14 miles)
Annie Creek, 25 km (15 miles)
Annie Creek Slough, 26 km (16 miles)
Cottonwood Creek, 28 km (18 miles)
Fort Creek, 30 km (19 miles)
Threemile Creek, 31 km (19 miles)
Cow Creek, 31 km (19 miles)

Valleys in Klamath County, Oregon

Llaos Hallway, 7 km (4 miles)
Copeland Canyon, 33 km (20 miles)

Gaps in Klamath County, Oregon

Maklaks Pass, 9 km (6 miles)

Buildings in Klamath County, Oregon

Lost Creek Ranger Station, 10 km (6 miles)

Overfalls in Klamath County, Oregon

Annie Falls, 11 km (7 miles)
Red Blanket Falls, 15 km (9 miles)

Ridges in Klamath County, Oregon

Grayback Ridge, 12 km (7 miles)
Gopher Ridge, 25 km (16 miles)

Reservoirs in Klamath County, Oregon

Gordon Lake, 13 km (8 miles)

Jackson County, Oregon

Thousand Springs Trail, 13 km (8 miles)
Copeland Creek Trail, 16 km (10 miles)
Frenchman Camp Trail, 16 km (10 miles)
Red Blanket Trail, 17 km (11 miles)
Lucky Camp Trail, 19 km (12 miles)
Cold Spring Trail, 20 km (12 miles)
Ginkgo Trail, 23 km (14 miles)
Flat Creek Trail, 26 km (16 miles)
Mammoth Pines Picnic Area (historical), 29 km (18 miles)
Golden Stairs Trail, 29 km (18 miles)
Copco Powerhouse, 29 km (18 miles)
Freddy Camp, 30 km (18 miles)
Halls Point Lookout, 35 km (22 miles)
Bald Mountain Lookout, 35 km (22 miles)
Lusby Cabin, 36 km (22 miles)
Halls Cabin, 36 km (22 miles)

Plains in Klamath County, Oregon

Lucky Meadows, 15 km (10 miles)
Antelope Desert, 23 km (15 miles)

Streams in Jackson County, Oregon

Grouse Creek, 16 km (10 miles)
Copeland Creek, 22 km (14 miles)
Foster Creek, 22 km (14 miles)
Coffee Creek, 23 km (14 miles)
Gyppo Creek, 27 km (17 miles)
Ginkgo Creek, 28 km (18 miles)
Abbott Creek, 30 km (19 miles)
Lund Creek, 32 km (20 miles)
Green Creek, 32 km (20 miles)
Graham Creek, 32 km (20 miles)
Red Fir Creek, 33 km (21 miles)
Red Blanket Creek, 33 km (21 miles)
Cod Creek, 33 km (21 miles)
Geppert Creek, 35 km (22 miles)

Springs in Jackson County, Oregon

Cold Spring, 16 km (10 miles)
Alder Spring, 17 km (11 miles)
Fantail Spring, 31 km (19 miles)
Conley Spring, 32 km (20 miles)
Aspen Spring, 33 km (21 miles)

Douglas County, Oregon

Log Camp, 17 km (10 miles)
Hamaker Recreation Site, 22 km (14 miles)
Three Lakes Trail, 25 km (16 miles)
Long Prairie Forest Camp, 26 km (16 miles)
Anderson Mountain Trail, 27 km (17 miles)
Log Pile Trail, 27 km (17 miles)
Thielsen View Recreation Site, 29 km (18 miles)
Thielsen Camp, 29 km (18 miles)
Thielsen Creek Trail, 30 km (19 miles)
Abbott Butte Lookout, 33 km (20 miles)

Plains in Douglas County, Oregon

Hamaker Meadows, 22 km (13 miles)
Alkali Meadows, 26 km (16 miles)
Lonesome Meadow, 28 km (18 miles)
Grasshopper Meadow, 33 km (21 miles)

Streams in Douglas County, Oregon

Hamaker Creek, 22 km (14 miles)
Lost Creek, 22 km (14 miles)
Alkali Creek, 23 km (15 miles)
Log Creek, 27 km (17 miles)
Lonesome Creek, 29 km (18 miles)
Lonewoman Creek, 33 km (21 miles)
Falcon Creek, 34 km (21 miles)
Grave Creek, 36 km (22 miles)

Lakes in Douglas County, Oregon

Teal Lake, 24 km (15 miles)
Three Lakes, 26 km (16 miles)
Fish Lake, 34 km (21 miles)

Valleys in Jackson County, Oregon

Lookout Gulch, 24 km (15 miles)

Parks in Douglas County, Oregon

Alkali Camp, 26 km (16 miles)
Three Lakes Camp, 26 km (16 miles)

Canals in Klamath County, Oregon

Lower Sevenmile Ditch, 28 km (17 miles)
Gerwick Ditch, 33 km (20 miles)
B Canal, 35 km (21 miles)
Fourmile Canal, 35 km (22 miles)

Lakes in Klamath County, Oregon

Grass Lake, 28 km (18 miles)
Lake Alta, 29 km (18 miles)
Cliff Lake, 30 km (18 miles)
Frog Lake, 30 km (19 miles)
Finch Lake, 32 km (20 miles)

Parks in Klamath County, Oregon

Fort Klamath Park, 28 km (18 miles)
Grass Lake Campground (historical), 28 km (18 miles)
Grass Lake Campground Number 2 (historical), 29 km (18 miles)
Alta Campground (historical), 29 km (18 miles)
Thunder Beast Park, 29 km (18 miles)

Forests in Jackson County, Oregon

Mammoth Pines, 29 km (18 miles)

Reservoirs in Jackson County, Oregon

Red Blanket Reservoir, 29 km (18 miles)

Springs in Douglas County, Oregon

Grasshopper Spring, 33 km (21 miles)

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Overview of Crater Lake National Park: History is based on Crater Lake National Park by Bill Ellett, Mike Cook, John Malone, Stefan Ertmann, Bill Johnson, Charles E. Leiserson, Jr., Felicity T, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.

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