Crater Lake National Park: Deadly Waters | Full Documentary

[@Synfulz]

I lived only an hour away. So, I've been here many, many times in all seasons. I've been there at night for photography of the skies. Never once heard of ill stories or experienced anything out of normal. Beautiful place.

[@brucephillip6456]

Indeed. I was born and raised here. Been to the lake countless times. Never heard any of that religious mystical idiocy ever before.

[@Cindy-ls3dj]

I've never been there before but when I wasn't there I heard footsteps following me once when not hiking by that lake.

[@carolwilliams8281]

​@@Cindy-ls3dj 😂😂😂

[@carolwilliams8281]

I live in Oregon, been to Crater Lake, and these stories are all fake, phony, and false. None of these things happened there.

[@kjpcgaming9296]

Me too, Live in Southern Oregon, this video is complete BS

[@marythacker4802]

In 2007, me, my husband, my son and my daughterinlaw drove cross country from Alabama to Northern California. I planned the trip with stops along the way to see as many interesting places as we could see without going too far out of our way to Crescent City, California and the Redwood trees. We left the freeway, I84, in Ontario, Oregon heading west on Hwy 20 to Bend. I had made reservations for that night in Crescent, Oregon. The motel was small, about 12 rooms. The lady who made the reservation for me was very polite. When I told I wanted a reservation, she said "Oh, honey I think you have the wrong place. This is not Crescent City, California nor (I forget the other Crescent she said). I explained that I knew, but that we were going to Crater Lake the next morning. She was so happy, "Oh, well you do have the right place!" It was June 18th when we headed out the next morning. The closer we got to Crater Lake, the deeper the snow was on the sides of the road. Being from north Alabama, we had never seen snow that deep. At one point, we stopped and my son measured the snow. On June 18, the snow was 6 feet deep. We were astonished. When we stood on the rim of the caldera, it was so beautiful and serene we stayed for a while. It's one of the most beautiful and interesting places I have ever been. There was never any feeling of danger, foreboding, or anything like that. Just awe-inspiring beauty and serenity.

[@kiethj7]

I moved up here from Florence AL. It's a beautiful place that's very hard to leave. Crater Lake never felt threatening or eerie. Just majestic.

[@PeterGoyer]

I've been there when there is 20+ feet of snow

[@markthomas4083]

Thanks Mary, I appreciate your input.

[@sweethomealamanda]

Hello from Winston County (Lynn) & Tuscaloosa County (Brookwood) Alabama! 👋🏼 And yes... I'd love to visit this area some day! Beautiful ❤

[@albertmiller3082]

Camped on the rim, spent the night, hiked down to the lake the following morning, went swimming in the ice-cold water. There is nothing untoward about this location, it’s a splendid place. Spectacular!

[@elenacaddell3639]

Because you didn’t see anything or since anything does not mean it’s not there

[@punxxi]

I was under the impression that you are not allowed in the water. It's an awesome place though.

[@albertmiller3082]

@ I was there in mid-1970’s and anyone brave enough to jump into 34 degree F water was welcome to it. That may well have changed today. Jumping into water that cold, on a hot summer day after climbing 700 ft down from the crater rim, is an adrenaline rush par excellence. I don’t doubt it could trigger a heart attack or a stroke or some thermal-seizure in vulnerable individuals. Water was ice cold and clear as anything.

[@NondescriptMammal]

There is only one location where you are legally allowed to visit the shore and go for a swim, Cleetwood Cove on the north side of the lake. It's about a mile hike down a switchback trail, several hundred feet of elevation change. There's a nice cliff you can jump from into the lake, about 15 feet high. There's also a ferry to Wizard Island from there. Yeah the water is super cold of course, but it felt great on a hot summer day when we were there. We camped in the Mazama campground, a beautiful place in the forest. I don't know what all this ridiculous nonsense in this video is about, just more sensationalist KZbin garbage drama invented to lure gullible viewers.

[@albertmiller3082]

@ You describe the switchback and cliffs vividly. That’s exactly where I was. Ice cold purest water. It was a very hot summer day with no clouds. Jumping into that nearly frozen water was an amazing rush.

[@Yatahey]

When I was a kid my parents and I were going to camp for one night at Crater Lake so dad didn’t want to pitch a tent. A tarp and sleeping bags went down on the ground. In the middle of the night I heard my dad in a whispering intent say “get out of here, get out of here”. Then I felt hot breath on my head; my heart was beating so hard I could hardly breathe. Scared stiff! Three breaths and the bear went over to our picknick table and ate a loaf of bread. That was 65 years ago and I still can feel where that bear and his hot breath touched my head.

[@booognish]

To be fair you guys kind of asked for it leaving the food out, but it might have been for the best anyway I guess. Either it attracted the bear or it distracted it, but you survived.

