Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission has voted to designate Crater Lake and Waldo Lake as Outstanding Resource Waters. The special recognition provides state protections by preventing activities ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness breaks down how to boat camp at Waldo Lake in a year when many campgrounds and roads are still closed due to last year's Cedar Creek ...

In this shorter episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, reporter Zach Urness talks about the reopening of Jefferson Park, perhaps the most beautiful alpine destination in Oregon, and how to get there ...

This beautiful Oregon summer will soon officially end, but there’s still time to bid it one final farewell. Before you hang up your swimsuit and stash the kayak in the garage, consider making a ...

In this week's edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, we're talking about kayak and canoe camping at Waldo Lake, one of the clearest and most beautiful lakes in Oregon. While many spend the night at ...

says the staff will recommend keeping a ban on gas-powered boats at Waldo Lake. The board is scheduled to hold a public hearing Marine Board Director Scott Brewen ...

One of the most underrated parts of Oregon’s outdoors is the sheer diversity of places to flat water paddle. From marshland to dunes, high mountain lakes to vast wetlands, Oregon offers just about ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Two remarkably clear and internationally known bodies of water in Oregon – Crater Lake and Waldo Lake – now have additional state protections, after action taken Thursday by ...

Even this summer’s smoky conditions couldn’t diminish the true beauty of Waldo Lake’s waters. I seem to have a knack for picking the smokiest days to make the hour-and-a-half venture south to the lake ...

The Oregon House approved a measure banning all gas-powered engines from Waldo Lake. It now goes to Gov. Kitzhaber. Share this article! The Oregon House approved a measure banning all gas-powered ...

Highlights: Yesterday, the fire was active on the northwest perimeter near Spirit Lake and on the southwestern flank. One scooper and four helicopters worked to moderate fire behavior, using Hills ...

In early July, a Twitter account devoted to science and nature posts tweeted out a picture that it said was taken from Flathead Lake, Montana, which it claimed had “the clearest water on Earth.” The ...