Walk Crater Lake in this order
Start with Rim Drive. Leave Wizard Island for the middle of the visit, and treat Cleetwood Cove Trail as the stop you can cut.
Start with Rim Drive. Leave Wizard Island for the middle of the visit, and treat Cleetwood Cove Trail as the stop you can cut.
Do Rim Drive before the grounds fill. It is the stop that gets harder to enjoy later in the day.
Give Wizard Island a real block of time. A glance between other stops wastes it.
Keep Cleetwood Cove Trail for the end. Skipping it still leaves a complete visit.
This is the walking order for Crater Lake. Confirm hours the morning you go.
Rim Drive sets the rest of the day. Doing it late means rushing the part people came for.
Wizard Island needs time of its own. Put it between the opening stop and anything optional.
If the day runs short, stop after Wizard Island. Cleetwood Cove Trail is the piece that can wait.
Where do I start at Crater Lake?
At Rim Drive. The later stops make less sense if you have not done that one.
What if I only have a short visit?
Do Rim Drive and, if you can, Wizard Island. Cut Cleetwood Cove Trail.
Is this a guided tour?
No. It is an order for an independent visit. A guide, if you book one, will follow their own route.
Does this page sell tickets?
No. Buy entry on the official Crater Lake page or a licensed seller named there.
Use this order at Crater Lake after you already have entry.
The three stops are Rim Drive, Wizard Island, and Cleetwood Cove Trail.
It is an independent walking order. Hours and entry come from the operator.