[@DM-wp9vq]

Now that is terrifying! Not the weird stories of people that "saw something strange" as a teenager. A bear getting right up on you like that...that's truly scary

[@HubCityMan]

He didn't want to pitch a tent?

[@joshhas99problems]

For those who haven’t been…Crater Lake is epic and well worth the trip!

[@luddite333]

about a year ago I rescued a crawdad by a creek - it was far from the water on a cement path so I knew it was out of place - brought it some distance and released it at the waters edge - it brought a claw up and seemed to thank me and then it waved its claw as if to say goodbye and swam away into the water - will never forget that🥰

[@troys6096]

Best story ever 🎉

[@davechristian7543]

only humans no about waving mate so your dreaming.

[@oeb3847]

I'm an animal rehabilitator---sometimes very odd things happen with animals. I think your kindness was rewarded by a thank you wave. I don't think U were dreaming---I think it was real.

[@melodyfleck9368]

thank you

[@philliplow5379]

Mmmm...crawdad.

[@bradhurd6097]

When I was 5 years old my Dad took me camping at Crater Lake. He even bought me a little Snoopy fishing pole so I could fish with him off the small boat he had. On my very first cast the pole slipped out of my hands and fell into the water. Dad spent several minutes trying to snag the pole with his own but he couldn't do it. I cried my eyes out. It wasn't until years later that he told me Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S. and there was no way he would of been able to snag the Snoopy pole. Circa 1975.

[@squeezebox7458]

In 1986 my boyfriend and I were driving from San Jose, CA, to Bend, OR. He wanted to stop at Crater Lake to see the view, but the closer we got the more apprehensive I felt. When we arrived there I had the worse feeling, like an evil presence was lurking there. My boyfriend laughed at me, so against my will I got out of the car and walked to the vista point. Suddenly, everything went absolutely silent -- no birdcalls, no cars on the road, no wind through the trees -- just nothing. The hair on the back of my neck stood up and I bolted for the car, yelling for him to get back in the car and get us out of there. We made it out safely but both of us were shaken up for a couple days. I don't know what that was but I'll never go back!

[@Knightswatch1972]

The natives say there a demon that lives there.. and monster dwell in the waters. You couldn’t pay me to go near it.

[@glendabarton1914]

I loved Crater Lake but I wasn't there long enough to feel those vibes.

[@ambyburum2666]

My daughter and I drove to Cater Lake to see the view and take some pictures. Nothing remotely like the silliness reported here. Driving out we stopped for a picnic lunch on the side of the forest and all of a suddenly a mamma bear and two small cubs ran across the road and disappeared into the forest right in front of us 😊

[@MegaTriumph1]

When I was a kid I could feel a presence of something watching me when I was there. It was very creepy when we got out of the car we looked at Crater lake and then we all got back in the car and left. I'll never forget it was the creepiest feeling, that I never forgot.

[@lilyLily1824]

I believe this! Wow! I went there as a kid with my Grandaddy and GMA, never saw anything. But I won’t go there again nor Shasta either. No way!

[@Levi-em6ym]

I have been to Craterlake at least 7 times and each was as beautiful as the last. I always feel GODs presence and grace there. One of the most majestic places on earth.

[@JesseGallego-pb2bk]

I live very close to the place. It's not evil I go up there all the time. Me and my dog love this place.

[@oeb3847]

Oregonian here--- There are stories among Indian tribes that Crater Lake is a place of danger & shouldn't be entered alone. I've rode my bike around it & was in total awe!----But I did it with a friend. I will believe the people that have been here longest.

[@JuanitaGalipo]

I went there and all I saw was beautiful views and nature. Beautiful place.

[@John-cr2tn]

Lived in Roseburg and went to Crater lake often and must admit it has a somewhat holy feel to it. Heard many stories but always had a good time.

[@onesilentarrow]

My former in-laws live on 138 across from the upqua river in Glide. Not too far outside of Roseburg.

[@John-cr2tn]

@onesilentarrow I probably floated past their house on an inner tube a 100 times

[@michellemoir9644]

I loved my visit there. No bad vibes and probably the most beautiful place I’ve seen in real life.

[@audibjornsson6107]

Y'all have way too active imaginations but i like that its keeping tourists out. Theyre loud and leave trash!

[@sreed7637]

Respectful tourist know the phrase “ pack it in, pack it out”! ❤

[@mariacaceres4312]

In the early eighty's, we went to see my sister in Oregon, and on the way back to San Jose, we stopped at Crater Lake. It was around midnight and everything was closed. Mom didn't want to wait, so we took off. Everyone was asleep except my daughter and I. The road was curby, so was driving slow when we saw someone on the side of the road. He was taller than our van. He crossed the road behind us. We saw him clearly with the brake lights. He was hairy with no clothes on. I wish we had cell phones at that time.

[@keensweep]

Sounds like Bigfoot..

