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Vidae Falls

Vidae Falls


Vidae Falls is perhaps the main waterfall attraction in Crater Lake National Park. Granted, waterfalls aren't exactly what you come to Crater Lake for, though. The falls is very easy to visit as it's right off a roadside pullout with a signpost nearby the scree slope at the base of the falls.

The falls itself is actually a tumbling cascade. There were some wildflowers in bloom when we were there adding a little color to the scene. However, it seemed its best flow would probably be in the June or July timeframe as most of the lower parts of the falls were flowing beneath the loose scree instead of above.

The position of the falls is kind of a bit of a paradox as it's not too far downslope of the uppermost slopes of what's left of Mt Mazama. With no river or conventional drainage feeding this falls, you might wonder where the water comes from?

We suspect the springs responsible for this falls is from snow accumulations and other precipitation that managed to seep into some of the more porous parts of the volcano's caldera resulting in an aquifer that more-or-less results in a year-round spring thereby allowing this waterfall to flow even this late into the Summer (we were there in late August).

Directions: Vidae Falls sits to the southeast side of the lake along the Rim Drive roughly 6 miles east of Rim Village. It's just minutes before one of the Phantom Ship parking areas (the one requiring a 1/4-mile walk to view the protruding rock attraction surrounded by the sapphire blue lake).

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Another look at the fallsAnother look at the falls

Phantom Ship in Crater LakePhantom Ship in Crater Lake

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Bottom up sweep from the roadside pullout


Bottom up sweep from a spot closer to the falls itself


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