If you’ve always wanted to swim or ride a boat in America’s deepest lake, this summer is your last chance to do it for a few years.

Crater Lake was formed more than 7,000 years ago when the ancient volcano Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed, leaving the massive depression. "That crater gradually collected rain and melting ...

The lake was formed by the destructive eruption of Mount Mazama almost 8 thousand years ago that formed the 1,949-foot deep crater we now know as Crater Lake. With so many things to do at Crater ...

The lake, a water-filled caldera of an ancient volcano, was formed 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) The Northern Lights seen ...

Crater Lake was formed about 7,700 years ago when the ancient Mount Mazama volcano erupted and collapsed. This created a giant volcanic caldera, which naturally collects rainfall and melted snow ...

More than 7,700 years ago, an ancient volcano named Mount Mazama erupted and caused the peak to collapse in on itself. Over the centuries, snowmelt and rainwater filled the yawing crater to create ...

The result of a volcanic eruption 7,700 years ago, the caldera of Mount Mazama slowly filled with rainwater and snowmelt, resulting in a lake that’s considered the deepest in the country and one ...