WILD ROGUE
Welcome to Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area!
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.
Know before you go
It took THOUSANDS OF YEARS of volcanic activity to form Diamond Craters,
but only a few seconds can damage its features. Help BLM protect this area.
Please do not destroy or collect plants, animals or rocks.
no restroom facilities or other amenities. Bring your own water and
shelter and follow Leave No Trace principles: pack it in, pack it out.
keep your vehicle on hard-packed road surfaces and obvious parking areas.
directions
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.
Contact info
point of interest
28910 Hwy 20 West
Hines, OR 97738
541-573-4400
BLM_OR_BU_Mail@blm.gov
Located in southeast Oregon’s high desert
country, Diamond Craters is really unlike
any other place in North America.
