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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.
$59 - $160 / night
Full Service Hookups!
Tent sites!
Wireless Internet
Laundry Coin Op Laundry Room located on site for your convenience.
Restrooms/ Hot Showers Our restrooms onsite have secure key code operated doors and HOT SHOWERS!
Accommodations for any size trailer or motor home!
Umpqua's Last Resort, Wilderness Cabins, RV Park & Glamping is nestled along the North Umpqua River within the Umpqua National Forest. This region of the Oregon Cascade Mountains is commonly referred to as "Oregon's Emerald-Jewel Gateway" to Crater Lake National Park. Spectacular marble river views, volcanic formations, thundering waterfalls, and towering firs are just the beginning… the North Umpqua River is World Class!
Umpqua's Last Resort offers Cabins, Glamping Tents, a Tiny Home, Retro RV trailer stays and twelve 50/30/20amp Full Hook-up RV Sites, heated Shower House & Restrooms and Wi-Fi throughout the property.
Through our sister company Oregon Mountain Guides we can provide Hiking and Biking Guides, white water rafting tours, and shuttle services for the river and North Umpqua Trail.
Umpqua's Last Resort is a privately-owned recreational vehicle park & resort located on exclusive private-property within the Umpqua National Forest. As a proud equal-opportunity recreation provider we thank you for your interest.
$35 - $199 / night
Majestic forests, crystal-blue lakes, and steady sunshine are just a part of what makes Big Pines RV Park so very special. Join us at our RV park in Crescent, Oregon for camping at its finest. Our local area has plenty of room for outdoor play with activities like fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, and mountain biking. We accommodate RV’s up to 100 feet. Come see what Central Oregon camping is all about!
$46 / night
Picture this. You’re looking to stay in the heart of Bend, Oregon, with easy access to the city’s best sites, dining, and entertainment. You’re also looking for the ultimate camping experience — whether it’s parking your trailer for a stay at The Camp, nestled amongst the trees but in the middle of town, or staying at a restored vintage trailer, making everything a bit more simple and less complicated on your camp-cation. Whatever it is — adventure isn’t hard to find when you call The Camp home base. With plenty of RV pads, restored vintage trailers, and tiny cottages for rent, we’ve got what you’re looking for. At Bend’s oldest RV Park, it’s all about the adventure, and the memories you’ll take home. Experience The Camp.
Our restored vintage trailers have each been designed with a unique theme and feel throughout. Enjoy modern living? Stay at The Cottage. More of an arts lover? You’ll dig The Draper. Our rentals make it easy to for you to explore your destination, and come back to a spot you love. Enjoy all the amenities of a traditional home, in a unique and relaxing setting.
This is where our roots run deep. Our RV park sits where one of Bend’s first RV Parks opened in the 1950’s. It was on the outskirts of town at the time. Then, the town grew, and it grew around us ever-so-perfectly. People chose to live here permanently, our location is that good. Our new model and brand created a new opportunity to provide a beautiful and inviting community, brand new utilities, and better pads for everyone to come experience Bend on their terms. Oh, and did we mention our views are killer? Peep Mount Bachelor and The Sisters in all their glory, right from your RV.
Bend is known as Oregon’s urban and outdoor playground. A place you can climb your favorite Oregon mountain, paddle a pristine lake, and taste the hoppiest beers. We’re pretty proud of our neighborhood. Situated just minutes from Downtown Bend, the Old Mill, and several of the area’s best dining and breweries, it’s easy to get where you want to be when you stay at The Camp. And if recreation is your thing (we’re going to guess it is if you’re coming to Bend), it’s all nearby. From the Cascade Lakes, to Mount Bachelor, to Smith Rock, everything is close to home at The Camp.
$57 - $110 / night
Ranger
Small RV park in Silver Lake. Well maintained level sites with grass in between. Quiet. Full hookups. Bathrooms and showers are clean but could use some minor TLC. Has a laundry. Friendly staff. Good value at $30 cash. Quite a bit to do in the area. Recommend
Guide
This is what Thousand Trails has become. Lots of permanent residence with junkie sites. Trash in the fire pit. Run down facilities. Lots of dust. At least this campground Has a little more space between sites compared to other Thousand Trails. The other good thing is that you are fairly close to Sunriver and about 20-30 minutes to Bend. We wouldn’t stay here again, but hey, it was free since our dealer gave us the Thousand Trails Membership.
TravelerBusy campground but the sites at least have some trees around them. Great location. Like all Thousand Trails could be better if they would invest a little in upkeep. Decent cell signal (T-Mobile 5G). No brainer if you are a Thousand Trails member. Otherwise there may be other options in the area less resortish.
TravelerWe had a wonderful stay! It was the first time we've stayed at a Thousand Trails resort and I must say, they have set the BAR! The scenery was incredible, the amenities were by far amazing, and the staff was more than kind. We took advantage of their electrical and water hookups for our RV, the onsite 24 hour laundry facilities, and the lodge with wifi access so I could attend to some of my freelance work. Other amenities included a swimming pool, mini golf course, tennis courts, horseshoe rings, and more! I would highly recommend this resort!
