Alt Text Map of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. The boundaries of the mostly rectangular park are outlined in green, and the land inside the park is green, a shade darker than the surrounding land. Blue rivers fan out from all sides around the circular, sky-blue Crater Lake in the middle of the park. Extended Description The park is surrounded on all sides by national forest lands: Rogue River National Forest on the west; Umpqua National Forest on the north; Winema National Forest on the east side; and Winema National Forest and Sun Pass State Forest to the south. Additionally, Mount Thielsen Wilderness is located within both Umpqua and Winema National Forests, and Sky Lakes Wilderness is part of Rogue River and Winema National Forests. The park’s southern boundary is mostly straight, with a thin trapezoidal section jutting out near the southeast corner. The east and west sides also break out of the rectangle with sloping and triangular shapes. The north border resembles a set of three short steps on the left corner, then flattens out across. Several cinder cones, creeks, springs, craters, buttes, and bluffs are labeled throughout the park. This description will establish the roads and hiking trails that lead into the park, then will go counterclockwise around the lake noting features and sites. It will end with a full transcription of the legend at the top of the map. Roads Starting at the top left corner of the map, State Route 230 enters the map in a northeast direction, with text nearby reading “to Medford and Interstate 5.” State Route 230 then hovers above the park’s northwestern border as it travels east, intersecting with SR 138 which veers up toward Diamond Lake, Roseburg, and Interstate 5, angling down about halfway across the border where it becomes the park’s North Entrance Road, which is open in summer only. That road goes through the North Entrance Station (5,850 feet or 1,783 meters) and continues south, crossing over the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail near the lake and adjoining the road that circles the lake at North Junction (7,025 feet or 2,142 meters), which is situated along the rim of Crater Lake at about 10 o’ clock. From that halfway point outside the entrance, State Route 138 continues across the north border and heads off the right edge of the map toward Bend, Eugene, and US Highway 97. State Route 62 enters the park near its southwest edge, where text along the road reads “To Medford and Interstate 5.” It crosses through the park between Thousand Springs and Castle Creek, ambles through the park’s southwest corner, passing Annie Spring Entrance Station and several Picnic Areas, then leaves the park through its southern trapezoidal extension. Text here reads “To Klamath Falls and US Highway 97.” Trails The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) emerges from the top of the map just east of the entrance road and crosses into the park at Cascade Mountain Pass (5,925 feet or 1,846 meters). Dedicated PCT parking is found just north of Cascade Mountain Pass and the park boundary. The Pacific Crest Trail continues south through the park, past the star-shaped (?) Pumice Desert, then at Grouse Hill, near the rim of the crater, heads west towards a backcountry campsite at Red Cone Spring. The PCT continues around the lake, passing another backcountry campsite east of Crater Lake and an additional one southeast of the lake, before it veers south out of the park into the Sky Lakes Wilderness. Within the park boundary, a note along the trail indicates “hikers and stock allowed.” A hiking trail connects from State Route 230 at the top near Lake West and goes down into the park, passing Boundary Springs before it splits into two legs, both going south. The eastern leg heads almost directly south to merge with the PCT near Red Cone Spring, while the western leg first reaches Sphagnum Bog, where a note reads “fragile wetlands, no camping,” before veering eastward toward the PCT near Red Cone Spring as well. Hiking trails branch off the PCT at several points and go toward the lake. One branch (hikers only, no stock south of this point) goes from Grouse Hill down toward the lake, then goes west and circles halfway around, stopping at Garfield Peak (8,054 feet or 2,455 meters) along the lake’s southern rim. Another trail branches off near Bybee Creek on the west side, passing a backcountry campsite before linking up with the lake trail at the lake’s 9 o’clock. Another branches off at a backcountry campsite near Dutton Creek (no stock north of this point) and goes northeast to Rim Village. Near the southwest corner, hiking trails branch off the PCT twice more: one toward Union Peak (7,709 feet or 2,350 meter) in the west and another toward Baldtop (6,200 feet or 1,890 meters), before exiting the park near Stuart Falls and splitting into one branch that rejoins the PCT and one that continues west. Around the Lake’s West Rim Coves and bays around the lake are labeled, along with volcanic cones and islands nearing the surface of the water. Several elevations and depths are labeled. Average surface elevation is 6,173 feet (1,882 meters), and the deepest point below the surface is 1,943 feet (592 meters), northeast of the middle of the lake. Back on the road, after North Junction, the road curves down, passing Merriam Point, Devils Backbone, Williams Crater, and Hillman Peak before it reaches Watchman Overlook. The Watchman is at 8,013 feet (2,442 meters), and is just west of Wizard Island, which is surrounded by Skell Channel, Fumarole Bay, and Governors Bay and has trails leading to its peak at 6,940 feet (2,116 meters). Continuing along West Rim Drive (open in summer only) is a Picnic Area; a Backcountry Camping Area near a hiking trail at Lightning Spring; and Discovery Point. Next, near Dutton Creek, is Rim Village, which has a visitor center, lodging, and food service; Rim Village Cafe and Gift Shop; Sinnott Memorial Overlook; a picnic area; and Crater Lake Lodge. Around the Lake’s East Rim The road, now known as East Rim Drive, now goes slightly south toward Park Headquarters and the Steel Visitor Center, located at an elevation of 6,450 feet (1,966 meters). From here the road splits, with one leg continuing south toward Munson Creek and a Picnic Area, then west toward State Route 62, where Mazama Village, Annie Spring Entrance Station, and Annie Creek Restaurant and Gift Shop are located. At Mazama Village there are Showers, Gasoline, a Store, Lodging, and Campground. The elevation here is 6,004 feet (1,830 meters). The other leg of East Rim Drive continues south, then east around the lake, weaving around Vidae Ridge and Vidae Falls to a picnic area, which connects to a hiking trail leading south to Crater Peak (7,263 feet or 2,214 meters) and a smaller road called Grayback Drive. Grayback goes east across Grayback Ridge, linking to Pinnacles Road. East Rim Drive then goes north toward Chaski Bay, Phantom Ship, and Sun Notch, then around Dutton Ridge, then up to the rim again at Kerr Notch and Phantom Ship Overlook. Pinnacles Road links up here and goes southeast toward The Pinnacles and Pinnacles Overlook near the southeastern park boundary. Halfway down Pinnacles Road, it links with Grayback Drive at Lost Creek campground. East Rim continues its journey back up, moving in toward the lake to Cloudcap Overlook (7,960 feet or 2,427 meters), then slightly east of the lake toward a Picnic Area that connects to a hiking trail which ascends Mount Scott, the highest point in the park at 8,929 feet (2,721 meters). The road continues up past Scott Bluffs and Skell Head, circling the northeast bit of the lake past Grotto Cove, Wineglass, and Palisade Point before reaching Cleetwood Cove Trail (which leads “to tour boat landing”). The road continues west back toward North Junction from here, passing a Picnic Area near Pumice Point and another near Llao Rock (elevation 8,049 feet or 2,453 meters). Legend A scale in the top left shows distances of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 miles and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 kilometers. In the top right, the legend has a green dashed line for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) and a black dashed line for other hiking trails. Notes read, “Pets are prohibited on all hiking trails” and “Offroad driving is prohibited.” The legend also includes symbols for Visitor Centers, Lodging, Food Service, Store, Showers, Gasoline, Picnic Areas, Campgrounds, and Backcountry Campsites (permit required).