[@Ann-st8et]

It was probably one of the looney toons who wandered too far away from San Francisco! 😅 We saw quite a few like that, no pants or shoes in broad daylight! 😅😮

[@stephwinant5038]

@@keensweepor a feral person

when i visited Yosemite i went to Clacier point, and when i got near the edge, i felt a powerful Tugging trying to pull me to the edge, it was all i could do to fight it and get away from the 3080 ft drop off. it scared the crapp out of me...

[@Twilightzoneisreal]

One of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.

[@07wrxtr1]

You have to see it with a fresh blanket of snow at sunrise during the winter!

[@sparkyplug788]

I’ve lived in Southern Oregon my entire life. I’ve been to Crater lake numerous times. The Klamath Indian’s do consider the area sacred, with powerful spirits. A place to be highly respected. David Paulides, in his book Missing 411, has written about several unsolved missing person cases in the area. Including the one where the park ranger investigates the scene. It did seem like the man literally melted out his clothing.

[@RachelMarie81]

Wow! I had no idea about the history of this place. About 2.5 years ago, I moved into a small class C RV and drove up the 101 on the west coast from AZ to WA. I had never been to the Pacific Northwest and visited so many beautiful and interesting places. My RV is off-grid with solar and I’ve taken that thing to boondock in so many unique places. On my travels, I would research things to see and places to visit. I immediately knew Crater Lake had to be on my list. I drove from Medford to Diamond Lake and boondocked in their ski area one night in their ‘off season’ in June. There weren’t many people around and it was eerily quiet where I parked for the night. I remember feeling a little uneasy like there was something outside. There were no birds or squirrels or any wildlife you would expect to hear. It felt to me that perhaps there was a predator outside and everything was silent and hiding from danger. (I do believe Bigfoot exists and I wouldn’t rule out the idea that perhaps nature was silent if a Sasquatch were in the area. I personally believe it to be an undiscovered species of primates/apes.) Now hearing about the deep spiritual beliefs of Native Americans about that area…that is quite possibly why I felt an uneasy heaviness the night at camped at Diamond Lake. My evening was uneventful and the next day I drove my RV about 10 minutes to the north entrance and drove down the western rim. Majestic doesn’t even fully describe the beauty and intensity of that place! It is probably one of the most breathtaking places I’ve ever had the honor of seeing. I’ll confess though, that it was unnerving to drive down the western rim in an 8000 pound 22’ long top-heavy RV. I pulled to the side of the road at many lookout points on the way. Though it was June, the snow was still about 5’ deep in many places. I knew it would be the end of me if my RV hit a patch of ice. There wasn’t much of a guardrail to keep me from driving right off the side of the mountain. After my cautious drive, I was happy to see the bottom of the park and gift shop…knowing I safely made it down the mountain. I still think it is one of my most favorite places to visit. I’d definitely go back again…however not in a huge and heavy RV. And now having seen this…I think it explains the spiritual heaviness I felt there. There is something unseen there that demands respect.

[@theresaboock6758]

Crater Lake has been an awesome, ethereal place the many times I have visited.

[@glennbellman1100]

I've been there, it's a great place to enjoy nature. No heavy atmosphere.

[@BillieHurtman]

My brother & I were taken to Crater Lake in 1951 by our school principal.We were 8 & 9 years old. We had a greatt time in this beautiful place

[@Jonah-k8v]

I got baptized in Crater Lake. Beautiful place.

[@conniewojahn6445]

There is only one place where people are allowed contact with the water. The road down is one way and looks like a boat ramp. Is that where you were? Any place else would be illegal.

[@lorimullen3680]

Oh Lord, to get arrested for your baptizing in the Lake. We humans are very complicated these days😂.

[@dagmaranja888]

​@@lorimullen3680yeah, I must say! What a crime!

[@randybeard6040]

@@conniewojahn6445 --I doubt that the Park Officials would arrest a Church that was Baptizing people, if they did, it would make National Headlines...

[@jamesparks3504]

It’s not illegal to get into the water at Crater Lake, anywhere you can manage to. Problem is there’s only one way to get there, the Cleetwood Cove Trail, over a mile long and steep and strenuous. Once you get to the lake there’s only a small area that is easily accessible. While there if you made arrangements you can take an awesome boat tour of the lake. The shoreline is all boulders that are sized like small cars and large busses. You can climb over them and fish or swim, but it’s a workout. I’m 68 and can say for sure my last visit to the water of Crater Lake was unforgettable and also my last. If you are able it’s worth the hike to visit.

[@mariekatherine5238]

I was at Crater Lake at age 9 in 1966. We camped in walking distance of the rim. I didn’t sense anything amiss, and I’m often spiritually attuned to places of danger and will leave.

[@j.wicker6170]

Jacques Cousteau said there was something in there that we're not ready for.

[@SusieDaw-ix6pv]

Wow! I thought that at the beginning! He saw something and he was wrong not to tell us!

