Places to Explore

• Bend

  Bend, Oregon's largest city east of the Cascades, is a modern-day boomtown; in the '90s it was the state's fastest-growing city. The fuel for this bonanza isn't oil, gold, or timber—instead, Bend... (more)

• Camp Sherman

• Detroit

  A small town with fewer than 300 residents, Detroit was founded in the late 1800s during construction of the Oregon Pacific Railroad. Its name was chosen because many of the earlier settlers were from Detroit... (more)

• Madras

  Madras, a hardscrabble community of about 5,000 just outside the Warm Springs Reservation's border, is the seat of Jefferson County. This crossroads town at the junction of U.S. 26 and U.S. 97 has a "tri-cultural"... (more)

• Metolius Recreation Area

• Ochoco National Forest

• Prineville

  Prineville is the oldest town in central Oregon and the only incorporated city in Crook County. Surrounded by verdant ranch lands and the purplish hills of the Ochoco National Forest, Prineville will likely... (more)

• Redmond

  Redmond sits at the western end of Oregon's high desert, 4 mi from the Deschutes River and within minutes of several lakes. As with Deschutes County, Redmond has experienced some of the most rapid growth... (more)

• Sisters

  Sisters derived its name from a group of three Cascade peaks (Faith, Hope, and Charity) that rise to the southwest. If you enter the central Oregon high desert area from Santiam Pass or the McKenzie River... (more)

• Warm Springs

  If, like the many visitors who begin their journey in Portland, you enter the Warm Springs Indian Reservation after traversing the frosty alpine skirt of Mt. Hood, you may feel you've been teleported from... (more)