Special Events in Crater Lake National Park
Boat Tours - Rangers are your guides for a 1 hour and 45 minute concession-operated boat tour of Crater Lake. The tours run from late June through mid-September. During peak season 9 tours operate per day with the first tour leaving at 10:00 am and the last tour leaving at 4:30 pm.
Interpretive Walks - Ranger guided hikes are available daily late June through Labor Day and include backcountry natural history hikes and frontcountry historical walks. Additional hikes may be offered when staffing is available.
Evening Programs - Join park rangers for in-depth presentations of various topics relating to the natural and cultural history of Crater Lake. Specific topics are posted at the visitor centers and campgrounds and held nightly at the Mazama Campground Amphitheater, programs are presented at 9 pm late June through July 31, 8:30 pm in August, and 8:00 pm September 1 through Labor Day.
Discovering Crater Lake Talks - This 15 minute talk is presented twice daily starting June 30th through Labor Day at the Sinnott Memorial overlook behind the Rim Village Visitor Center.
Winter Programs
Rangers lead interpretive walks and discuss various topics on winter ecology. Walks are presented in the Rim Village area every Saturday and Sunday starting Thanksgiving weekend through late March at 1:00 pm. Participants must wear snowshoes because of the deep snow conditions along the route. Snowshoes are provided and there is a 20 person limit on each walk, and a minimum age of 9 years old.
Park programs may change due to weather considerations.
Summer boat tours from Cleetwood Cove, fishing for kokanee salmon and rainbow trout on Wizard Island and at Cleetwood Cove, ranger-guided programs, numerous hiking trails, and the Rim Drive scenic roadway.