CraterLake

If you’re pairing Crater Lake with the redwoods, I’d do a tidy loop: SF to Ashland for a night, early run to Crater Lake, then drop to Umpqua Hot Springs and Toketee Falls. Cut over to the coast and crawl the Samuel H. Boardman corridor and Harris Beach near Brookings. On the...

Just did the Cleetwood Cove Trail at Crater Lake one last time before it closes for a massive 3-year rebuild, and wow it was equal parts stunning and sketchy. The descent into the caldera offers dreamy glimpses of the lake through pines, but the trail’s wear and tear is no joke....