Crater Lake Rim Drive
Winter-long closure
Pass status
Is the Crater Lake Rim Drive open?
A guide to the typical season and the live weather at the top, not a live open or closed status. Always check the official road status before you travel.
The drive
The high east rim of Crater Lake’s caldera drive, never dropping much below 6,500 ft, with more than two dozen viewpoints over water so blue it looks retouched.
Passes nearby
Season questions
Is the Crater Lake Rim Drive open right now?
The official road status is the only definitive answer, and it changes fast up high. As a guide: the typical driving season runs June to August, and the pass closes for winter snow outside it. Our road note: Winter-long closure The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
When does the Crater Lake Rim Drive usually open and close?
In a typical year it is driveable from June to August. Exact dates shift with the snowpack: a heavy winter can push opening weeks later, and early snow can shut it ahead of schedule.
How high is the Crater Lake Rim Drive?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 2,347 m (7,700 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.