[@FreeSpirit5150]

I'm very interested in Crater Lake, and so I looked up his quote, but couldn't find anything about that. Can you list your source? I sorta collect anecdotes like that. I did run across several sources claiming that Jaques C. made that comment about Lake Tahoe, (though they were eventually debunked).

[@emeraldfox7175]

He said that about lake Tahoe, not crater lake

[@denisestinnett4414]

If you miss your chance to see Crater Lake you have missed something very special. Serene, lovely and majestic. You bring your own vibe.

[@spiritwalker-nv7dp]

I've always wanted to go to Crater Lake!!😊😊

[@doobielawson702]

I spend a lot of time in and around the woods of Crater Lake. I have never had one eerie experience there. The woods just north of Prospect are some of my favorite grounds on earth.

[@pj361]

I have only experienced awe at the beauty of the lake during the times I have been there.

[@barrywainwright3391]

Who else watch documentaries like this to see areas they know they will never see?

[@Junkyard_Dog]

You should make the trip there. It's worth it I go every year.

[@johnhaigler407]

It's worth the journey.

[@sthomas7064]

It is breath taking to stand on the rim. It makes you feel small and the world feel so large.

[@kens2328]

I watch them to find places I will always avoid. The creep-o factor of CL is off the charts. 2000 feet deep? Nopenopenope….

[@lbazemore585]

I once hiked up Garfield peak after a rain shower and saw circular rainbows reflected all around the lake. It was before cell phones and l had no camera with me. A cloud bank crept down one edge of the lake bowl , then up the other side. I was above all this. Unforgettable!!

[@jasonhumphry5836]

Visiting with my cousin in Wyoming I was camping in the mountains and in the morning I watched a fog cloud in the morning move across the mountain range like a snake most amazing thing I've seen and my pictures I have don't do justice

[@behindthespotlight7983]

2:07 “when inexplicably Herb realized ‘if I plunge into this watery abyss I don’t have to listen to Doris anymore’”

[@roslyndrake6702]

Back the early 70’s I went to Crater Lake with a church and had a wonderful time boating on the lake. There was nothing scary just peaceful.

[@heartattackhiker3527]

I've seen fires hiking through the lava section of the PCT at night in Oregon. That same night I saw a baby cougar. I also ended up getting a wonderful night of sleep.

[@miloaaron8388]

i've heard countless cryptid encounters at crater lake throughout the years

[@aliceinoregonland3942]

Sure you have! What are they?

[@wolfling2039]

@@aliceinoregonland3942Read the online document called Smith Brothers history of Crater Lake to find the Park Naturalist and a Park Ranger’s stories of encountering sasquatch.

[@HubCityMan]

​@@aliceinoregonland3942be nice

[@rejanedesevigne]

My late husband and i owned and operated a small boys youth ranch an hour and a half away from Crater Lake in 1989 . I knew nothing about the lake and didnt even lesrn of its history, etc till i moved to Ashland OR in 1998. I had an uneasy heaviness come over me for the whole day I was there. Many times we went hiking and rving up there. I never f elt comfortable or even happy when i was there. I loved when we were out of the park and all the darkness left me. I honestly believe there is something different about it, but cant really say. I have no desire to go back.

[@TimothyWiley-r2b]

Crater lake is really beautiful, but I stayed one night there and didn't sleep well, but I packed up and left without breakfast....felt the same feeling at wounded knee, and washita massacre sites when I lived in Montana....a lot of people have gone missing at Crater lake....

[@lets.go.places2gether]

Visited twice, once late spring when the snow were still on the ground and second time in middle of summer. Never felt weirded out or scared though. We even took the boat shuttle to wizard island to toured the island. It was nothing special inside wizard island but it was definitely beautiful hiking there.

[@pwc1021]

Was there in either 1985 or 1990 and was blown away by its sheer grandeur and beauty. Took the zodiac (boat) ride on the lake and around Wizard Island. On the shallower side of the lake the waters were turquoise in colour and I'm guessing was 30 to 50 feet deep, you could see the bottom. As we rounded the island I could see a distinct boundary between the colours of the waters. On one side was the shallower turquoise waters and on the other side was dark purple colour waters. Was puzzled as to why the colour difference until we rode over the darker waters; I then realized the darker waters were over an abyss which had depths up to over 1,900 feet.😮 Just totally awestruck about the place.

[@Harleyanne774]

We went in July. Still had snow. I’ve never felt so uneasy and couldn’t quite figure out why.

[@Coppersaguaro]

First time there it was all fogged in and couldn’t see it. I was called to hike down and touch the water. It was amazing.

[@endtimesninja1235]

My best friend saw a silver sasquatch there. He isn't a liar either. I believe he saw something that can't be explained

[@hanzwind]

They should rename it Later, Lake!

