The 44th annual Father's Day Fishing Derby on Lake Champlain offers a weekend of fishing and family bonding, with over 5,000 participants from 30 states.

The park offers a variety of activities, such as hiking, biking, fishing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. During the summer, visitors can stay at the campgrounds and lodges at Crater Lake.

Kevin Heatley stepped down Friday as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, as internal data shows a sharp decline in the National Park Service’s workforce.

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Signal crayfish were introduced to Crater Lake in the early 1900s to feed nonnative fish populations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might be facing a new lawsuit over newts in Crater Lake.

The Brief Oregon’s Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States, will be closed for swimming and boat tours after this year. The closure is expected to last for a few years.

About 500,000 people visit Crater Lake each year. In the summer, visitors hike, take boat tours, trolley tours, swim, fish and camp, among many other activities.

Crater Lake, which is the deepest lake in the U.S., will be closed to boat tours and swimmers during the 2026, 2027, and 2028 summer seasons.

This year will be the last summer to swim and do boat tours at Crater Lake until 2029, due to construction on the lake's only accessible trail.

PORTLAND – Crater Lake is famous for its incredible views from the towering lip of the volcanic caldera, but some visitors are there to get a closer look at the deepest lake in the U.S.