Fire Level 1 Evacuation Order At Crater Lake National Park

Above, the cafe and gift shop at Rim Village. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Fires have been raging near Crater Lake National Park for weeks before my visit last week. They still continue to burn.

One of the firefighter encampments was located not far from where I stayed at Diamond Lake RV Park.

The fires are to the south of the park (I was camped north of it). Evidence of an earlier fire was evident at the north entrance to the park. The fires are leaving blankets of smoke inside Crater Lake.

Above, Wizard Island is barely visible due to smoke. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Statesman Journal reported that one fire is getting close to the park:

The Blanket Creek Fire spread within a half mile of Crater Lake National Park Sunday, resulting in a Level 1 evacuation for the park’s Mazama Village. 

The evacuation warning means “get ready” but doesn’t require visitors to leave. 

Mazama Village, which includes a campground, cabins, restaurant and store, is located in the southern area of the park near State Highway 62. 

The evacuation warning doesn’t apply to Rim Village, park headquarters or Rim Road that are farther north and higher in elevation.

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