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Crater-Lake-Park-Map To Diamond Lake, Roseburg, and 5 Pacific Crest National Gasoline Lodging 0 1 2 3 4 5 Kilometers MOUNT THIELSEN Scenic Trail (PCT) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Miles WILDERNESS Other hiking trail Picnic area Food service North (UMPQUA and WINEMA NATIONAL FORESTS) Pets are prohibited Campground Store on all hiking trails Summit Rock Beaver Offroad driving is Backcountry campsite Showers Meadows 6050ft UMPQUA NATIONAL 1845m prohibited (permit required) FOREST PCT parking Creek uir M 230 ( k ) or F Cascade Mountain Pass 138 t as gue River 5925ft E Ro 1846m To Bend, Eugene, and 97 North Entrance Station 5850ft T Lake West 1783m in y Creek To Medford and 5 ha eha ) inn y M l n Cr o ee k r e m Boundary Springs D Gaywas Peak m u E s 6781ft S n E 2067m e R p T o ( ROGUE RIVER R ID G WINEMA E NATIONAL NATIONAL FOREST E Timber Crater FOREST G D 7424ft I Bald Crater 2263m R 6478ft T 1975m N l CE i CRES a r ek T e Desert Cone Collecting rocks Cr Nationa 6672ft and other natural l ek re 2034m objects prohibited C c rt i se n De PUMICE DESERT e c S l na tio Na t s k e e Oasis Butte r re C C 5842ft fic 1781m Paci t n Sharp Peak le 5991ft Si CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK 1827m Bert ek Cre Red Cone 7363ft 2245m No stock south of this point, hikers only Sphagnum Bog ) Red Cone Spring Grouse Hill Fragile wetlands, ed 7412ft no camping ow 2260m k ll ree a Lookout Bluff C tock rs and s 6118ft (hike 1865m Cleetwood Trail To tour boat landing Bear Butte er l rat i ) 6376ft C a ly r on 1944m T rs e Spruce Lake k k i d e h re ( Llao Rock o e C o v t 8049ft Steel w o s r Pumice Point et C a e 2453m e R e Scout Hill r Bay l C Palisade im B C ( 6376ft Point op 1944m en ive su Dr c m i y) f m nl i North Junction er o c 7025ft Llao Bay a P 2142m Merriam Point -1788ft Merriam Cone Wineglass -545m -486ft Devils Backbone -148m Grotto Pothole Butte Cove 6150ft Williams Crater Deepest point 1875m Hillman Peak below lake surface: S 8151ft l -1943ft F 2484m e F n -593m U n L a B h C T Skell T The Watchm an O -96ft Head 8013ft C l WIZARD S 2442m l -29m Crater Lake e ISLAND ek D Cre ee Bybee k Average surface elevation: Cloudcap Pothole r Creek S 6940ft 6173ft Bay ole 2116m 1882m er Cloudcap Overlook C y ree m a 7960ft k u B F G 2427m Lightning B o a v Spring y e rn Pumice Castle o r R s im -1548ft Sentinel Rock -472m D Discovery Point Mount Scott r i 7100ft v (highest point in park) 2165m Castle e 8929ft (o Danger 2721m Cree p Rim Village k e Bay n Cafeteria and Gift Shop W s h u Phantom Ship Overlook i m Sinnott Memorial Overlook sk e m Kerr Notch y er only) Rim Village Visitor Center (summer only) To Medford Crater Lake Lodge Phantom A 62 N and 5 C Ship DE ha K R ski Bay Dutton SO k E N C e Garfield Peak Cliff R B r e R LU e r V F e 4850ft 8054ft 8106ft A FS C Sun Notch LLE k 1479m k 2455m 2471m Y S e a e tle Creek r n s D d Ca C Applegate Peak Sc Little Park Headquarters ot n 8126ft U t r HistoricTrail U o T e t 2477m t n p V T No stock north C i p u o a I O r of this point, Visitor D n r D Castle Crest e T N e hikers only A WildflowerTrail k C Information E r R e e Castle I k R Steel Information Center D C I C Park Headquarters D G r reek E e 6450ft G e 1966m E k Munson Point Vidae Falls 6944ft 2117m Rim Thousand k Dri Castle Point e ve e su Springs r r en mm G op e C 6276ft ( r L C C o r 1913m Whitehorse Pond nl a o a y v e ) y s n ay b e w Lost Creek t e y on o r b a W s c C n d k Annie Spring r n h o u Drive ee o le P M r I G G N k R N r A A Annie Spring o Y F B C L ROGUE RIVER Entrance Station A E Duwee Falls C Su K C V r n e A C Godfrey Glen Trail R e Mazama Village k L r I L e D E NATIONAL Annie Creek G Y e Cr k Canyon Trail eek E Dry Butte 6004ft k 5735ft r e T l H 1830m A o E 1748m Arant Point d F P FOREST n IN d N 6800ft n i AC i LES 2073m e M Quillwort Pond Pinnacles Crater Peak Huckleberry Mountain t Overlook C s 7263ft 6370ft r a e E 2214m 1942m e Sa k n dge Creek d Bri Rocktop Butte le o 6400ft P C 1951m re e Maklaks Crater k 6404ft 1952m Union Peak 7709ft 2350m k e e 6253ft r 1906m C A n 6091ft PUMICE n 1857m t ie WINEMA NATIONAL in Scoria Cone m FLAT 6648ft ar Cr S V 2027m eek A Baldtop N FOREST 6200ft D 1890m R S I u D n t Creek Stuart Falls G e l k i W n E la a i B r ld T c a C t r C e e c Goose Nest r d i e e k n 7249ft e R k e 2210m c S al n o i t a SKY LAKES N Crest WINEMA NATIONAL Sun Mountain WILDERNESS c 5550ft i f i FOREST 1692m (ROGUE RIVER and WINEMA NATIONAL FORESTS) c a P Goose Egg 7124ft Tom Mountain 2172m SUN PASS STATE FOREST Bessie Rock 6876ft 4400ft 62 Cinnamon Peak 1341m 5900ft 6367ft 2096m Jerry Mountain 1799m 1941m To Klamath Falls and 97.
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