Oregon’s Historic Crater Lake Lodge
Post by Nancy D. Brown of What a Trip
Historic Crater Lake Lodge
Photographer’s will love the endless photo opportunities at Crater Lake. The lake looks beautiful captured in black and white, but the many shades of blue found in the water are beautiful, as well. What surprised us most about a recent road trip to Crater Lake, Oregon was the amount of snow on the ground in mid-June!
High Touch, Not High Tech
Nature-lovers will appreciate that Crater Lake Lodge has resisted the urge to go high-tech. You won’t find multiple cell phone towers in Crater Lake National Park. Save your battery and turn your cell phone off while you visit the historic Crater Lake Lodge. The 71 room lodge, originally opened in 1915, went through a major renovation in 1995.
Deluxe Lakeside Room #401
The fireplace in the Great Hall welcomes visitors to sit down and relax. In warm weather grab a chair on the balcony and enjoy the breath taking views from the edge of the caldera. If you are planning a trip to southern Oregon, be aware that advance reservations are a good idea if you’d like to snag a Deluxe Lakeside room. On our particular visit, there were four rooms available on a walk-in basis. By the time we showed up for our early dinner reservation, the lodge was sold out.
If you didn’t book your room reservation on-line, up to 13 months in advance, you might want to try the other Xanterra Parks and Resorts property, the Cabins at Mazama Village. Keep in mind that neither the Lodge or Mazama Motor Inn are pet-friendly.
Clawfoot Tub with Lake View
There are rooms to fit ever price range, from ground floor pricing, starting at $151, to Deluxe Lakeside rooms, listed for $206, to the four loft rooms, complete with mini fridge and views of the Klamath Valley.
Photos by Nancy D. Brown
Crater Lake Lodge
565 Rim Drive
Crater Lake National Park, OR 97604
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[...] and our first night was spent at the Mazama Motor Inn. Unfortunately for us, we were shut out of Crater Lake Lodge. It seems you need to be one of those advance planner types to get a reservation at the Lodge. If [...]
If you can not get into the lodge or Mazama Village, You may want to check out the Prospect Historic Hotel Motel and Dinner House. The hotel is a ten room B&B with a 14 room modern motel on the same property. The Historic Hotel Rooms are done in period decorations with private baths and include a full hearty breakfast in the morning. Hotel rooms run from $135 to $195. The motel is Pet Friendly and has rooms from a single queen bed to 2 queens and 2 twins plus a kitchenette. All have cable TV, Microwave, Refrigerator, and coffee in the room. Rates run $90 to $120.
The first floor of the Hotel is a great dinner house serving large portions at reasonable rates.
Prix Fixe menus – Appetizer through Dessert ranges from $23 to $33/person. Sunset Magazine called it the ‘The best between Crater Lake and Medford!’
The Prospect Historic Hotel Motel and Dinner House is the closest Historic Hotel Bed and Breakfast, Motel and Dinner House to Crater Lake National Park at just 28 miles to the Ranger’s kiosk at the Park Entrance.
There usually are rooms available when Crater Lake facilities are full.