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Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It

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Property grounds
A quiet spot by the river for your reflections!
Breezeway leads to Cow Camps private entrance
Kitchenette

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Barbecue grill
  • Fenced yard
  • Free WiFi

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

studio tiny house

1 King Bed

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It

A delightful little "camp themed" stand alone cottage with a breath taking view of the Wallowa Mountains. You will watch the cattle graze and the snow caps glisten in the sun, or the thunder roll, depending on the day in Wallowa County! But you can be sure it's all beautiful! There is a community deck across the driveway w access to a grill and chairs to relax and enjoy the pond. You can also watch the waters flow in the Wallowa River that runs right through the property. There is a trail down to the river where you can put your feet in, or move your chair right into the streaming water and lounge the day away. Cow Camp has a compact but fully functional kitchen unit and a private bathroom with a shower. We encourage you to bring your camp chairs. While camping is fun, so is pampering! So we've squeezed a King bed into this quaint little space to make sure you get the perfect nights sleep and are relaxed, refreshed and ready to go jump in Wallowa Lake in the morning! 4 miles from Wallowa Lake & 1 mile from town this little Oasis is a gem of a location in Joseph. Our mother Judy was born raised in Wallowa County and this tiny house is a tribute to her. If you prefer a quiet retreat from the world, well you can find that at Cow Camp too!
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17

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Events

Events allowed

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Pets

No pets allowed

Pets not allowed on bedding or furniture

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

VRBO collects taxes for the state & county of Oregon, however I am required to collect city taxes directly, prior to my guests departure.

Pets are not allowed on furniture or bedding, pls take pets down side of driveway for waste relief. Keep pets on leash down at the river.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1621568
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events are allowed on site
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the neighborhood

Joseph

Located in Joseph, this cottage is in a rural area and on a river. Stein Distillery and Wallowa Lake Tramway are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Wallowa Lake and Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing, or check out other outdoor activities such as snowmobiling and sledding.
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Joseph, OR

What's nearby

  • Wallowa River - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Wallowa Lake - 9 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Wallowa Lake Tramway - 17 min drive - 14.0 km
  • Eagle Cap Wilderness Pack Station - 18 min drive - 14.3 km
  • Wallowa Lake State Park - 18 min drive - 14.3 km

Getting around

  • Pendleton, OR (PDT-Eastern Oregon Regional) - 150 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Subway - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Cloud 9 Bakery & Deli - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪La Laguna Family Mexican Restaurant - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Slack Drinks and Dining - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Blythe Cricket - ‬17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It?

As of May 18, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It on May 29, 2026 start from $275, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Cow Camp: A Quiet Cozy Cottage w Mountain Vistas & A River Runs Through It located?

Situated on a river, this cottage is within 1 mi (2 km) of Wallowa River, Stein Distillery, and Aspen Grove Gallery. Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center and Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center are also within 1 mi (2 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 30 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 30 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 30 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 30 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jean F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful and peaceful a wonderful stay well we will come back
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 18, 2025
Thank you for being such lovely guests!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erik N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved my stay, honestly one of the best VRBO’s I’ve ever stayed in. Definitely a top tier place to stay if you’re visiting Joesph!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 28, 2025
Lovely guests!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
GREAT place to stay in Joseph! Just far enough from the noise of the Main Street but walkable to everything. Beautiful views of the mountains and very peaceful. The cabin is super cute. It is very cozy and we enjoyed our stay very much!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Lacey J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great location

Great base spot to enjoy Joseph.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2022
Thank you!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ira S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everything We Needed

The place was super cute. Nice small little cabin with all the necessities. Great views of the mountains from the windows. Super close and easy access to Joseph and Wallowa lake. Would definitely stay again if I get back up that way.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Samuel H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

Overall great place, Wi-Fi is a bit spotty but other than that everything was as deacribed
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2022
Thank you Samuel, it is the mountains-but we’ve upgraded to fiber optics and reliability is greatly improved! Hope to see you again soon.
Verified

8/10 Good

Rhonda C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Combs stay

The cabin was very cute but tiny. It was decorated very cute.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Raissa M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing, peaceful get-away

The tiny home was decorated super cute and was very comfortable. I loved the big windows that overlooked open space and mountains in the distance.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Sep 8, 2024
Raissa is a lovely thoughtful guest any host would love to have!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thomas K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful stay at the Cowboy Riverfront Retreat!

