Crater Lake National Park · Oregon

Rim Trail

8.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 450 ft of climbing · 2,100 ft of descent · 6,494 ft–7,738 ft · native surface · trail class Developed, Moderately Developed · hiking · seasonal: Open Summer

ViewsPicnic areas

7,664 ft 7,277 ft · 2.7 mi high 7,737 ft

Along the way Lightning Spring Picnic Area Merriam Point

Trailhead Watchman Lookout 7,601 ft Drive there

On the parks map

All 39 trails in Crater Lake National ParkFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

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.