[@ronmcbride2050]

😂

[@starwestcott7554]

Compared to most other lakes, Crater Lake has had a significantly low number of reported deaths over the last century, primarily due to its remote location, steep cliffs, and lack of significant water currents, making it considerably safer than many other popular lakes for swimming and boating activities

[@nancybusso6171]

I live in Oregon and have been to Crater Lake several times. Family members and our guests would always go near the edge to see the lake….not me. I never liked going there and was happy to leave. Creepy place!

[@thedislikecounterforcommen3525]

I swam at Crater Lake during the summer time. Always a surreal experience, especially with goggles on, and with the ultra clear water, it gives you a sense of vertigo and a sense of flying which gave me a fear of heights. I have been going there for 20 years since I was 19. My wife and I at age 20 went there during the winter, climbed on winter glaciers over the edge of the rim of the lake DONT EVER DO THAT! You can fall through the glacier and down a thousand feet to your death. We hiked up a side of hill, off trail, NEVER GO OFF TRAIL! And, my wife fell through the glacier going up the side of the rim, ripping her jeans and giving her a nasty bruise that lasted months. Glaciers melt from the inside out and you cant tell if you are on thin ice at the top of them. If you are inexperienced with hiking at 6,000ft on steep snowy trails, read a book about the perils FIRST. Being from the city, being young and inexperienced, or simply out of your element. Can get you killed in a place like Crater Lake. I have been there 2 dozen times, taken college camping classes there, and have always left with all my limbs. And, there are now wolves there that have been re-released there, or released in Idaho and traveled there to find mates. Of course there are bears, and cougars as well. The air is thin, so an older person, or out of shape person, or someone with asthma or heart condition can get winded on a short hike very easily and perhaps could faint at the edge of the rim. Just be careful folks. Plan for the worse and hope for the best. Have a good time, and stay with a crowd of people if possible.

[@kens2328]

You, sir, are an absolute lunatic. You swam in that abyss? No f-ing way.

[@Genehicks199]

If you ever get a chance, go to Crater Lake, it is beautiful. If you are camping, stay at Union Creek it's a short drive. We live close by on 300 acres and love it here. It's rural, beautiful, and safe.

[@latriciastraw239]

Winter time at Crater Lake is breathtaking!

[@dennisstonebrink1215]

Both crater lake and Mt Shasta are creepy. Not far apart either

[@KellyLevitt-w3u]

Been there several times . Only strange things I have seen are the people who show up there and see or hear strange things !

[@softhotty]

Went there in 1992, electric blue colored water. Blue est fresh water this Jacksonville Floridian has ever seen.

[@mink5]

I went there in 1996 and was stunned by the color of the water. Electric blue is a good description. I have never before, or since, seen water that color. Lake Louise in BC, Canada is a close second.

[@softhotty]

@@mink5 There are places in the ocean Ive seen that are brilliantly colored blue. But a lake...never seen bluer. Mezmerizing.

[@blackholeentry3489]

I was born and raised in Oregon, and visited Crater Lake many times. Once, a friend and I were on motorcycles, arrived late in the day, so threw our sleeping bags on the ground, slept well and were gone before anyone arrived in the morning to say anything. Once took my 2nd wife there, but low clouds/fog prevented us from even seeing the lake....so, at this point, she has never seen it, and now, at age 88, most likely won't.

[@NadaNada-dv8wx]

WoW i live not to far from Crater Lake, and i still haven’t been there ,even the local natives stay away from there…man the story’s that I’ve been told from very very reliable native keep me awake at night ! !

[@DominicSeanMcCann]

Natives avoid a place? Good enough for me...

[@rallysport4207]

@@DominicSeanMcCannyea same won’t b going there

[@sreed7637]

It’s amazingly beautiful, ask any native - respect the land and it will respect you.

[@RowesRising]

There is an Airforce base in Klamath Falls near Krater lake- so it’s not crazy to think it could be a gov’t experiment.

[@douglascronin7336]

It should be call Caldera Lake National Park because that is what it is .

[@Thea_MojaveOutliersWhipmakers]

I grew up here, and we cross country skied in the winter all the time. I never heard any of this stuff. Okay, I heard something about a crawdad, once, but that was like a boil situation, yanno. Listen, the park is ABSOLUTELY stunning, way more than what was shown here, and well worth a visit.

[@EarthScienceTV]

Wow, what a chilling experience! It’s intriguing how some places, like Crater Lake, have such a strong aura that even visitors can sense something unusual. Your story captures that eerie silence and the intense feeling of an unknown presence perfectly. It’s a reminder of how nature can sometimes give us more than just scenic views. Thanks for sharing, it definitely makes me think twice about the mysteries hidden in these beautiful but potentially haunting landscapes!

[@paulapridy6804]

I have been there in all seasons and cross country skied the area. Beautiful.

