I love our National Park Pass. It makes making multiple trips to Crater Lake seem perfectly sane. This was our third visit to the park. We drove around the entire lake on this trip and hiked down to see the lake at it’s surface for a different perspective. I prefer the eastern side of the park to the hustle and bustle of Rim Village.

We camped at Union Creek Campground about 20 minutes outside the park. In this area the Rogue River channels into a narrow gorge. There is also an area nearby called “Natural Bridge” where the Rogue disappears into a 250 foot long lava tube and comes out the other side. There is a nice path along the river and it is a beautiful area. Unfortunately, the lookout points were poorly placed and creating a pleasing composition of the phenomenon is next to impossible.  We made a detour on the way home to Pearsoney Falls.