Junior Ranger

Crater Lake National Park Word Search

Find all 15 words hidden in the grid — each one has a clue. Big and Little picked them.

Tap a letter to start, then tap the last letter of the word to find it. Or tap a word in the bar to hunt for it — clues are below the grid.

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  • CALDERA The big bowl that is left when a volcano's top falls in.
  • MAZAMA The name of the tall volcano that blew its top and became the lake.
  • VOLCANO A mountain that can erupt with hot rock and ash.
  • DEEPEST What kind of lake this is in the whole United States.
  • BLUE The strong color of the clean, deep water.
  • WIZARD The name of the cone-shaped island in the lake.
  • PHANTOM The smaller island shaped like a ship, made of the oldest rock here.
  • CINDER The kind of small volcano cone that makes up Wizard Island.
  • KLAMATH The Native people who call the lake giiwas, a sacred place.
  • GIIWAS The Klamath word for the lake. It means a sacred place.
  • SNOW This falls deep here all winter and helps fill the lake.
  • RIMDRIVE The 33-mile road that circles the top of the lake in summer.
  • PUMICE Light gray volcanic rock, full of tiny holes, that can float on water.
  • NUTCRACKER A gray and black bird that hides pine seeds all over the park.
  • RANGER The person who can sign your Junior booklet at the visitor center.