Friends Caring for Cowan Lake State Park
Friends Caring for Cowan Lake State Park is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit
2026 Events
(All events are subject to change)
More Events to be Announced…
Be sure to visit our Nature Center during open hours.
Looking for something to do anytime at Cowan Lake State Park?
Take a hike on any of our trails throughout Cowan Lake State Park
OR
Enjoy our 18-Hole Disc Golf Course on South Side of the Lake and a 9-tee/3 Basket Practice Course Inside of the Campgrounds are now Open Year Around.
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Sneak preview of one of the views from the newly improved Lotus Cove Trail. Photo credit Wade Hall
About Cowan Lake State Park
August
6th-Learn and Conserve 1pm
7th- Scales and Tails 3pm
7th- Pollinator Powerhouses 5pm
7th- Creatures of the Night 7pm
16th- Coffee and Birds by the Lake 8:30am
16th- Let's Exchange Pheasantries 10am
16th- Rolly Polly Race 1pm
20th- Learn and Conserve 1pm
20th- Backyard Bugs 3pm
21st- Guided Nature Center Tour 3pm
21st- Understory Exploration Walk 5pm
21st- Songs of the Evening 7pm
22nd- Rocks and Relics 1pm
22nd- Digging Deeper 3pm
22nd- Tree Identification Trek 5pm
22nd- Moth Madness 8pm
23rd- Sunday Sunrise Walk 7am
27th- Fire From the Sun: Reptiles, Rays, and Radiant Heat 1pm
28th- Full Moon Flat- Learn to Navigate with the moon & stars 7pm
29th- Raptor Feeding 1pm
29th- Fire From the Sun: Reptiles, Rays, and Radiant Heat 2pm
29th- Archery Robin Hood Style 4pm
30th- Spillway Hike 9am
30th- Explore the Shore 3pm
Oct
9th & 10th- Fall Harvest Weekend
16th & 17th- Fall Campout
Cowan Lake State Park offers a peaceful setting complete with scenic inlets laden with the American Lotus water lily. Swimming, fishing, sailing, kayaking and canoeing are popular on the lake.
Meandering trails through mature woodlands complement the natural features of this scenic 1,775-acre park.
Introducing Cowan Lake Fishing Song. Singer and Song writter is William Randall Sporing. William graciously gave us permission to post his song for everyone to enjoy. We love it and hope you do as well!
Visit Cowan Lake
Campground Commissary
Contact the park office for hours of operation.
A NEW WAY TO DONATE!
PAYPAL IS HERE!
Have you wanted to donate to FCC in the past, but you aren't one to carry cash? Digital donating is here through PayPal! Scan the QR code and donate via Paypal or with your credit or debit card.
PayPal Username- FriendsCaring
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Register your Kroger Plus card online and link it to FCC's NPO number EQ061 at www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Every purchase with your Kroger Plus card, FCC will benefit!
Visit Cowan Lake State Park
Nature Center
Please contact park the office at
for most up to date hours of operation.
937-382-1096