Corbett State Park covers 63 acres (25 ha) of forest and meadow above the south shore of Blue Lake, east of the Cascade Range in Central Oregon.

[2] The steep caldera slopes make the lake shore in Corbett State Park very rugged.

[1][2] In the 19th century, the central meadow of what is now Corbett State Park was a popular stopping place on the pioneer wagon road that crossed the Cascade Range near Santiam Pass.

Elliot Corbett was an infantryman in the United States Army, serving in the European Theatre when he was killed on 19 November 1944 at the age of 22.

The Corbett family’s gift of the park was made on condition that the land remain a wilderness area.

[1][3][4][5] In August 2003, the area around Blue Lake was burned by the B&B Complex Fires, including most of Corbett State Park.

The park's central feature is a large open meadow surrounded by ponderosa and lodgepole pine.

Some of the small mammals found in the park include chipmunks, ground squirrels, shrews, and voles.

Both the osprey and eagles normally stay well into the fall to feed on brown trout and kokanee salmon that spawn in Link Creek, between Blue and Suttle lakes.

Park visitors can fish in Blue Lake, but access is difficult due to the steep crater walls.

From the trailhead, visitors hike 2 miles (3.2 km) east through the Deschutes National Forest to the park’s main meadow.