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Cow Meadow

Cow Meadow Campground

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Single Sites are  $10 extra vehicles are $5

 Campground is open from 4/30/10 to 10/11/10 weather permitting

All Sites are First Come - First Served

It won't be hard for you to figure out how this campground got its name. Almost all the campgrounds in the Deschutes National Forest have the high desert look about them, tall Ponderosa Pines, brown sandy soil, sparse vegetation and very little grass, this one is different. As soon as you go over the bridge that takes you over the Deschutes River, you will see the difference. The whole area is grassy with mostly deciduous trees providing shade. The sites are isolated from one another and this is a little used campground, so you shouldn't be bothered by your neighbors. It is right on the river, but close to Crane Prairie Reservoir. It does have a small boat ramp. The tight road and heavy vegetation makes it difficult for large RV use. Anything over 30 feet is discouraged.

10 MPH speed limit is enforced for boating on Crane Prairie.

    This is an non-hosted campground which means that it is watched over by an attendant from another campground who will visit from two to four times per day.

RV use rating is a 2 (out of 5)

Cow Meadow Map PDF File

Site # Reservable are in red Grade* Driveway
Length
Max Vehicle Length Back-in or Pull-Through Paved or Gravel Sunny or Shaded Located on water?
1 C 30 x 20 30 Back In Gravel  Both No
2 C 50 30 Through Gravel Both No
3 C 40 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Both No
4 B 40 x 12 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
5 C 45 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
6 C 45 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
7 A 40 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
8 A 45 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
9 B 30 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Both No
10 A 40 x 20 30 Back In Gravel Both No
11 B 40 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
12 C 40 x 12 30 Back In Gravel Both No
13 A 75 x 12 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
14 B 75 30 Through Gravel Shady No
15 C 45 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady No
16 A 75 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Both No
17 A 45 x 15 30 Back In Gravel Shady Yes
18 C 45 30 Through Gravel Shady No

Site numbers indicated in 'Red' are reservable by clicking on the numbers which will take you to that site's recreation.gov link.

*Grades are based solely on comparison with the other camp sites in that campground