(4K UHD) Powder House Cove Boat Ramp Launch @ Prineville Reservoir Oregon State Park! | Bowman Dam

*This Video is 4K UHD - it is made to watch on a Big Screen Smart TV!*

Chapters & Timestamps:

0:00 Sign for Entering Powder House Cove Boat Ramp Launch
0:11 *Walking Down Powder House Cove Boat Ramp*
2:20 *View of Bowman Dam & Walking Up Powder House Cove Boat Ramp*
3:15 2 Day Use Picnic Sites & Parking Lot
4:07 "The Powder House" Historical Marker!
5:09 Silent Perspective @ Bowman Dam
6:13 Silent Perspective @ Bowman Dam
7:16 Silent Perspective @ Powder House Cove Boat Ramp
7:31 Silent Perspective @ Powder House Cove Boat Ramp

*Open Hours - 6 AM - 10 PM (as of 2025)
No Overnight Parking*

Powder House Cove Boat Ramp Launch is on the SW Edge of Prineville Reservoir Oregon State Park. Bowman Dam is on the Westernmost Edge of Prineville Reservoir Oregon State Park. There is also a Historical Marker worth visiting for those that appreciate History called Powder House, Namesake for this Location! *Please Note* that although this location is part of Prineville Reservoir Oregon State Park and run by Oregon State Parks, it is the last piece of infrastructure down a High Desert River Canyon Wonderland Zone along Lower Crooked National Wild & Scenic River with 9 Campgrounds and 2 Day Use Areas all operated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), so it is hard not to mentally lump it in to that greater zone and view it within that dynamic. One could very easily Camp at one of the 9 BLM Campgrounds and enjoy Prineville Reservoir Oregon State Park as their Main Attraction during the day!

The Lower Crooked National Wild & Scenic River is an extremely high quality River Canyon Wonderland Zone consisting of 9 Developed Campgrounds, 2 Day Use Areas, 1 Dam, 1 Dedicated Boat Ramp, and 1 World Class Hiking Trail called "Chimney Rock" that ascends to a truly spectacular geological formation. This area is operated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and is in the SW Quadrant of the greater Prineville area to the West of the Prineville Reservoir State Park. *Here is the FULL PLAYLIST that Captures every piece of BLM Infrastructure in this Wonderland Zone:*

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGUSVzluAAlOo4qZIuM2s5e8aRxORCIj

Crooked River is divided into 3 National Wild & Scenic River Designated Smaller Sections - THIS ONE is the greater "Chimney Rock" Segment, named for the geological formation. Chimney Rock is also the name of the Trail, as well as the name of the Campground adjacent to the Trailhead.....clearly Chimney Rock has left its impression and mark on the nomenclature of this high desert wonderland river canyon area. To be clear, THIS ENTIRE SECTION of 9 Developed Campgrounds, 2 Day Use Areas, 1 Dam, 1 Dedicated Boat Ramp, and 1 World Class Hiking Trail is called the "Chimney Rock" Segment of Lower Crooked National Wild & Scenic River.

These Videos were not all made in one day, the size of the entire area and logistics make that impossible. These videos were made on 3/26/24, 4/2/24 and 3/6/25.