Cheri N.
Yelp
On our tour of Oregon in an RV, we stopped for two nights about 30 minutes outside of Bend, Oregon at La Pine State Park. What a beautiful, desolate, and secluded area in the woods! No Wi-Fi or cable will be found here and there are no laundry facilities. You will find thousands of pine trees, a large river, and deep in the woods a very well-kept La Pine State Park. Bring in all your groceries and supplies because nothing is available inside the park or nearer than 30 minutes away.
We stayed in the North loop in site 12. I was very happy with the pull-though site that sits right next to the restrooms and by a horseshoe game area. It has a large open grass field within a few feet too. Site 12 offered a nice central location in the loop and had a small dirt area with a picnic table and fire ring. The paved roads into and around the park are smooth and great for bike riding. The kids had the most fun here playing with other kids, riding bikes, walking on the trails to the river, and playing in the large grassy field.
We enjoyed visiting the 500 year old big tree too. It is located towards the entrance of the park down a long gravel road. There is a wide parking lot at the end of the gravel road where you can park and then walk about 1/2 mile to the tree clearly marked in the woods. It has a fence around it but you can get pretty close anyway.
The river is large and from the path we took to visit it, didn't look like it was suitable for swimming or wading. The current was going fast and it seemed very deep. I saw others in the RV park with toys for the water so I assume that there are places in the river where accessing the water was calmer and shallower.
During our stay we ventured out to Bend and stopped by the Living Desert Museum. I highly recommend this museum to those who have young kids. In Bend we found all the services and stores we needed to get groceries, gas, and propane for our RV.