[@rogerscottcathey]

A friend's brother working there was transporting an engine across the lake for some reason. Something caused a wake and the engine went over the side, and the cherry picker chain around the block got wrapped around his ankle and he went down into the depths. He finally got loose and survived the incident.

[@paulmartinez7163]

I met a young man who is stationed on a submarine. He told us that they had gone there on the sub. He also said they went to Flagstaff, where the submarine Research Center is located. I've seen the signs for this place and know that it's there. I'm a former Type-1 Firefighter from the Southwest.

[@rogerscottcathey]

@paulmartinez7163 : Implying there are river tunnels large enough to accommodate a submarine and must be connected to the Pacific ocean? There are hydrothermal outlets on the caldera quite saline. Even so, I'm not sure the salinity of the lake is high enough to really be connected to the ocean.

[@emeraldfox7175]

Smells of bull 💩

[@aliceinoregonland3942]

What a lovely tale of bs!

[@rogerscottcathey]

@@aliceinoregonland3942 : Which?

[@makapa2u]

Been there 4 times and stayed in Union Creek resort every time - every thing good but at night my wife would not leave the cabin at all would not go out at night even to get something from the car

[@archieolmstead6688]

She probably needs meds.😂

[@28105wsking]

Trust women’s intuition! We sense things you don’t.

[@itta-pupu2]

lol um....no​@@28105wsking

[@uofan1]

Because it's dark and scary? Far different from evil lurking there. 😉

[@margyeoman3564]

It is NOT totally unusual that high points like that mesmerize, and you can be drawn over the edge. I have felt it.

[@28105wsking]

Me too. Heights and fire and snow fields overtopping frozen lakes. Somehow they all beckon us into harm. I was so shocked and mesmerized by the enormous royal elephant coming down the street right in front of me for the Royal coronation in Nepal that if a Nepali man hadn’t grabbed me and pulled me out of the way, I would have been trampled for sure. Unexpected things can shock us into immobility, and thus danger.

[@JustEdit22]

As someone ho lives in Oregon and has been to Crater lake, there’s nothing spooky about it and I’ve never heard anybody say anything about anything scary there and I’ve lived in Oregon all my life

[@hikerx9366]

If you go on Google Earth and find the Wizard boat tour dock, as the crow flies to the left of that location our right about 1,568 feet in that direction you can see a bunch of rock fallen onto the shoreline. Directly behind that rumble what seems to be a huge arched shaped stone door going into the mountain side. If you scan the lake bottom itself you can see many white separated anomalies along the bottom. Some shaped like an L some shaped liked large squares. Could they be the outline of an ancient city perhaps. They almost look like remnants of walled structures.

[@archieolmstead6688]

What drugs are u on?

[@timchalmers1700]

It was a beautiful, hot summer day. When we bought tickets for the boat tour on the lake, we were told to wear something that we could wear swimming. We drove to the parking lot, hiked down to the lake, and enjoyed the tour. At the end of the tour, the guide said we could jump into the lake off of some nearby rocks. The water was really cold, but yes, we can say that we jumped into a volcano.

[@speedfreak8200]

I camped out of a pickup canopy for 3 days with my girlfriend in the mid 80's.. didn't see any ghosts or anything unusual. But will never forget the unique color of the water 💧 I will have some of what these folks are on ...

[@CathieKiker]

Thank you so much❤

[@jesshenderson1844]

I worked there as a college student Summer 1975. Drove large supply truck to K Falls daily Hiked all over with co-wotkers. We loved it. Nothing supernatural going on here.

[@bold810]

I was there only once, I am 57, but then I couldn't have been more than 13. Man,- that Vista overlook of Crater Lake, the first time I saw it, I swear ,.. I don't ever want to forget that memory. 🎉

[@warpthumr47]

I'm 61 & a native Oregonian, & have visited Crater Lake many times during my life. I had no idea that people consider it a deadly place. If Mt. Mazama ever wakes up again, then sure & from what I hear, the temperature of the water is rising, but I'd say that the deaths are due to the human factor & the remoteness & isolation. Plus, it can be hazardous to go there in winter. It's a national partk. It's not the only national park where people go missing or are killed.

[@palpilgrim8432]

Oh let AJ and Heckelfish lead all these investigation. I'm pretty sure, AJ will come out with very logical explanation😊

[@zodarian6705]

It's the lizard people

[@lynadkins5112]

I love the why files

[@leemundy1613]

Love me some WF! Hecklefish is the bomb. AJ deserves all the success he has found. He refers to Art Bell from time to time, but never in a jealous or snarky way; rather, he pays homage to a master spinner of yarns. I've spent hundreds of hours cruising down the blacktop. driving my 18 wheeler, listening to Coast To Coast AM. Art kept me awake and aware, contributing to increased highway safety. Man, those were some sweet cruises, blazing down the interstate, cruise control locked on, Art Bell booming across the airwaves from the Kingdom of Nye.

