Blue Pool

The Blue Pool Tamolitch Falls Trailhead will be temporarily closed on weekdays between July 16 and 30.

Safety concerns at the popular Blue Pool in the McKenzie River area have prompted plans for changes. That includes a ban on swimming in the 38-degree water.

A fire near Crater Lake National Park has now burned over 720 acres. Lucinda Nolan with the South Central Oregon Incident Management team says the flames…