Discovery Point Trail is a 4 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Crater Lake, Oregon that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round.
kid friendly
camping
cross country skiing
hiking
nature trips
snowshoeing
walking
bird watching
lake
views
wild flowers
snow
no dogs
Directions from Annie Spring Entrance Station: Drive northward into the park 4 miles to Rim Drive. Turn left on to West Rim Drive and travel 2 miles to Rim Village Road. Turn right and drive a short distance to the trailhead.
CC Cook recorded Recording - Feb 07, 03:01 PM
Such a beautiful day for snowshoeing out to doscovery point and back. Have a basic understanding of snow safety and enjoy the views!!!!
Memorable experience. Went last year, early July. Not a ton of shade on trail, and can get pretty hot. Wear sunscreen, hat, etc. Place can be pretty packed. Not as many people on the trails. Recommend for your viewing pleasure, 10/10.
Darci H recorded Discovery Point Trail
Small snowy patches, but nothing impeding trail use. It was a beautiful day out there today!
Great views, when you can see the lake. Nice hike!
Stunning views of the lake. Continued on to Watchman Overlook for even more views. You’re never to far from a road on this trail but the lake is so gorgeous you’ll forget about the cars.
easy walk, not well marked at the point.
Great intro trail to Crater Lake. We only walked about half of the trail as it runs along the road the majority of the time. Though there was a lot of street noise, having the Lake in plain view the entire hike was something special.
Amazing views! Pretty sandy and dusty this time of year but would easily do this again!
Megan Nolan recorded Discovery Point Trail
Gorgoeous views all the way! Very easy until the very end. Dusty, dry.
Amazing view, didn't have to hike since you can drive, park, and walk to the cliff view.
Stacey F.
The trail has stunning views of Wizard Island and many awesome picture opportunities. But there are some areas on the trail that have large roots sticking out so be carefully when admiring the views, you could easily fall. It’s not well marked from the road if your driving.
It’s a nice easy hike with nice views overlooking the lake (trail to viewpoint is 2 miles round trip). If you only have 1 day at the park, I wouldn’t waste time on this trail though. The viewpoint at the end is reachable by car, & plenty of other, better hikes!
Jonathan C.
good first hike for anyone. relatively flat, and tracks the road.
James Koeppe recorded Discovery Point Trail
First part is along the road so lot of people. Great view but weird trail. Then it gets more like a real trail and awesome views. Any level hiker can do this and more like a walk.
Beautiful crater rim hike with decent trails-easy. Can get dusty on the trail since many visitors to lake will wander down this easy trail.
Nyree S recorded Recording - Jun 26, 02:47 PM
A dozen tempting dropoffs to test your bravery or stupidity.
Only trail open right now in late June. Would only come here in July-Aug. wasted visit. Made the most of this only open trail. Started in the tourist Village area and hiked 3 miles towards Watchmans. Snow got deep. Great views. It’s cool to see Wizard Island from different angles. Would definitely recommend this trail after Garfield and Watchman.
just wow the blue color is killinggggggg
Eric Jern recorded Discovery Point Trail
Great trail with wonderful views everywhere (both the crater side and the other side). Some snow still on the trail (crampons were nice near the end, but probably not strictly necessary). Lots of places to park/start. This recording was the second part for us after hiking a bit & going back to get the car.
My favorite place ever so beautiful
Still lots of snow when we hiked (6-1-19)! But beautiful views. Easy, rolling hike.
