Crater Lake National Park is in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon. It was formed by Mount Mazama after the volcano erupted.
After being dormant for some time, Mazama became active again around 5700 BC. Mazama collapsed into itself during a tremendous volcanic eruption, losing 2,500 to 3,500 feet in height. The eruption formed a large caldera that was filled in about 740 years ago forming Crater Lake which is a beautiful lake with a deep blue water.
Crater Lake has no streams flowing into or out of it. The lake's water commonly has a striking blue hue, and the lake is re-filled entirely from direct precipitation in the form of snow and rain. The Rim Drive is the road surrounding the lake and there are amazing views of the park’s volcanic formations. The lake is 1,949 feet deep at its deepest point and it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America and the ninth-deepest in the world.
The park has more than 90 miles of hiking trails, but sometimes they are covered by deep snow. I visited Crater Lake in July and there was still a lot of snow but the roads were cleared however many trails were closed.
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