Covered wagon monument

Information stop built as a tribute to the Oregon Trail travelers. We’ve been here before…

Check out the photos from the last time we were here.

Dayville, OR

We have been this way before. In 2015 we stayed in the tiny town of Mitchell Oregon. There was a café that had awesome burgers and even better milkshakes. We passed through again primarily for the milkshakes, but the café was closed. There’s more in the tiny town now than there used to be, but no options for lunch without sitting outside in 105°. We decided to push on and ended up in Dayville at the café. The food was great and we had a delicious peanut butter milkshake. Not quite as showy as Mitchell, but just as good.

Sunset on Diamond Lake

An amazing view to end a day filled with incredible views!

Back at camp

The lake was a bit more choppy today but still felt good after a day of sun and hiking.

Then we spent the evening chilling and making tuna melts for dinner. 

It was warm, but Sam decided we needed a campfire so she built one! And she built a nice one!

Ice Cream

Ice cream has been quite difficult to find on the trip. There is a pizza place and store near our campground. They advertise ice cream and I’m sure it is delicious. Unfortunately, they are closed on Tuesdays. We ended up at the Diamond Lake Lodge for soft serve. In this heat, it has to be in a cup!

Wizard Island

This is the only island in the lake. It’s in most iconic Crater Lake photos. Obviously, we had to take one too! You can just make out the white docks where they store the boats in the winter.

The yellow streaks in the water are pine pollen that washed into the lake. According to the ranger, it will eventually sink.

Snow Stake

This is how they know where to plow in the winter. That’s a lot of snow.