ADMINISTRATION AND PARK HEADQUARTERS

The park is administered by the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior. The superintendent is in immediate charge, with offices in the administrative center, 3 miles from the Rim Village. The POST OFFICE address is Crater Lake, Oreg. Long distance TELEPHONE and TELEGRAPH service is available at park headquarters.

RIM VILLAGE

In the Rim Village on the south side of the lake are the lodge, rental cabins, cafeteria, store, emergency mechanical service, campground, Community House, Information Building, and Sinnott Memorial. The lake is accessible by trail from the Rim Village.

CRATER LAKE LODGE.
Grant Photo.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND EXPENSES

The Crater Lake National Park Co. offers accommodations for park visitors. Rates for rooms at the lodge range from $2.75 to $5.50 single and $3.25 to $7.50 double, European plan. American plan rates are $3.50 per day higher for each person. Children under 8 years, half rates. Cabins rent for $1.75 per day without linen and blankets, or $2.50 with bedding. Because available cabins are limited at the height of the season. it is advisable to make cabin reservations well in advance. Cafeteria and store facilities are available until September 19.

Motor Transportation.— Daily automobile service from Grants Pass and Klamath Falls to Crater Lake Lodge is maintained by the Crater Lake National Park Co. from July 1 to September 19. The round-trip cost is $8 a person, and only round-trip tickets are sold. A visitor may enter by way of Grants Pass and leave by way of Klamath Falls. The trip requires 2-1/2 hours from Klamath Falls and 3 hours from Grants Pass.

Launches and Rowboats.—Rowboats may be hired at 50 cents per hour. Scheduled trips are made daily by launch to Wizard Island and the Phantom Ship, about 15 miles, at a cost of $2 a person. Hourly trips are made to Wizard Island for $1 a person. Fishing tackle may be rented or purchased at the boat landing.

One of the popular attractions is the launch trip around the lake, leaving the boat landing at 9 o'clock each morning during the travel season. A ranger naturalist describes to the launch passengers the points of scenic and scientific interest. The trip has been care fully planned and is available at the cost of $2 a person, with no surcharge for the services of the naturalist which are furnished free by the National Park Service.

Rates mentioned herein may have changed slightly since issuance of this booklet, but the latest rates approved by the Secretary of the Interior are on file with the superintendent and park operator.