Route Rim Drive
rim drive 33-mile (53 km) loop road around crater lake rim drive located high in cascade mountains. @ lowest point, rim drive 6,500 feet (2,000 m) above sea level. road reaches 7,900 feet (2,400 m) @ highest point on top of cloudcap. rim drive has 8 main viewing areas roadside parking. 4 of these observation points (pumice point, skell head, cloudcap, , kerr notch) located off road. short trails parking areas lead other 4 observation points (sinnott memorial, discovery point, watchman lookout, , merriam point). in addition main viewing areas, there 15 turnout vista points along road. heading northwest crater lake national park headquarters in munson valley historic district, 3 miles (5 km) crater lake rim , rim village visitor area historic district. sinnott memorial overlook located in rim village. leaving rim village, speed limit reduced 35 miles per hour (56 km/h). visitors reach discovery point viewing area in on 1 mile (1.6 km). there, 5 miles (8 ...