Crater Lake National Park, Oregon (1938)

by United States. National Park Service

CRATER LAKE
National Park
OREGON

CONTENTS

Crater Lake National Park: [Discovery and History] 2 [The Geologic Story of Crater Lake] 3 [Places of Interest] 7 [Sinnott Memorial] 7 [Rim Drive] 9 [Wizard Island] 9 [The Phantom Ship] 9 [Garfield Peak] 9 [Llao Rock] 9 [The Watchman] 10 [Cloud-Cap] 10 [Mount Scott] 10 [The Pinnacles] 10 [Union Peak] 11 [Mount Thielsen] 11 [Llao’s Hallway] 11 [Castle Crest Wild Flower Garden] 11 [Wild Animals] 12 [Bird Life] 13 [Fishing] 14 [Winter Sports] 15 [The Forests] 16 [Wild Flowers] 17 [How To Reach the Park] 19 [By Railroad] 19 [By Automobile] 19 [By Airplane] 20 [By Motor Coach] 20 [Administration] 21 [Rim Village] 21 [Camping] 21 [Accommodations and Expenses] 25 [References] 25 [Rules and Regulations] 27 [Events of Historical Importance] 28 [Oregon Caves National Monument] 29 [Lava Beds National Monument] 31 [National Parks in Brief] 34

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR · Harold L. Ickes, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · Arno B. Cammerer, Director
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE · 1938

SINNOTT MEMORIAL OBSERVATION STATION

PARK ACCESSIBLE ENTIRE YEAR

Located in southern Oregon, on the crest of the lofty Cascade Range, Crater Lake National Park has a high place among the Nation’s most scenic wonderlands. It is a gem of rare excellence, possessing unity of form and color. At Crater Lake visitors observe beauty in its truest sense and experience a profound inspirational appeal. Pervaded by an air of mystery, tranquillity now prevails where once unfathomable volcanic power was displayed.

The lake rests in the very heart of a mighty mountain whose destruction resulted in the formation of a vast crater in which the waters accumulated. It is 6 miles wide, 2,000 feet deep, covers an area of 20 square miles, and has a circular shore line of 26 miles, with multicolored lava cliffs rising 500 to 2,000 feet above the lake.