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Park Newspaper

The park's newspaper and visitor guide, Crater Lake Reflections, is the best source of information for planning a trip to the park. It's published twice a year. The summer/fall edition typically comes out in early June; the winter/spring edition usually arrives in early December.

Arriving in May or June? Unfortunately, neither edition will be very helpful. Instead, read our overview of visiting in May and June.

 

Summer/Fall Edition

Visiting between July and October? Download the summer/fall edition to learn about hiking trails, boat tours, and other park attractions.

Summer/Fall 2017 [4.5 MB PDF]

 

Winter/Spring Edition

Visiting between November and April? Download the winter/spring edition for information on ranger-led snowshoe tours, ski trails, and winter closures.

Winter/Spring 2016-2017 [4.0 MB PDF]

 

Past Editions

Past editions of the summer/fall newspaper are worth downloading for the interesting articles that appeared on pages 6 & 7.

Summer/Fall 2016 [5.2 MB PDF] - Learn about the return of wolves to the Oregon Cascades, the largest fire in the park's history, and the effect that climate change might have on the lake's circulation.

Summer/Fall 2015 [5.0 MB PDF] - Learn about the lake's invasive crayfish, the imperiled Mazama Newt, Crater Lake rockcress (a rare plant), mammal surveys using remote cameras, and the history of Crater Lake Lodge.

Summer/Fall 2014 [2.9 MB PDF] - Learn about the park's history of fire suppression, how the park fights invasive plants, and the submarine that explored the floor of Crater Lake in 1988-89.

Summer/Fall 2013 [3.0 MB PDF] - Learn about the construction of the first road around Crater Lake, a high-resolution Lidar (laser) survey of the park, and the Sierra-Nevada red fox.

Summer/Fall 2012 [2.7 MB PDF] - Learn about Clark's nutcrackers, the decline of the whitebark pine, the restoration of the park's only native fish (bull trout), and the amazing clarity of Crater Lake's water.

Summer/Fall 2011 [3.1 MB PDF] - Learn about the American pika, the park's declining snowfall, the park's founding father (Will Steel), and how human noise might be affecting park species.

Summer/Fall 2010 [2.7 MB PDF] - Learn about pumice moonwort (a rare fern), the park's artist-in-residence program, and how geologists are monitoring our volcano.

Summer/Fall 2009 [2.1 MB PDF] - Learn about the lichen "bioblitz" survey and the 1959 proposal to build a gondola to Wizard Island.

Summer/Fall 2008 [1.9 MB PDF] - Learn about the mountain pine beetle epidemic and the thick beds of moss living deep in Crater Lake.