[@Dee-jq2ob]

Been many times, nothing unusual and a breathtaking scenery. Born and raised here Edit- except the log in the lake 😂

[@metal--babble346]

the "Scenic Highway" around the rim of Crater Lake has turned into a racetrack for speeders. Very sad to see wreckless driving at a beautiful national monument

[@2nd_of_3]

Diamond Lake, it’s near by. There’s an unsettling feeling there. We camped at the Crater Lake campground, it was cold but okay.

[@angelstolen6966]

i just love these mini docs

[@kixigvak]

What bunch of nonsense. I grew up in Oregon and have been to Crater Lake many times. Never heard any of this stuff. Swimming in the lake is a real adventure. It's terrifying to look down thousands of feet in crystal clear water. I swam across the lake and that was a worthwhile experience. Took two hours. The temperature was just under 60 degrees F, which is 15 C.

[@boomcrypto8347]

Different people operate in different frequencies. Different people will experience different things.

[@Japp2808]

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[@tatsdgreat8886]

​@@boomcrypto8347lol...u think u some phone signal?? 😅

[@emeraldfox7175]

Stop lieing

[@DC-tv2hp]

Stopped watching after giant crayfish

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Been there many times, and one friend has even SCUBA dived its waters to about 120 feet deep. I am rather sensitive to natures ques in wilderness, but NEVER had any such 'warnings' at any of my visits to the crater. There are bigfoot in Oregon.. yeah go ahead and be skeptical, but if you spend time out here you hear their wood knocks, and on rare occasion, some even see them, or have encounters. Many of us that live here attribute most of the odd goings on, to the squatch/bigfoot.

[@ronaldharris9169]

About twenty years ago I took my wife and daughter to Crater Lake on a beautiful summer day to take in the sights and have a picnic. Upon arrival we noticed steady overflights of some helicopters, one after another. It really spoiled the usually quiet majesty of the park. After lunch, we went to the lodge and inquired about the helicopters. We were shocked to hear that a tour helicopter, with pilot and tourists on board was flying low over the water, supposedly dipped too low, caught their skid in the lake, plunged into the lake, and quickly sank into one of the deepest parts of the lake. There was an oil boom on the surface to collect the oils rising form the sunken wreck. I never heard if they were ever able to recover the bodies or the helicopter.

[@barbaracalzado7177]

How sad,......

[@lisafayepranger8561]

Definitely a place of multiple energies, not a simple place at all, and all I felt was reverence and respect for all that made it up. And it was August, and it snowed.

[@deborahlangnese7645]

I have been to crater lake. I never felt anything really evil there but I was there in the day time. We did spend the night there in our camper. When we got up in the morning we were all fine. But we did have our doors locked. My brother wanted to sleep outside so he did. I think in the middle of the night he asked to come inside. But I think he was worried about bears. I did feel that there was a vortex in the area. Which kind of changes our reality. Which is not good. I wouldn’t go there if your alone. Bring some kind of protection with you.

[@razzberry5698]

Brad Olsen is one of my favorite researchers and I enjoyed this presentation. I had been there years ago and wish I knew the lore back then. Interesting.

[@duwomaiishgabrielle9498]

Crater Lake is a Natural Wonder, city people, of course, get really weird when they go out into the natural World! That’s why you get stories like this, city people telling stories! It’s natural, I used to take inner city kids out on wilderness treks to teach them survival skills and the necessity of relying on one another! The first few days out in the woods these kids were Crazy, we often had to separate kids by 50’ until they settled down and tuned into nature! After 3 weeks out, when they came back, their parents didn’t recognize their own kids!

[@28105wsking]

I visited there from NC and didn’t feel anything strange at all. It was shrouded in forest fire smoke, which cleared at the sunset wind. So I could see all the way across. The Lake was beautiful! But I was shocked at how much lower the water level was than pictures I’d seen since I was little.

[@lilyLily1824]

Look up Mt Shasta. Weird stuff there too!

[@710Overland]

I’m dying 🤣🤣🤣 this turned into a ghost hunt, really fast

[@rogerscottcathey]

It's pronounced "Mah-Zah-Mah" not "mehzammeh"

[@soulitude5152]

I didn't find crater lake creepy at all; but I did find the pinnacles gave me an uneasy feeling particularly the closer one got to the end/ edge of the park property along the pinnacles walking trail.

[@SpooksGhost-o7c]

When I was younger and first moved to Washington state, my family and I had made a trip there during the summer before I started school. I can tell you as someone who was barely beginning to be a freshman there was a feeling that I got when I was there. And this was probably 2010 ish.. I love crater lake but there was something about how the water was looking at me I wanted to jump in. I remember telling my mom and I wanted to and she was very leery after that. I know I wouldn’t be able to get out though so obviously I didn’t but the urge the pull was there. And going up the mt it feels like there are creatures in the night there. Not to mention the hotel that people stay at right near crater lake is very haunted. Keep that in mind if you ever go. And be safe!

