Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area

Overview:

Diamond Craters, an Outstanding Natural Area of 17,000 acres (23 square miles), has some of the most diverse basaltic volcanic features in the nation clustered within a small, accessible area. The area displays an entire range of eruptions possible in basaltic volcanism. It was formed sometime in the past 25,000 years and now resembles a thin, rocky pancake with a few bumps. Features identifiable at the Outstanding Natural Area include craters and vents, cinder cones, spatter cones, lava tubes, driblet spires, a graben, and a water-filled maar.

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Point of Interest:

Located in southeast Oregon's high desert country, Diamond Craters is really unlike any other place in North America.

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Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area

From Burns, take State Highway 78 southeast for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto State Highway 205 and travel south for 46 miles to the Diamond Junction. Turn left at the junction and travel approximately 6 miles to the junction of Lava Bed Road and Happy Valley Road. Turn left onto Lava Bed Road to access Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area.

Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters