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Attractions to Bend and surrounding Communities
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Bend's Top 10 Attractions |
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Mt Bachelor
(Alpine & Nordic Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling,
Dog Sledding)
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Deschutes
River (River Rafting, Kayaking/Canoeing, Fly Fishing)
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3. |
Cascade Lakes Scenic
Highway
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4. |
Drake Park/Mirror
Pond |
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5. |
Old Mill
District/Les Schwab Amphitheater
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6. |
Historical
Downtown Bend (Walk & shop, Fine Dinning, Breweries, Tower Theater)
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7. |
High
Desert Museum |
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8. |
Outdoor
Recreation (Hiking, Mtn. Biking, Road Biking, Cave Exploring, Horse
Trails, Boating, Camping, Rock Climbing, Water Sports and more)
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Festivals/Events
(Balloons Over Bend, AttaBoy 300 Sled Dog Race, Bend WinterFest, Pole
Pedal Paddle, Summer Sunday’s Concert Series, Cascade Cycling Classic,
Bend Summer Festival, Cascade Festival of Music, Bend Fall Festival,
First Friday Art Walk)
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Golf (Rated top 25
“Worlds Greatest Golf Destinations” by Golf Digest)
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Redmond's
Top 10 Attractions |
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Visit the scenic and
awe-inspiring rock walls of Smith Rock State Park. |
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Fly fish the
Deschutes at Tetherow Crossing or take the children to Firemen’s Pond
where they can fish for FREE. |
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Try a bite of
Redmond’s very own internationally acclaimed goat cheese at Juniper
Grove Farm. |
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Beat the heat by
tubing over the smooth lava rocks at Cline Falls Day Park. |
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Redmond’s Skate Park
is rated top 5 in the state and is a must-do for skate board
enthusiasts. |
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Enjoy the high desert
ecology at its best while you stroll down the 3 mile long paved Dry
Canyon Trail, nestled between the walls of lava-cast rimrock. |
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7. |
Watch the fearless
wildfire smoke jumpers train at the Redmond Air Center. The center
serves as a hub for fire-related aviation activities for the Pacific
Northwest region. |
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Redmond is Central
Oregon’s
Pumpkin Headquarters, visit one of our wonderful pumpkin farms in the
fall and enjoy a plethora of fun farm related activities, corn mazes,
and more. |
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Enjoy a quaint
afternoon strolling fashion boutiques, adorable garden & home shops,
antiques and more in Downtown Redmond & Dawson Station. Top the
experience off with an alfresco lunch at Local Grounds or Mustard Seed
Café.
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Sisters'
Top 10 Attractions |
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Downtown Sisters – Unique shopping,
art galleries, wine tasting, great food, movies. |
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EVENTS – My Own Two Hands, Sisters
PRCA Rodeo, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Art Strolls, Summer Faires, Bead
& Antique Shows, Western and Native American Festival, Folk and Jazz
Festivals, Sisters in Sisters, Harvest Faire, Holiday Tree Lighting and
Parade. |
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McKenzie Pass Scenic byway with Dee
Wright Observatory (summer only). |
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4. |
Hinterland Ranch Llamas & Patterson
Ranch Elk herd. |
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Head of the Metolius River/Camp
Sherman/Wizard Falls fish hatchery. |
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6. |
36 holes of outstanding Golf. |
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World-class fly fishing. |
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Snow sports – Skiing & snowboarding,
guided snowmobile tours, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. |
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Birding. |
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10. |
Outdoor recreation – mountain biking,
hiking, horseback riding, boating, whitewater rafting.
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Sunriver's
Top 10 Attractions |
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Ride bikes on Sunriver’s 30 miles
of pathways along the river and through the woods
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Float the
Deschutes River from Sunriver Marina to the Canoe Takeout |
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Play golf
on the championship Meadows and Woodlands golf courses |
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Take the
summer sight-seeing chairlift ride to the summit of Mt. Bachelor, listen
to USFS interpretive talk, hike down |
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Ice cream
and candy at Goody’s in the Sunriver Village (the first store in the
Goody’s chain) |
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Sunriver
Lodge & Meadows Restaurant |
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Ride
mountain bikes from Sunriver to Benham Falls |
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Sunriver
Sunfest Central Oregons oldest and largest premiere wine event |
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Tour Lava
Lands Visitor Center, Lava Butte and Lava River Cave |
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Explore
Newberry Crater (hike, fish, camp, take in the view from Newberry Peak,
see Paulina Falls)
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Prineville & Crook County's
Top 10 Attractions |
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The Lower Crooked
River ( Designated a Wild and Scenic River by the BLM) |
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The Historic
Prineville Courthouse and Downtown Prineville-Central Oregon's Oldest
City (the Chamber has a walking tour) |
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4. |
Golf at Meadow
Lakes, a premier public greens |
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The Crooked River
Round Up in June |
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The IronHorse
Pari-mutuel Races in July |
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The Ochocos
including Big Summit Prairie and Stein's Pillar (The Chamber has
driving, hiking, camping tours) |
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Rock Hounding & The
Rock Hound Pow Wow |
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The Bowman Museum |
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10. |
The Oregon Star
Party Event
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Crooked River Ranch
Top 10 Attractions |
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Golf
- 18 well maintained holes in a beautiful river canyon setting which
stays open all year except for occasional short lived winter snowfalls.
Open to the public. |
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Fishing, Boating,
Swimming - In the scenic
Deschutes and Crooked Rivers. |
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Affordable
Destination Resort - For
business conferences, reunions and weddings; motel, pool, tennis and
basketball courts, ball field, restaurants, in/out door
conference/meeting facilities, chapel, catering, mini-market. |
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RV Park
– Full hook-ups, pavilion, showers, washers and dryers, and kids
playground |
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Scenic Trail
Riding, Hiking - Horse rentals
and guided horse tours along many trails including scenic Steelhead
Falls on the Deschutes River. |
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Camping
Picnicking - At the BLM and RV parks and by the pond and
fountain at MacPherson Park plus boating and swimming in nearby Lake
Billy Chinook and Round Butte Reservoir |
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Arts and Crafts
Country - The 50 member CRR
Artist & Crafters Guild sells its products at a summer store, the
events below and a Christmas Bazaar the first weekend in December
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Jazz In The Canyon
Dixieland Festival – Three days
of New Orleans style live jazz mid June 16-18 at the Big Dog Saloon and
MacPherson Park plus |
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Annual Buffalo
Roast – Sponsored by the CRR
Lions Club on July 4th weekend at MacPherson Park |
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Relaxed Ambience –
“Ranchers” take care to preserve that quality in this quiet spot of
wide open spaces and clean air away from the hustle and bustle of the
city and welcome visitors who appreciate it too
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La
Pine
Top 10 Attractions |
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1. |
Newberry National
Monument (Paulina Peak Caldera, Paulina & East Lakes, Big Obsidian Flow
and five-state view) |
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2. |
La Pine State Park
(and Heritage Tree) |
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Wickiup
and Crane Prairie Reservoirs, Sparks, Elk, Odell, Crescent, Davis, Twin
Lakes |
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4. |
Little Deschutes
and Deschutes Rivers |
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Award winning Quail Run 18-Hole Golf Course |
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La Pine Rodeo and
Frontier Days |
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ATV track and
trails, snowmobile trails, horse camping, kayaking, premier fly fishing,
rafting, hiking trails, and great geocaching locations |
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Close
proximity to Mt. Bachelor, High Desert Museum, Lava Lands, Cascade Lakes
Highway |
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Gateway to the
Oregon Outback |
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10. |
State-of-the-art
Community Performance Center
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