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Crater Lake BEST 3mi 1 hr difficult via Cleetwood Cove Trail

Crater Lake BEST 3mi 1 hr difficult via Cleetwood Cove Trail(edit)

based on 360 tracks & routes | |

MODERATE

#3 hike out of 40 in Crater Lake National Park |

MODERATE

3.0 mi

Distance

1 hrs 9 min

Time

657 ft

Elev Gain

Overview

This is a moderate out and back trail in Crater Lake National Park.

This trail goes by Crater Lake.

Sights to See

Crater Lake

Rate this Hike

★★★★★

Robert Hill 3 years, 9 months ago

Quick, beautiful hike that accesses the water. Steep climb back up

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scott.straka 5 years ago

Great hike down to lake for 20’ cliff jumping!

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Megan Snyder 5 years, 10 months ago

Our favorite hike at crater lake. Took us 25 minutes down at 32 minutes up, this was with carrying a 3yo and a 6m old. We spent an hour and a half at the base swimming, jumping and having lunch. It was crowded but worth it.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

LittleAurora6457 1 year, 10 months ago

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Tanner Trujillo 2 years, 11 months ago

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Tanner Trujillo 2 years, 11 months ago

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philfr212 5 years, 1 month ago

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TameRidge1575 5 years, 10 months ago

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Don Montilla 5 years, 11 months ago

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DapperLamp8173 6 years, 11 months ago

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Public Tracks

SafeFir6166 6 years, 10 months ago

Pit toilet at TH and down at the bottom Well maintained trail but very steep with lots of exposure. You can swim in crater lake so bring a towel!

Franziska Weinheimer 6 years, 10 months ago

Pit toilet at TH and down at the bottom Well maintained trail but very steep with lots of exposure. You can swim in crater lake so bring a towel!

RosyBirch5482 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Crater Lake National Park Hike

Recorded on Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/20430250922

Pat 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Crater Lake NP - Cleetwood Cove

Hike to the tour & shuttle buses, only lake access for swimming

CozyRunBelt1966 9 months ago

Crater Lake National Park Hike

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/20649006160

Kbisho23 11 months, 1 week ago

Crater Lake National Park Hike

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/19930532874

Lori Beireis 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Crater Lake National Park Hike

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/19806826840

TrueWood6804 11 months, 4 weeks ago

cleetwood trail

barefoot and hiked up in the dark

TinyIsland8769 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hiking with botany crew

RichWatch2172 9 months ago

Thursday Lunch Hiking

TKnepp 9 months ago

Cleatwood Cove Trail

Ben Harrison 9 months, 1 week ago

Crater Lake Dip

alberts71 9 months, 1 week ago

down to Crater lake

WildStar5329 9 months, 1 week ago

Crater lake

HeroicRain8706 9 months, 1 week ago

Monday Afternoon Hiking

SweetHelmet1456 9 months, 1 week ago

Cletus trail

BoldDrizzle4953 9 months, 1 week ago

Cleetwood Cove!

SnowySummit8500 9 months, 1 week ago

Wednesday Afternoon Hiking

JumpyDrizzle9490 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tuesday Lunch Hiking

kw2021 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Sabbath hike - free pass day

Stephen 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Thursday Lunch Activity Cleetwood Trail

SlickCliff7351 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday Lunch Activity

KindGloves4596 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday Lunch Activity

ThickLaurel3179 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Crater Lake Trail

FrostyTimber9035 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

evs 9 months, 3 weeks ago

DawnBrook8420 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Kinder 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Macgill Adams 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rim to shore, Crater Lake

Linda 9 months, 3 weeks ago

craterLake

SafeRose5690 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Crater Lake

Daniel Gundersen 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Robert Clark 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Monday Lunch Activity

EagerCove3354 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove trail

SureSage8418 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Monday Morning Hiking

SlimCamp4246 10 months ago

Hike Cleetwood Cove - 9/14/2025

Claire Rollinson 10 months ago

Sunday Morning Activity

TinyIsland8769 10 months ago

Saturday Evening Hiking

BrightTundra9524 10 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Tr., Crater Lake N.P.