ScoutThis is the largest Thousand Trails campground in the country. I love this place because you have so much room, the trees are everywhere, it feels like you’re camping in the forest but you have hook ups and amenities. The showers are great the access to the river is wonderful the people are amazing and as I said, it’s my favorite!
Guide
First let us say that this is a very nice RV Park. However, and a BIG however, is that there is no justification for the $117 per night price tag for a paved, full hook up site. This park is now owned by Sun Outdoors and all they have done is spruce it up cosmetically and double the price per night. During our stay in September, the hot tub was not working and the laundry room was closed so essentially 2 of the reasons we came there for, were not available. The rub comes in when we asked about it, they basically blew us off and would not consider a rate reduction. This park is another example of corporate greed gone wrong. Great location. Nice sites. Totally not worth it. Stay 15 minutes south of town and save a ton.
ScoutI’m a long time Thousand Trails member and can recall when TT campgrounds were much better maintained. They are generally now under funded and under staffed but the staff here are doing the best with what they have and added to their burden is Covid. The roads and sites are gravel and generally level, not very private. The sites have water and electricity, the bathrooms are clean & showers have a good supply of hot water. The laundry is maintained and clean. The staff are very friendly and helpful.
TravelerWe felt very confident when we selected the bronze area in Crown Villa Bend RV Resort because we've stayed in Sun RV Resorts in California before and they were well maintained. Unfortunately, Crown Villa bronze category was extremely disappointing. Now if you paid extra for platinum or gold, the spaces were absolutely gorgeous and well maintained. However, the bronze and copper were ridiculously neglected. Never have I stayed in an RV "Resort" with foot high weeds. Site 705 (and the site across from it) also are literally at the end of the road with no turn around space to park. Luckily the vehicles were gone at the sites across and next to us or we wouldn't have been able to maneuver around our rig to park.
Guide
Nice campground overall and amenities that include showers for guest, outside sinks at shower house for tent camping etc, small but newish playground, many FULL hook up sites for RVs (30amp only)… Day parking across the road from campground is river front to the Deschuttes River (very shallow) and was great for wadding in during warm months. Closest campground to Bend without being IN Bend Close to neighbors for all sites and they are all always full it seems…very convenient campground though!
GuideVery beautiful RV resort. You get what you pay for!
Guide
Lovely campground that has dry camping, partial hook-ups, and full hook-ups for RVs. Hwy 97 is nearby but other than the road noise from that it is a quiet location. Bathrooms and laundry rooms are very clean. Has an off-leash area for dogs. And a dirt walking trail among a mixed sparse forest from campground on SE corner of the property. 🥾
I stayed here two weeks tomorrow and LOVED my stay. The sunsets and sunrises were fantastic! I’ll be back! SO much to do in the area! And not far to Bend when you need to re-supply.
Has both Verizon and T-mobile cell service.
GuideMy kids are helping us out with reviews for parks. Kids loved Sunriver-Bend Thousand Trails because there is bunnies, bullfrogs, mini-golf, a great little river to float on or swim in, ladderball, bingo, movies outside, and some pretty great pools!
We will definitely be coming back here!
GuideWe stayed two nights, August 15 through August 17, 2019, in campsite I-9, the overnight cost was$0.00 due to our Thousand Trails membership( our site had electrical and water service). The site was level, only needed 2 inch lift to level left side.
The campground is at an elevation of 4150 ft. Access to the campground was right off S. Century Drive, about 3 miles from hwy 97. Our 28 ft travel trailer easily fit with room to spare in our site. Once we enter the campground, the pavement turns to hard packed gravel as we looped around once to find a campsite. Weather was sunny upper 80's, the nights low 40's. This is a very quite campground, there was no noise from main road entering the campground.
Activities we enjoyed at the campground to keep busy was frisbee golf, mini-golf, a nice swimming pool and restroom with showers within a few minutes of our site.
My wife and I enjoyed the campground, we will stay again next time we are in the area. We stayed two nights as we traveled toward Crater Lake, Oregon.
Traveler
While it’s a shoulder to shoulder RV park, it is centrally located to a lot of sites between Crater Lake and Bend. The office was very friendly and helpful. My site (26) only had electric, but it was less crowded and quite nice. The other sites have full hookups and seem to be filled with semi permanent residents. WiFi is weak. Walking distance to a handful of services in town.
Scout
Awesome little campground. We came in on motorcycles & stayed overnight in tents. Owner was friendly & very accommodating, all around nice guy. Park was in process of expanding, adding a more RV hookups, a couple more tent sites, & hopefully another shower house. Would absolutely recommend if you are in Crescent, OR area, it's close to Bend, & has a couple of good restaurants close by. Will definitely be back.
Guide
Long term campers and trash. Some interesting folks for sure. Prob harmless but camp at own risk.
