Park visitors count the needles in each bundle of the Whitebark pine tree. You can identify this tree by the 5 needles in a bundle.
Park visitors on the boat tour of Crater Lake get an up-close view of Phantom Ship.
Park visitors climb up the steep Cleetwood Trail from the lake shore.
Dominated by fir trees, the forest shades park visitors as they climb up the Cleetwood Trail.
Park visitor, retired biologist Daniel Thompson, is on the lookout for birds during a 2 hour boat tour on Crater Lake.
Park visitors can't help but be happy to see views of Crater Lake and Mt. Thielsen to the North.
Dominated by mountain hemlock and shasta red fir, the Godfrey Glen trail provides some excellent views of the pinnacles.
Park visitors explore the wet meadow and forest areas of the Castle Crest Wildflower Trail.
Because of limited inputs, Crater Lake water is very pure and Park researchers like Scott Girdner often re-fill their water bottles with it!
Visitors get a birds eye view of the entire Crater Lake from the top of Watchman Peak.
The Crater Lake boat tours offer stunning views of the different geological formations along the caldera.
Two young park visitors marvel at the color of Crater Lake.
Park visitor Kerry Hosken is dwarfed by the Mountain Hemlock trees in the old-growth forest of Godfrey Glen.
Photo opportunities abound at Crater Lake, like this one along the Discovery Point Trail.
The two hour boat tour around Crater Lake gets park visitors close to Wizard Island. Binoculars are handy to get a closer look!
Park visitors enjoy a peaceful moment among the old-growth forest of firs and hemlock along the trail to Plaikni Falls.
Western Hemlock trees provide shade for park visitors as they descend the trail on Wizard Island.
Mountain Hemlocks dwarf park visitors as they look out at Crater Lake from the Sun Notch trail.