Crater Lake National Park · Oregon

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

51 mi of trail, end to end · about 5,000 ft of climbing · 5,611 ft–7,573 ft · native surface · trail class Developed, Moderately Developed · hiking, horse

5,922 ft 6,299 ft · 18 mi high 7,572 ft

Trailheads Hwy 62-PCT North 6,175 ft Drive there · Hwy 62-PCT South 6,179 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.