Little Crater Lake
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.4 mi
Distance
10 ft
Gain
10 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Mt. Hood 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
Here's your day, mapped
Little Crater Lake
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 10 ft
- Elevation loss
- 10 ft
- Highest point
- 3,246 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,239 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Little Crater Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Oregon managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 0.38 miles and gains 92 feet of elevation.
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