Discovery Point Trail

"There are many access points to hike the rim trail. You can access it from the Rim Village, or at a few points along the roadway on the south and east side of the park. We stopped at Discovery Trail and started with the trail heading clockwise around the crater. The trail offered the best, unobstructed views of the magnitude of Crater Lake. The panoramic photo at the top of this article was taken with my iPhone along this trail. It’s definitely worth taking, and you can hike it all the way to The Watchman trailhead further around the lake. After returning back to the parking area, we continued on the rim trail toward Discovery Point. There were still some great views, but the enormity of Crater Lake was obstructed by rock outcroppings and trees. However, it’s a great, easy trail along the rim. We turned around when we reached Rim Village. DISTANCE: Discovery Point hike is 2.2 miles roundtrip. The Rim has varying distances depending on where you start and stop. TIME: 1 hour CATEGORY: Easy/moderate"