We stayed at Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver RV Campground in Bend, Oregon. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-06-29
- Check out: 2022-07-05
- 6 nights
Weather:
- Partly sunny, drizzle
- High temps ranging between 66-84°F, lows around 44-53°F
- A little afternoon wind
- A couple of afternoon thunderstorms
Noise:
- No road or train noise
- Some neighbor noise (kids and dogs)
Site:
- #A4, back in, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- Somewhat level
- Very large site: about 65 feet long by about 60 feet wide
- Partial hookups:
- 50 amp power somewhat conveniently located
- 65 PSI water pressure; not very conveniently located
- No sewer connection
- Picnic table, fire pit
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 18-25 Mbps down, 9-14 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
- AT&T: 8 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 32 ms ping
- Verizon: 27 Mbps down, 15 Mbps up, 29 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpster
- Two pools, closed
- River
- Various games
Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:
Sites: Good, Amenities: Bad
The amenities are definitely tired and in need of upgrades and refurbishment, but the campsites are all nestled amongst the pines which is nice. We were able to snag one of the very limited 50 amp sites, which was a bonus. Our site was also quite large. After I cleaned up all the trash left by previous campers, it was quite a nice spot. Not having a sewer connection is the main limiting factor for us, so rather than stay two weeks, we only stayed six days. Even still, the next time we want to visit Central Oregon, we’ll be back. We camped at Bend-Sunriver RV Campground in a Motorhome.
The RV park map; it’s a little hard to tell the blue 50 amp sites from the green 30 amp sites, but the 50 amp ones are limited to the lower-right corner of the map:
Our site:
Fire pit:
We got a harness for Paladin, and have been getting him used to wearing it. During this stay, we briefly took him outside for the first time. Unsurprisingly, he was somewhat freaked out by the experience. We’ll do more practice later:
We added another National Park sticker for Crater Lake:
Burger and chips:
Toasting marshmallows:
S’mores:
A squirrel visiting our site:
Also a rabbit:
Let’s look around. The entrance:
A little lending library:
Town marshal decoration:
Lightfingers Lew:
Blacksmith:
Seating area:
Country store:
They have a propane tank, but no longer fill propane for guests:
Wild rabbits:
Horseshoe pits:
Pond:
Mini golf:
There are a couple of swimming pools, but both are empty (and have been for some time, by the sounds of things):
Other RVs, yurts, and cabins:
Rabbits:
Little Deschutes River snakes by the park:
Me following our coach when leaving:
A line for the dump station; since there was no sewer connection, we (and others) wanted to dump our waste tanks before leaving:
The dump station:
Exiting:
