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Central Oregon is where the east face of the Cascade Range meets the high desert, among a landscape of towering volcanoes, sprawling forests, and vast lava fields. The area is considered an outdoor recreation mecca for its year-round opportunities to stay and play. A good place to begin is the High Desert Museum, which provides information and interpretive displays about the diverse landscape and wildlife found in the area. Nearby attractions include the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Lava River Cave, and Paulina Lake. Central to the area is the town of Bend, which has become notable for its assortment of craft breweries, as well as its flavorful bistros, art galleries, and local arts and crafts shops. A popular summer activity is floating down the Deschutes River, which flows right through the middle of town. The Bend–Sunriver RV Campground is situated alongside the Little Deschutes River, and located approximately 20 miles south of Bend. Visitors have access to more than 300 shady, wooded RV and tent campsites, all equipped with picnic tables and fire rings; many sites are ADA accessible. Back-in RV sites can accommodate vehicles/trailers up to 40 feet. A limited number of sites have electrical hookups, and a dump station is available onsite. The resort also features a selection of cottages, cabins and yurts. Campground amenities include water faucets, restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, Wifi service, a small store and a restaurant. Pets are welcome, and the resort features a dog park. Campsites are $34–$57/night; other accommodations are $84–$169/night; reservations available. There’s plenty to inside the campground as there is outside. Onsite activities include picnic areas, a kids’ playground, game room, sports courts, mini golf, disc golf, and hiking and biking trails. There’s also a large, outdoor pool, spa, and hot tub. Fishing for salmon, whitefish, and rainbow trout can be enjoyed on the river nearby. Outside of the campground, the activity options are practically endless. Summer offers access to 100s of miles of hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails in the Deschutes National Forest and Three Sisters Wilderness. There’s also rock climbing at Smith Rock State Park, sunning, swimming, floating, paddling, rafting and fishing on the Deschutes and Metolius Rivers, and bird and wildlife watching in several locations. Winter offers skiing and snowboarding on Mount Bachelor, in addition to cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and more on local trails.
I stayed here a few years ago and it was awful. The tennis/pickle ball courts were in disrepair (which by reading reviews say are fixed) the pool didn’t work, they didn’t have balls for the mini golf because of “Covid Safety” yet it was late 2021 at this point. When we went to inquire about this my mom was asking “when will x be fixed” and a different employee who we weren’t talking to said “when the golf balls get here”. Absolutely horrible experience.
Great place to stay. Quiet and comfortable. Nice location for a few days and Bend Oregon is a very nice town. Took a trip to Tumalo water fall, it was beautiful!
By FAR the best pickleball courts of the 5 we visited this year! Other players were friendly and welcoming! Sites are large, some are shady and most are level, but it is pretty dusty there. Pools were pretty full. The staff was helpful.
So we've gone back and forth on a two - or three star rating, but because of a few things, we have to go with the two.
When we pulled up, the first thing we saw when we entered the park was trash on the ground around the dumpsters just overflowing. The second thing we see is a few sites that look like homeless camps. Some people you can tell I've been here a while, and they don't feel the need to clean up their lots.
A huge deal is Wi-Fi is not included!! This is supposed to be a resort .....why is Wi-Fi not included? We have yet to be to an RV park that charges for Wi-Fi until now . You actually have to pay for a certain amount that you use it's not even unlimited. They advertise in a few different places that they have a general store here open year-round and without notice we went to the store the second day we were here and there's a sign on the door that they're closed for the season. This is 15 miles from Bend Oregon, which is the nearest decent sized town with all the stores. However, there are a couple of stores about 10 min. away We assumed coming out here having a general store we wouldn't have to worry about that and now we've had to go into town several days. There's one laundry room for the entire place. It's the scanner app kind, which is nice sometimes, but when that's not working, quarters are not an option. It looks like somebody ripped all the tags off the scanners on the machines, and I guess they don't feel enough to replace them.
I will say the only reason we're giving it two stars is because the lots are nice, and it's pretty quiet out here.... and of course, the best part is the bunnies! Lol
There's a guy at the front gate who is pleasant, but other than that, I'm not really sure anybody else is working here. There's also no sewer in the side, just in case you don't know. So it's not full hookup, but we knew that coming in.
