Author: Visit Central Oregon

You could spend months crisscrossing Central Oregon—hiking the region’s trails, hitting the slopes at local ski resorts, driving scenic backroads, and sipping award-winning ales and lagers at local craft breweries—and still not see all the region has to offer.

Bend is undeniably connected to outdoor adventure—but there’s much to love about the city and broader Central Oregon away from our alpine lakes, powdery slopes, forested campsites, and high-desert trailheads.

In 1965, plans were announced to build a luxury resort in the midst of a ponderosa pine forest just south of Bend—the first of its kind in the region. When it opened a few years later, Sunriver Resort ushered in an era of rest, relaxation, luxury, and self-care that continues…

The growing city of Redmond sits about 18 miles north of Bend in the heart of Central Oregon—and is beloved for offering visitors a captivating mix of natural attractions, home-grown parks, a blossoming arts scene, and enjoyable community-minded events.

It’s impossible to mention the city of Sisters, Oregon, without acknowledging its Old West stylings—and the way those flourishes capture the imagination of visitors from around the world. Public bathrooms, after all, are labeled as being for “Cowboys” and “Cowgirls”. Frontier architecture brings wooden sidewalks and false-front facades to the…

Redmond sits surrounded by a bevy of outdoor wonders—including the iconic Smith Rock State Park, the oft-photographed Cline Falls, and the wide Steelhead Falls. But not all of the city’s sites reside above ground.