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January 16, 2015

Crater Lake busy after movie 'Wild'

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Crater Lake — Oregon's only national park — reports visitation was up in 2014 — part of a nationwide trend.

Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman tells the Herald and News newspaper that 619,469 people visited the park last year, up from 523,027. Ackerman says he expects to see even more visitors this season, as a result of the movie “Wild,” which includes scenes of star Reese Witherspoon hiking a trail overlooking the lake.


 
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