Cow Lakes Recreation Area

State: Oregon

Address 1: From Jordan Valley, go 5 miles south on US 95, then about 14 miles on Danner Loop Road

Open: year round

Number of Sites: 10

10 campsites with a boat ramp and picnicking. Boating and fishing in the Cow Lakes or hiking in the adjacent Jordan crater, a 4000-year old caldera filled with fascinating formations such as lava tubes, kipukas, cones, domes, sinks, cracks, and trenches. Biking and off-road use permitted unless posted otherwise. The Coffeepot Crater, which was the source of the flow, is at the north end of the lava field.