August 13, 2024 3:40 a.m.

The north entrance to Crater Lake National Park is now closed to allow firefighters on the Middle Fork Fire to prepare control lines around the North Entrance Road.

A National Parks Service release said fire crews will reduce fuels along the north-south route creating a defensible zone to keep the Middle Fork Fire from threatening park infrastructure and progressing further east. The North Entrance Road will be closed from North Junction to the park boundary at the junction with Highway 138.  The release said this closure is necessary to ensure the safety of fire crews and the public and is expected to last approximately seven days. All other park roads will remain open, except for construction closures on East Rim Drive.

Crater Lake National Park remains open and is accessible from Highway 62 on the western and southern routes. Expect longer lines to access the park due to all traffic coming through one entrance station. For current information about what is open, visit the park’s current conditions page: https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

For the latest information on road closures, go to: www.tripcheck.com