2 Days in Bend, Oregon

Smith Rock, Painted Hills, Crater Lake, Toketee Falls. None of that is in Bend, but within an hour or so. I'm assuming you will have a car.

We spend a couple weeks in Bend every summer. Can't beat it. One of the best spots in the US.

Smith Rock
Tumalo Falls
Go rafting on the Deschutes
Newberry Crater/Paulina Lake/Big Obsidian Flow,
Mountain bike at Phil's Trails (plenty of beginner friendly trails)
In the summer there is a great concert series at the amphitheater
Bachelor ski resort is open until the end of May

Best places to eat:
Breakfast:
Jackson's Corner (high recommend)
The Lemon Tree
Thump Coffee
Back Porch Coffee
Sparrow Baking

Lunch/Dinner:
BOSA
El Sancho
South Bend (In Sunriver)

Breweries:
Bend Brewering (Best location right on the river)
Crux
You can walk up and down Galveston St on the west side and hit a bunch of breweries at once and tons of good food spots (Sunriver Brewing, 10 Barrel, Boss Rambler)

I highly recommend Crux Fermentation Project as a place to decompress after at the end of the day. Beautiful outdoor area to watch the sunset over the mountains to the west, eat food from some food trucks, play corn hole, and relax in some Adirondack chairs while listening to live music. Great beer, too.

Alot of great food in the breweries, including the original Deschutes Brewing location.

I like floating the Deschutes through town. You can rent an innertube for the day and float (about two hours) to the pick up point where they pick you up and bring you back to your starting point, where you can do it again, or turn your innertube in.

Crater Lake, Smith Rock, Cove Palisades, and Sun River are all fantastic day trips. Crater Lake is a bucket list type of trip, if you have the time, but Smith Rock and Cove Palisades are closer.

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This was Smith Rock (took me about an hour to drive to, but an easy hour).

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It’s 26 miles one way on a highway. Pick up the speed tourist!

JK

Pray tell, when will this visit occur?

Bend is a year round tourist town with year round activities.

Planning for ~8 nights in August or September

Backbone of my Oregon trip will be:

Eugene (2 days)
Roseburg (5 days)-- staying with a friend who lives here. From Roseburg will venture off to Crater Lake, Oregon Coast, rainforest along coast, dune buggies on Pacific coastline, other relevant state parks for hiking)
Bend (2 days) - Ive always heard good things about Bend thus asking for suggestions from the board from those who have been here.

Fly home from Eugene

You absolutely CANNOT miss a McMenamin’s experience.

McMenamin’s



Also, Wild Rose Thai. Easily the best Thai in Bend.

Wild Rose Thai

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It’s 26 miles one way on a highway. Pick up the speed tourist! JK

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Haha funny you should mention that. I was staying at my buddy’s house close to Pilot Butte, but had to stop and get him a chicken biscuit and drop off at his job site on my way through Redmond. It definitely stalled my time efficiency. But I get to stay at his house for free and use his truck while he is working, so it seems a fair trade.