GuideI stayed here for 5 nights. It is a Thousand Trails campground. They offered to apply the cost of my stay toward a membership which was a good deal but I declined. The campground nicely wooded, seemed quiet, slight distant road noise. Bathrooms are basic, old, clean. Roads are gravel, dry as a bone and very dusty. Campsite was level without using any blocks. Electricity, 30 amp, was fine and water pressure good. They had a very nice pool and clubhouse area, apparently defunct and “under repairs” for ages with no signs of active work. Air quality was horrible due to wildfires such that I left before my reservation ended. The dump stations are very tight for space and located in odd areas such that I would have had to meander through the dust and squeeze into the space. Water supply was in the center between the two stations so not ideal. Admittedly, if not for the horrible air quality and fire ban I probably would have noticed the rough edges less.
ScoutI know this is an RV resort, but tent camping wasn’t like I expected. If you are tent camping you are relegated to the “tent area” which is ok, near the bathrooms so that’s a plus, but also just an open area you share with all other tent campers. They do have some ok amenities, like the pool and activities, so that may make up for the lack of privacy for some. Everything is fairly clean, and well kept up. All together not a bad spot, but I think next time we will find a campground more friendly to tent campers.
Guide
Been camping here for a week at a time for 20 years, during the summers. Fire about 10+ years ago took out the outhouse. If it rains, you most likely will be there till the road into the campsite dries out. Deep ruts in the road now, so regular cars aren't recommended.
Two campsites, but Forest Service says 3. One site has no shade in the middle of the day. Other site has a picnic table, but it may or may not be in usable shape.
No services of any kind - cell, WiFi, RV hookups, etc. You can be there for several days and not see anyone.
Guide
Campground near the lake, with full hook-ups. Disappointing , and for us a disadvantage, there was no cellphone reception and no internet acces possible Also no WiFi available.
Traveler
It is a nice campground with reserved and 1st come come sites. The pit toilets are non smelly, a lodge across the road with some supplies and boat rentals. Lake is right next to campground. Has excellent trout fishing. You can kayak on big lava but little lava, about a mile away, is better . There are some camp sites at little lava and a rv park at the resort. We are still talking rustic sites just with hookups. Campground will hold big rigs (our new motorhome is 36ft). Nice trees sites and level parking. Opens some time when snow clears , usually in June.
GuideNice park. We we're passing through the area. Decided to stay a 2nd night & go see Lake Crescent, 20-30 min drive away. The park was quiet & clean. Showers are nice, old houses converted to showers. So they have more of a "home" feel to them. Rather than the "public shower" a lot of places have. RV spots have partial & full hookups. Wifi & cable hookups as well. Good cel coverage in area too.
TravelerWe got stuck in a snowstorm and Katelyn answered the phone and cheerfully and quickly hooked us up with a site that had electric hook up for our truck camper. Very easy. She text us the info and sent the $20 bill to our email which made it much quicker and easier to get settled. Standard shoulder to shoulder RV park but running water and just what we needed.
Legend
This campground was in a great location to go see crater lake (15 min drive or less) as well as nearby Hot Springs (30ish min drive) and waterfalls. The campground itself was wooded and very close to diamond lake, it was a very beautiful location. There were lots of close by walking trails which was wonderful.
The amenities were nice enough, sometimes the showers are hot and others times was not. Most of the laundry machines were working with several out of service, and worked well enough.
The staff was helpful and gave suggestions for nearby hiking and Hot Springs. Sites included fire ring, a picnic table, and full hook ups. The stars at night were incredible.
Guide
Well maintained, clean, and a beautiful setting along the middle fork of the Willamette River. We lucked out and got a riverside site with full hookups. Paved road and level sites from what I observed. Even an "on your honor" ice cream machine! This is near the small community of Westfir which has a small lodge with micro brews and lunch items, which were both great. Easy bicycle ride. Oakridge is nearby too and has many amenities. Book this early. From talking to fellow campers, it's usually full.
Guide
Cheap site but no hookups for RV. Water is avail throughout the place but you better have a water bandit as there are no threads on the spigots. Tons, I mean TONS of mosquitoes. Major blue green algae blooms going on in the water, so it's not even safe for your dogs kids or old folks. Hard pass next time I'm invited here TBH.
RangerLocated just outside of Bend, OR this is the perfect little state park to stay at when visiting the Lava Tubes National Park, Dee Wright Observatory, or the High Desert Museum.
There is a good amount of full hook up spots to accommodate most RV sizes along with several tent sites. All sites have a picnic table and fire pit. Restrooms with showers located in both loops. There is no playground, but they do offer the Junior Ranger Program which kids can participate in. Yurts are available to reserve here. The park hosts were super friendly and keep the campground very well kept. There are campsites alongside the river that offer nice views.
Across the road from the campground there is a very nice day use area that has picnic areas and even a little "makeshift" beach. The water is very shallow and slow moving which made an awesome little spot for water play for the kids. You can also fish alongside the river there too.
There is a waterfall trail that is fairly easy for kiddos and worth the hike as well
While this isn't a very large state park it is a very popular campground during peak season so you will definitely want to get reservations in as early as possible.
This was for sure one of the better kid friendly campgrounds near Bend :)
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