Crater Lake Lodges at Crater Lake National Park.

For Immediate Release

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. - June 28, 2007 - Crater Lake National Park's new year-round Rim Village Café & Gift Shop will open July 3, 2007 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Xanterra Parks & Resorts, operator of lodging, dining and retail operations in the park, was involved with the renovation and design of the 3,700-square-foot facility located in a National Park Service building constructed in 1972.

The facility will be Xanterra's only Crater Lake operation open year-round. A snow tunnel through the basement of the building to the parking lot will make access easier for winter visitors. From October to June, the park receives an average of more than 500 inches of snow. The 71-room Crater Lake Lodge is open mid-May through mid-October, and the Mazama Village Motor Inn is open June through early October.

The Rim Village Café will feature "Grab and Go" items including hot soups, sandwiches, salads and snacks. The 1,500-square-foot café will have a seating capacity of 36 inside and 48 on an adjoining patio. The 2,200-square-foot retail area will feature a hiking theme with aisles resembling a hiking trail that weaves its way through the shop. The trail is made of various tiles including some that look like local rock.

Xanterra was the project manager for the interior renovation of the gift shop and the café. The architectural firm was Skelton, Straus & Seibert of Medford, Ore., and the contractor was T. Gerding of Corvallis, Ore.

The 183,224-acre Crater Lake National Park was established in 1902 as the country's fifth national park. The park was created to protect Crater Lake, located in the caldera that resulted from the collapse of a volcano. At 1,947 feet, Crater Lake is the deepest and clearest lake in the country. It is surrounded by lava walls 500 to 2,000 feet high.

For reservations at Crater Lake Lodge or Cabins at Mazama Village or for more information, call (1) 888-774-CRATER (888-774-2728) or visit www.craterlakelodges.com.

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Xanterra Parks & Resorts® (consisting of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc. and Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C.) operates lodges, restaurants and other concessions at national parks and state parks and resorts. Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the country's largest park concessioner. Xanterra operates concessions in the following locations: Yellowstone, the North Rim of Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks, and Mount Rushmore National Memorial; and at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif.; Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and eight Ohio State Parks. Its affiliate Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. operates concessions at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Xanterra operates the Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, Ariz.

Long committed to the preservation and protection of the environment, Ecologix, Xanterra Parks & Resorts' environmental program, includes a variety of proactive environmental stewardship programs in each location. Xanterra has been repeatedly recognized for its environmental leadership in the hospitality industry and is the recipient of many honors, including major awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Travel Industry Association, Colorado Department of Public Health, State of Arizona, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

For more information about Xanterra, links to individual properties and reservations numbers, visit www.xanterra.com.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts
6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 600 North
Greenwood Village, Co 80111

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Mona Mesereau
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