The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Pacific Northwest

Stop 3 · Days 473–474

Bend & Central Oregon

Bend & Central Oregon, OR

High-desert playground of the Cascades — a legendary craft-beer scene, a river through downtown, and volcanic landscapes and climbing rock all around.

Where to stay

  • A Bend riverfront hotel

    Near the Deschutes and the Old Mill.

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You gotta eat this

  • The Bend Ale Trail

    One of the highest brewery-per-capita towns in America.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 473Day 473 — Beer, River & RockFull day · 5h 30m planned
  2. 474Day 474 — North to Mount HoodDrive day · 2h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Outdoor & Water Activities
  • Food & Drink Trails