[@behindthespotlight7983]

There is a deep rabbit hole in French that lacks precise translation in English. “L’appel du vide” (the call of the void) I’ve heard this term used to describe random dark thoughts that tend to explode in one’s mind, almost impetuously, but are nevertheless not acted upon. Examples could include “what if I just jerked this wheel hard left into oncoming traffic?” Or “what if I just dove off this cruise ship into the phosphorescent propeller wake?” My understanding is that this is different from typical suic*** ideation because the individual has no real consideration of offing themselves. I’ve read the term used twice by fiction authors who are tracking down specific true crime stories. The first, a book about Elisa Lam and the 2014 macabre tragedy at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. The second a book about the 1992 disappearance of University of Massachusetts (and former West Point) student, Maura Murray.

[@VictoriaPurser-lw6cu]

I was almost pushed off the cliff side, but I sensed it and hurriedly left

[@markpreston6930]

You are a drama clown.

[@zhannarosa]

I have lived in Oregon for 55 years, but only visited Crater Lake once, in the early 90's. It was the most magical, spiritual experience of my life. We arrived close to dusk. An instrumental harp CD was playing in our car. It was the perfect backdrop to the stunning scenery. It was not Winter, but the distant mountains still had snow at their peaks which the setting sun tinged a glowing pink. As we stepped out of the car to view the lake, a buck bounded up over the bank directly in front of us. I still think of that experience often and with awe. It is classed as one of the natural wonders of the world with good reason. Absolutely worth seeing IMHO. On a side note, I recall learning about the lake in middle school. The teacher told us Wizard Island could only be reached by boat, because the lake is bottomless. My kid mind took that literally and found it terrifying. 😮😂

[@cjb2749]

If it was such an amazing experience, why have you never returned?

[@kirkstubblefield8835]

I have 1700 feet of rogue River waterfront and trails. Oregon and I feel that area I live in a spiritual connections feel it.

[@estherthorp1608]

I live close to crater lake there is a reason the indigenous native tribe stayed away i have heard stories our history here in southern Oregon is fascinating if you can come check it out

[@KyleStansfeld-zi6gc]

Can you imagine what this mountain looked like, before it collapsed. It would have been huge. It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve been and camped in the USA. It’s a beautiful place! I was young and there was nothing scary about it.

[@6969-c6m]

That guy couldn't take it anymore, took matters in his own hands.

[@builderpj]

I swam in that lake with my youth group. Insanely cold

[@brianmoore4778]

Me too

[@MichaelDebalski-mk6bt]

Visited Crater lake about 10 yeaars ago and I will admit I had an erie feeling of a unseen presence. I just assumed it was the incredible beauty of the area but there is definitely magic in the air there !

[@JosephHolness-u2m]

And here I thought this was about the Crater Lake "Nessie" Monster.

[@barbaracalzado7177]

😂

[@cydkriletich6538]

We went to Crater Lake about 15 years ago on our way from CA to WA, and I, too, was kinda shaken up. We took a drive around the rim road, and stopped on the west side of the Lake at a turn out Scenic View. I had noticed a lot of signs saying to not feed the chipmunks. Chipmunks. Well, we tried, but they came up to us begging, even tried running up the pant leg of one of my traveling partners! Even other folks who had stopped were eerily beguiled by them. Those chipmunks were so ill behaved it was downright scary! I don’t care if they are just about the cutest damn creatures I’ve ever seen. It’s all illusion; I think they are demons in disguise! There were so many of them…and they just kept coming!! Freaked me out, I tell ya. Had to get away from there ASAP! We’ve never been back. I am done with cute but rabid-behaving woodland creatures; that’s for damn sure!!

[@ey67]

OMG that is so scary. Chipmunks are pure devils. Thanks for the warning. I'm throwing away all my pnuts.

[@johncheatham6616]

Wizard island is used by skull and bones for high level meetings.

[@R2D2C_3po]

Well Crater Lake is potentially dangerous concerning the volcano the lake sits upon. That volcano could be capable of another cataclysmic eruption in the future. There are many other areas of wilderness in the country where there's all sorts of mysterious disappearances and occurrences. Crater Lake is certainly not alone in that fact!

[@07wrxtr1]

The only "strange phenomenon" are tourists falsely believing they're going to get some "unique" photo by going down to the loose steep rock slide areas - which is the entire bowl. Best photos are at: The Watchman (you can frame wizard island perfectly with the lake from that perspective); Scott Mt. is okay but the but the best overall shot would be at Garfield Peak. If you do go there - winter at sunrise is a TRILLION times better than summer with the noise making tourists/barking dogs/diesel truck idling contest!! Beware that between the visitor center and Lodge there are some good wind blown snow photos in that area - but don't put yourself on a trajectory into the lake "For duh gram dude bro"