Retro Look Sought

Crater Lake

The National Park Service has unveiled a $15-million plan to restore the rim at Crater Lake to the look it had in the 1930s.

The proposal includes moving the main parking lot away from the rim, restoring the cafeteria to its pre-Depression appearance and replanting the rim landscape.

The park service also wants to cut boat tours by one-fourth, and shift commercial visitor services away from the crater rim to the Mazama Village area to reduce congestion.

The proposal seeks to make the experience of seeing Crater Lake as pristine as its bright blue water, rather than having tour buses and mini-vans parked at the edge of the viewpoint.