Crater Lake Trail
Easy · Out-and-back · 2.4 mi round trip · 579 ft gain · 55 min–1 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings. No bikes.
1.2 mi one way · high point 3,495 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,901–3,495 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No bikes Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Snoqualmie Ranger District (I-90, Middle Fork and Highway 410, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.
Getting there
Starts at Damon and Pythias Mine / Crater Lake Trailhead · Stevens Pass / US-2
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 47.69995, -121.52370
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny, 57°F, 1% precip, wind 5 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 45°F, 1% precip, wind 2 to 6 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 57°F, wind 1 to 6 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:12 am · sunset 6:36 pm
Air: Good (AQI 36, PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³) at the North Bend-North Bend Way (SO) monitor, 30 km away AirNow
Wildfire: King fire, 32 km away, 3,427 acres, 36% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Skookum Creek (3,320 ft, 6.7 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about May 26 · typical peak Apr 8
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Damon and Pythias Mine / Crater Lake Trailhead
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