In central Oregon between Crater Lake and the Columbia River Gorge, Bend is a top outdoor destination. Travelers will find ...

While Blue Heart Springs might be the most breathtaking of all the hidden gems on this list, Southern Idaho Tourism does warn ...

Matt Moseley’s day job is CEO of a communications company. His night job is author of books, including one about Hunter S. Thompson. And his “early-morning job” is open-water swimmer, which is weird ...

Visitors can fish, swim, paddle or soak in a hot spring at Pauline and East lakes in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon.

Crater Lake National Park gets so much snow it’s only open to summer activities for a relatively short time. So if you want to drive the Rim Road, take a boat tour, hike mountaintops or swim the ...

Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Kevin Heatley has resigned, citing deep staffing cuts he says are unsustainable and damaging to a national treasure.

Crater Lake National Park's superintendent is taking a federal buyout just five months into the job.

Kevin Heatley stepped down Friday as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, as internal data shows a sharp decline in the National Park Service’s workforce.

Sports Outdoors New Crater Lake operator gets (mostly) positive review in its first year at the park May 23, 2025 Updated Fri., May 23, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

The Brief Oregon’s Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States, will be closed for swimming and boat tours after this year. The closure is expected to last for a few years.