Michael Crawford 10 months ago

Tuesday Afternoon Hiking

Kelly Ratchinsky 10 months ago

Monday Evening Hiking

StillVine9254 10 months ago

Monday Morning Hiking

cGF4Op9S 10 months, 1 week ago

Sunday Lunch Hiking

LittleIceAxe4861 10 months, 1 week ago

Sunday Lunch Activity

tFciKnx5 10 months, 1 week ago

Saturday Morning Activity

brianna 10 months, 1 week ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

gesuale 10 months, 1 week ago

Friday Afternoon Hiking

SoftWatch4068 10 months, 1 week ago

Friday Afternoon Activity

SmartPaddle9183 10 months, 1 week ago

Thursday Morning Hiking

SlimBrook3382 10 months, 1 week ago

Crater lake cleetwood trail Wednesday Lunch Activity

CalmCliff8973 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunday Lunch Activity

LushPack8193 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunday Morning Activity

SlowDawn8839 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Crater Lake

EagerBoulder3019 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Saturday Lunch Hiking

tjprescott 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Matthew 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Friday Afternoon Hiking

John Tandler 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thursday Morning Activity

Von 99508 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Crater Lake Swim

Fritz 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Crater Lake, OR with Doc

BriskJetboil2414 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwopd Cove Trail

TinyYogaMat4811 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday Morning Hiking

Danielle Noe 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tuesday Lunch Activity

Charismatic Megafauna 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Monday Afternoon Hiking

FairLeaf2346 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunday Afternoon Activity

LongShore4898 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Beth Dougherty 10 months, 3 weeks ago

FrostyTimber9035 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nicholas 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Thursday Afternoon Hiking

AdriBo 11 months ago

Wednesday Afternoon Activity

DeepHail3288 11 months ago

Down to swim

FaintField9458 11 months ago

Crater lake, cleetwood cove trail

SilentCave6749 11 months ago

Saturday Afternoon Activity

Liz 11 months ago

Trail Planner Map

TrueBinos5406 11 months ago

Cleetwood cove trail

Mika 11 months ago

Cleetwood cove trail

MintStove3102 11 months, 1 week ago

kAy349DQ 11 months, 1 week ago

Joe Davidson 11 months, 1 week ago

Crater Lake Cleetwood Cove (Julie)

Joe Davidson 11 months, 1 week ago

Crater Lake Cleetwood Cove 8/5/25

JazzyThunder6225 11 months, 1 week ago

Last Crater swim for a bit

Aidan Madden-Watson 11 months, 1 week ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

HardHike6464 11 months, 1 week ago

Cleet Cove Trail to Crater Lake Shore Access

Elaine Fritschie 11 months, 2 weeks ago

cleetwood trail

WindGale7108 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday Lunch Hiking

MaeveCB 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Lyphgerd 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Jayme 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Monday Morning Activity

rjprice 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail to Crater Lake

Hai Truong 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunday Afternoon Hiking

hs1r6qWq 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Saturday Morning Activity

ThickPeak3784 11 months, 2 weeks ago

A dip and a jump into a volcanic lake

sierrasamways 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Crater Lake

dannynicoletti 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wednesday Morning Hiking

kPilWO 11 months, 3 weeks ago

SnowyStove4523 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Jake Huizing 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Cleetwood Creek Trail

FairClover9793 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunday Afternoon Hiking

rerecich 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Cleetwood Cove (plus crater lake dip)

David Littlefield 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tuesday Afternoon Hiking

PeachyVista8530 11 months, 4 weeks ago

250715 to the lake

SlickCloud9200 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Cleatwood Cove Hike

Teresa Platt 1 year ago

Cleetwood Cove, Crater Lake

Luis 1 year ago

Sunday Lunch Activity

amzwijsen 1 year ago

Sunday Lunch Activity

Sara Anderson 1 year ago

Sunday Morning Hiking

KeenKayak3957 1 year ago

David N Becky Beemer 1 year ago

Saturday Lunch Hiking

DearCove5810 1 year ago

Crater Creetwood

CvsFb234 1 year ago

Cleetwood Cove Down

HappySwimCap2070 1 year ago

Crater Lake

Josh Grohs 1 year ago

Sunday k ok ooo Afternoon po like Adventure Riding

CannyFlask9899 1 year ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Rob_the_hiker 1 year ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Camryn Chiumento 1 year ago

