Crater Lake National Park · OR

Mount Scott (Crater Lake)

Moderate · Day hike · Best in Summer, Fall

Length

4.4 mi

Gain

1,250 ft

Scenery

★★★★★

About this trail

The highest point in Crater Lake NP at 8,929 ft — switchbacks across an open volcanic ridge to a fire lookout that floats above the entire caldera and the lake's deepest blue.

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Highlights

Highest point in the park
Top-down view of Crater Lake
Working CCC fire lookout

Get there

Start: Mt Scott trailhead · 42.9285, -122.0181

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Parking: Roadside pullout on East Rim Drive, mile 17 from Park HQ. Park entrance fee $30/vehicle. Rim Drive opens late June–Oct depending on snow.

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