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Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only national park in Oregon. [3] The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake , a remnant of Mount Mazama , a destroyed volcano , and the surrounding hills and forests.
Crater Lake (Klamath: Giiwas) [2] is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the Western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is a tourist attraction for its deep blue color and water clarity .
The National Park Service was established in 1916. This was an important step toward creating long-term development plans for National Parks like Crater Lake. In addition to establishing the National Park Service, the United States Congress began appropriating funds for various park projects. However, the United States' entry into World War I ...
National Register of Historic Places in Crater Lake National Park (10 P) Pages in category "Crater Lake National Park" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The lake's natural beauty made a great impression on Steel. As a result, when he returned from survey trip, he began advocating that Crater Lake be established as a national park. [6] On 22 May 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill making Crater Lake the Nation's sixth
Annie Falls, is the tallest of three waterfalls so named, located along Annie Creek in the Crater Lake National Park at the south end of Rim Village Historic District, in Klamath County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It is located in a steep canyon area surrounded by walls of petrified volcanic ash as a consequence of the Mount Mazama ...
The Sinnott Memorial Observation Station is a sheltered viewpoint built into the caldera cliff 900 feet above Crater Lake in southern Oregon, United States.It is located near the Rim Village Visitor Center in Crater Lake National Park.
The National Park Service approved a master plan for development of Rim Village in 1927. Implementation of the plan was overseen by the National Park Service's Landscape Engineering Division, headed by Thomas C. Vint. Over the next fourteen years, Crater Lake's infrastructure was developed in accordance with the park's master plan.