June Lake lives in the shadow of bigger, busier Mammoth Lakes but the eastern Sierra town can be just as good for a rustic ...

On a radiant July afternoon, a pair of scientists hung their heads off the side of a boat and peered into the brilliant blue water of a lake known for its clarity. They were watching for the exact ...

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Tucked away south of Mount Hood, near the popular Timothy Lake, is a surprise you’d never expect. The walk to get there is short: A paved path winds through a meadow and under the ...

It's been 19 years since 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke ran into the woods at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon never to be seen again, but search and rescuers haven't given up looking for him. Agencies ...

The 11th annual Ride the Rim event will return to Crater Lake National Park on Sept. 13. East Rim Drive will only be open to non-motorized recreation from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entire East Rim Drive ...

Crater Lake National Park will host two “Ride the Rim” events this month, an opportunity for the public to bike, hike or run around a portion of the lake without vehicular traffic. Ride the Rim days ...

Dipping my toes into Diamond Lake, I braced myself for the worst. Lakes throughout the Pacific Northwest take a long time to warm in the summer, and some of them, like the nearby 2,000-foot-deep ...

The Oregon Zoo, in partnership with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum, has rescued 19 Mazama newts from Crater Lake National Park in an attempt to save the species from extinction.

The struggling population of Mazama newts are finding a new home at the High Desert Museum in Bend and the Oregon Zoo in Portland due to their own climate becoming increasingly challenging. The newts, ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon Senator Ron Wyden spoke on Sunday about how cuts to the National Park Service are affecting Crater Lake, the state’s only national park. Officials say Crater Lake is ...

A historic hotel that housed visitors to Crater Lake National Park for more than a century closed abruptly this summer after a business partner was accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from the ...

A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering bodies of water were likely both shaped by an ancient meteor impact. When you ...