Crater Lake Trail

California

California

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2.9 mi

Distance

2,434 ft

Gain

1h 56m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Big climb
Out & back

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Crater Lake Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,434 ft
Elevation loss
2,434 ft
Highest point
9,014 ft
Lowest point
8,069 ft
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Permits & access

Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Crater Lake Trail is a 5.88-mile out-and-back route in California with 2,434 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 9,014 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,069 ft
High point
9,014 ft
Length (round trip)
5.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Carson Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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