Cleetwood Cove Hike

Robyn Ribet 1 year ago

Saturday Lunch Hiking with Lucia

Jessie Salmonson 1 year ago

Friday Lunch Hiking

chrixina 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Hiking

Shawn Martin 1 year ago

Thursday Lunch Hiking

WildHail6128 1 year ago

Friday Lunch Hiking

FreeStorm1708 1 year, 8 months ago

crater lake

BoldRedwood8677 1 year, 9 months ago

Saturday Afternoon Hiking

Charles Stanley 1 year, 9 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

milbeye 1 year, 9 months ago

Crater Lake

FastPalm5790 1 year, 9 months ago

Friday Lunch Hiking

SoftSkis5397 1 year, 9 months ago

Friday Lunch Hiking

gheyburndouchebladder 1 year, 9 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Crater Lake

TameJetboil4034 1 year, 9 months ago

Saturday Lunch Hiking

alex 1 year, 10 months ago

Friday Afternoon Activity

FullGeyser6374 1 year, 10 months ago

Thursday Afternoon Hiking

Elijah 1 year, 10 months ago

Monday Afternoon Hiking

WildForest5812 1 year, 10 months ago

Sunday Morning Hiking

RosyGrove1763 1 year, 10 months ago

Thursday Afternoon Activity

Constance Anderton 1 year, 10 months ago

Cleetwood Trail

LushSky8075 1 year, 10 months ago

Track (8/23/24, 3:11:26PM)

SageAlder9700 1 year, 11 months ago

Cleetwood Trail

AiryRain5713 1 year, 11 months ago

Swimming in Crater Lake: Cleetwood Cove

Julielaine 2 years, 1 month ago

IFP - Crater Lake Cleetwood Cove

FairDawn9928 2 years, 10 months ago

Track (9/2/23, 11:24:44AM)

SnowyJuniper5525 2 years, 11 months ago

Track (7/15/23, 1:11:03PM)cleetwood cove

Zte6AANa 3 years, 11 months ago

Track (8/10/22, 4:29:35PM)

Robert Hill 3 years, 11 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Crater Lake NP (7/20/22, 11:24:56AM)

HappyBluff1082 4 years ago

Track (7/1/22, 12:17:06PM)

KeenRainbow2935 4 years, 11 months ago

Cliff Diving Spot

rbalch217 4 years, 11 months ago

Track (7/16/21, 10:22:13AM)

Rob Walsh 5 years, 9 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail (10/11/20, 1:15:05PM)

deasusa 5 years, 10 months ago

Track (9/11/20, 12:28:44PM)

TameRidge1575 5 years, 10 months ago

DustyCloud3936 5 years, 10 months ago

BraveLake4026 5 years, 10 months ago

Crater Lake - Cleetwood Cove

Laurence Cheftel 5 years, 10 months ago

Track (8/20/20, 1:12:33PM)

EarlySail8038 5 years, 10 months ago

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Megan Snyder 5 years, 10 months ago

PaleBasin5310 5 years, 11 months ago

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FullRaceBib1501 5 years, 11 months ago

FreeLowland3395 5 years, 11 months ago

Fleet wood cove

SlowSpruce8485 5 years, 11 months ago

Crater Lake- Cleatwood Trail

Daren Lucas 6 years, 8 months ago

StillGlade3680 6 years, 9 months ago

Track (9/26/19, 3:17:04PM)

DustyHaven1022 6 years, 9 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

HappyStream7271 6 years, 10 months ago

Brian Amer 6 years, 10 months ago

To crater lake cliff jump

ReadyLily5364 6 years, 11 months ago

Track (8/4/19, 9:08:42AM)

Kyle 6 years, 11 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

Kyle Clocker 6 years, 11 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail

LastWatch1197 7 years ago

Track (7/12/19, 1:25:34PM)

Paul Herr 7 years ago

Cleetwood Trail Crater Lake

Adam Sheldon 7 years ago

Track (7/6/19, 4:00:54PM)

ThinCanteen7820 7 years, 8 months ago

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Jacob Tsabar 8 years ago

Track (7/14/18, 9:51:20AM)

Jacob Tsabar 8 years ago

Track (7/14/18, 9:51:20AM)

Nathan Sherman 8 years, 9 months ago

Track (9/30/17, 12:41:30PM)

Drew Hinds 9 years, 10 months ago

Track (9/3/16, 1:11:51PM)

Derek Lakin 9 years, 11 months ago

Cleetwood Cove Trail, Crater Lake, OR

Erin Clerico 10 years ago

Track (7/1/16, 9:40:00AM)

Erin Clerico 10 years ago

Track (7/1/16, 9:40:00AM)

Heyrobt 10 years, 9 months ago

Crater Lake NP 2015-09-18

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