Thank you, Sheila! Our stay at the Cowboy Riverfront Retreat tiny house/studio was perfect. The mountain view and fun restaurants and shops always make this place so special and relaxing. Wallowa County remains our favorite wilderness retreat!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2022
Thomas we hope to host you again soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just as good the second time

Stayed here in June. Love the area and hiking in Eagle Cap, decided to come back again. This place is just as amazing the second time. Can’t wait to come back next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wendy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved It!

Super cute 🥰
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2022
Thank you Wendy, hope you visit us again soon!
Verified

6/10 Okay

Linda D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Small Cabin

Very cluttered, if you have two suitcases, be warned there's little room for the second.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

BECKY M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Cozy place

Cute, cozy place. Quality accommodation (towels, linens, bed). Not within walking distance of downtown but quiet, nice area by river. No air conditioning and fan was a little difficult to operate. Cooled off in evening but pretty warm in unit during day.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2022
Thank you Becky! It’s been hot!! We ordered a little portable air conditioner thanks to your feedback. Pls visit us again soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Veronica B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little piece of Heaven

Judy was very welcoming when we arrived. Even though she is right next door you would never know. Every morning I was excited to wake up to the amazing views. Very intimate setting. It was perfect! The only suggestions I would have is possibly a little fire pit on the mountain side of the cabin to roast hot dogs and marshmallows with the view. We will definitely be back!!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 16, 2020
Thank you for staying...more added this spring for a better experience...barely opened this summer! Better upgrades on the horizon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gem of a place

From the outside it looks small, but looks can be deceiving. Tastefully arranged, views of the Wallowas are amazing, sitting by the Wallowa river in the morning with coffee or wine at night is a perfect way to begin or end your day. Even managed to catch a 3 inch brook trout on my fly rod. Courtney the manager was delightful. Be sure to bring apples for the pony and horse.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Frank&Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the quiet, rural, ranch setting & Gorgeous lawn & flowers. Cabin is quite close to owners’ home & other rentals, all sharing the same parking area. However, we were always able to park right in front of this cabin. This ranch is close to town, but you’ll need a car. There is a beautiful & relaxing small river that runs a few steps from the cabin, complete with chairs to nap in. The cabin space is small, but nice amenities & small kitchen. No tv, but there are books & cards provided. My eyes are bad, so I would have enjoyed reading lamps. Deer did walk through the lawn on several occasions! Judy is an involved hostess & did sincerely seem to want us to be happy, which is not always easy as I used to be in the hospitality biz myself! 😉
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Justin N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Nice Little Place

Very quiet and private. The cottage itself is not riverside but set back about a hundred yards. Access to the river is easy enough through the grass yard of another rental property. Quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Cynthia M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute Tiny Cottage

We enjoyed our stay in this tiny home. A great location close to town. Cute furnishings and really comfortable bed. We loved hearing all the nearby animals and watching the birds every morning. The ceiling and table fans were essential to keeping it cool since we were there in the heat of the summer. I do wish the outdoor dog kennel had been better maintained and with more shade—we opted for the dog kennels down the road for day care which was very affordable and worked out great.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Linda G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Cozy Getaway

This cottage is small but quite comfortable. The bed is wonderful & the towels are thick & soft. Beautiful surroundings & great places to sit & enjoy our scenery & our coffee. Loved the little touches in the cottage.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Charlene R.

Liked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Cozy.

It was a very cute and comfortable room. Quiet. And on the river.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shawnda K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Cowboy Chic

Cute little cabin, very quiet and quaint! Great space for 2 people. No Air Conditioning but fans were there to bring in the cool night air. Would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

john s.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

great location

pretty units beside the wallala river
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Adorable little cottage

Every little detail is adorable yet functional in this “tiny house.” Also very conveniently located just minutes from downtown Joseph. Host was friendly and made sure we had everything we needed.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kimberly w.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Surroundings!

Delightful! Wake up looking at the mountains, watching deer from your bed, soaking your feet in the river after a day of adventure, and horses surrounding your CowCamp!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming Joseph Stay

Judy is an extremely accommodating host and a wealth of knowledge for everything Joseph.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

About the host

Hosted by Sheila Klausen

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