Cleetwood Cove Trail is the only access to the lake. The trail is typically accessible from late June thru October as long as it is snow free and cleared of any potential hazards. Hiking to the lake from other locations within the caldera is illegal, not to mention extremely dangerous. The Cleetwood Cove Trail is 1.1 miles one direction with a 700 foot elevation change. The trail terminates at the lake where a 0.25 mile (0.4km) of rocky shoreline is available to anglers. Fishing is not allowed within 200 feet of the boat docks. and is not advised where people are swimming. During the summer when public boat tours are operating, fishing is permitted around the lake shore and from the docks and shore of Wizard Island. Access to and from the island is via scheduled boat tours from Cleetwood Cove.
June thru October summer
June thru October summer