Agency-listedUSFSFee
Cow Meadow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.81329, -121.77600
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Cow Meadow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,452 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cow MeadowNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Cow Meadow · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- DDump30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Cow Meadow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,452 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.81329, -121.77600
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cow Meadow · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townThree Rivers · ~15.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~27.5 mi
- Dump station~29.8 mi
- GroceriesFastBreak Corner Store · ~14.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Pine Community Health Center · ~16.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Cow Meadow · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.7 mi straight-line SE — 52530 US-97, La Pine, OR · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 101 within 100 · 322 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.9 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 mi — Mt. Bachelor Westside Village, Bend, OR (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: Open during parking lot hours
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 351518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cow Meadow · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCow Meadow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrane Prairie · ~1.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrane Prairie Boating · ~1.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCultus Corral · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
Open Cow Meadow elsewhere
Other camps near Cow Meadow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Crane Prairie~1.4 mi · fee
- Cultus Corral~1.4 mi · fee
- Cultus Lake~3.3 mi · fee
- Quinn River~3.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cow Meadow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cow Meadow are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cow Meadow
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-21: $21 per night, single site, with one vehicle included; each additional vehicle is $10. Interagency Senior and Access passes get 50 percent off the single-site fee only. recreation.gov 2026 seasons (May 8 to Oct 17) list the same $21. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/cow-meadow-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/267553.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Cow Meadow
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Cow Meadow
What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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