Rim Drive, Crater Lake National Park

Name: Rim Drive
Address: Crater Lake National Park, United States

#20 among attractions in Crater Lake National Park

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Rim Drive is a scenic highway in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon, United States. It is a 33-mile loop that follows the caldera rim around Crater Lake. Due to its unique engineering and the surrounding park landscape, the drive was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. ()

Built: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 42°54'45"N, 122°8'56"W

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Rim Drive – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crater Lake, Sinnott Memorial Observation Station, Watchman Lookout Station, Mount Mazama.

3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park
77 min walk • Nestled in the heart of southern Oregon, Crater Lake is a crown jewel of the United States' natural wonders, located in the Crater Lake National Park. This pristine lake is renowned for its deep blue color and clear waters, which are a result of its formation in a...
~1640 ftE
Natural history museum, Museum
Sinnott Memorial Observation Station, Crater Lake National Park
8 min walk • The Sinnott Memorial Observation Station is a sheltered viewpoint built into the caldera cliff 900 feet above Crater Lake in southern Oregon, United States. It is located near the Rim Village Visitor Center in Crater Lake National Park.
2.4 miNW
Tower
Watchman Lookout Station, Crater Lake National Park
62 min walk • The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months.
3.3 miE
Collapsed volcano with Crater Lake
Mount Mazama, Crater Lake National Park
85 min walk • Mount Mazama is a complex volcano in the state of Oregon, United States, in a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and Cascade Range. Most of the mountain collapsed following a major eruption approximately 7,700 years ago. The volcano is in Klamath County, in the southern Cascades, 60 miles north of the Oregon–California border.
1.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Volcano
Garfield Peak, Crater Lake National Park
37 min walk • Garfield Peak is a mountain peak on the south end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The top of the peak reaches 7,976 feet above sea level.
3.3 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Duwee Falls, Crater Lake National Park
85 min walk • Duwee Falls is a steep tiered waterfall on Munson Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River, that plunges into a gaping canyon within the Crater Lake National Park in the U.S. state of Oregon.
~1840 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Rim Village Historic District, Crater Lake National Park
9 min walk • Rim Village is the main area for tourist services in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon, United States. It is located on the southwest rim of the caldera overlooking Crater Lake. The National Park Service designed Rim Village to concentrate park services at a location that provided easy access to rim trails and view points.
3.4 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Crater National Forest, Crater Lake National Park
88 min walk • Crater National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with 1,119,834 acres from portions of Cascade, Klamath and, Siskiyou National Forests as well as all of Ashland National Forest.
3.6 miNE
Tree
Old Man of the Lake, Crater Lake National Park
92 min walk • The Old Man of the Lake is a 30-foot tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896.
5.1 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Plaikni Falls, Crater Lake National Park
129 min walk • Plaikni Falls, is a waterfall located along the East Rim Drive within the Crater Lake National Park at the south end of Mount Scott, in Klamath County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
1.3 miSE
Interesting neighbourhood
Munson Valley Historic District, Crater Lake National Park
34 min walk • Munson Valley Historic District is the headquarters and main support area for Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. The National Park Service chose Munson Valley for the park headquarters because of its central location within the park.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rim Drive?

Nearby attractions include Sinnott Memorial Observation Station, Crater Lake National Park (8 min walk), Rim Village Historic District, Crater Lake National Park (9 min walk).