The oath is well cleared so the walk is easy. It's about 100 paces from the parking lot to seeing…read morethe falls. And if you want to walk more it's a little less than half a mile to Paulina lake. Then you can go across the bridge and hike down the otherwise to see the falls from the other side. I don't think it actually loops all the way around unless you go even further.

Loved this spot! The falls were easy to get to. The upper view was an easy walk from the parking…read morelot. The lower view point required a little bit of hiking, but nothing strenuous. I would recommend some sneakers or hiking boots for the lower view.

What a great experience. The 7.5 mile loop hiking around this pristine lake is like no other! We…read morewent counter clockwise starting at the parking lot across the visitor center. No elevation change for the first 45-60 minutes. Then some elevation changes across the way near the "hot springs" to get over high grounds and cliff like walls near the lake. But what amazed us was the beautiful scenery 360 degrees around the lake, and the vast changes of the topography. We walk or hiked over grass, mulch, soft pathways, sand, soft beach like sands, small gravel, small rocks, hard and awkward pathways full of sharp little rocks buried in the way which could be a little trip hazards if you didn't pay attention, clay like dirt, and so on and so forth. We loved everything. We did explore the hot springs and it was busy, see the pictures, but was not so inviting for is really to take long break. Just dipped our feet and hands in them to get a feel for it. The drive up to the lake from Route 97 was 14 miles of easy black top paved path with moderate elevation. To top off our great hike around the lake, we drove our car up the decent gravel narrow windy road to an elevation of 7984 ft Paulina Peak an explored the beautiful views o both lakes - Paulina and East Lame. And in the distance you could also see Mt Bachelor, and the Sisters towering the western horizon. Highly recommend this place and plan to cone back to visit and climb up the crater hiking route!!!!

We visited loop 55 and it was absolutely breathtaking!!! In Mid august it's beautiful skies but a…read morebit windy which makes it chilly but over all love it and would love to come back in a RV and hike and not here. Plenty of campgrounds and very clean area.

If you tend to have anxiety attacks or panic attacks when driving on steep mountain roads with…read moresevere drop offs, do not go here. The visitor guide only mentioned it was a gravel road. He did not tell us it was full of precarious switchbacks. Visitor guides need to be more transparent about roads such as this one. Had I been made aware of the driving conditions, I would not have made the trek. There is only one turn off, and it is before the road gets really scary. Once you pass that, you have no option but to continue on. By the time I reached the summit I could barely breathe. I was visibly shaking. I have no idea what the view is like as I literally huddled behind my suv in tears. My husband says it is one of the most amazing views he has ever witnessed. Thank goodness my husband was able and willing to drive my Expedition back down the road. He had never driven my car before, but I had no choice but to let him drive it as I was in the midst of an anxiety attack. I literally closed my eyes, prayed to Jesus, and barely kept from throwing up the entire way back down the mountain. I'm giving this a 5 star rating based on my husband"s experience. Mine would have been a zero.

An 8,000 foot lookout in the Deschutes National forest…read more From the peak you can see Paulina Lake, many mountains, and lava fields. Accessible by vehicle or hiking a two mile path. The path is moderately difficult, but offers fantastic views at various points along the way. There is a restroom at the lookout.

If you plan to ride horses while in Bend, by all means book a ride with Wilderness Horse…read moreAdventures. The horses are so well trained, easy to ride along with great staff. And...you can't beat the view in the state park. Spectacular ride through the woods and along the river. Breathtaking!

Booked the one hour ride from the ranch and it was everything I'd hoped for. As first time riders…read moremy partner & I were not sure what to expect but our guide was awesome! We encountered many deer, & a coyote on our ride. Our horses Maverick, & Tye were the sweetest companions. So grateful for the experience we are definitely coming back! Thank you for the memorable afternoon. - Mallory

This is one of those places where it's pretty much impossible to describe how amazing it is. You…read morejust have to go. But I'll do my best! We visited here during a summer trip to Bend. Even though it had been described to me many times, I couldn't quite imagine what it was like until we got there. It's basically this huge mountain of glass! (Well, it looks like glass - it's obsidian.) Left after a massive eruption not that long ago geologically-speaking, at some point they decided to put in some stairs and make a loop trail to explore this geological landmark. It's definitely worth the drive from town to check it out; or there's plenty of camping nearby if you want to check out other sites in the area. We were there on a pretty warm day, but it's high enough in elevation that it wasn't too terribly unbearable on the flow. My biggest piece of advice is to bring STURDY shoes. I was wearing plain old tennies and wish I'd worn something with thicker soles!

I love this hike. It's short, less than a mile, but challenging because the footing is very rough…read moreand it's poorly marked (there are at least two places where the trail seems to dead-end, but if you backtrack a little you can find it again). But spectacular views. And spectacular rocks.

Let me start by saying we've been coming to Little Crater as a family for 30 years…read more Our recent reservation was for 2 spots in a cluster for 9 nights and 2 bordering spots for 4 nights. On our 2nd day there, we bought & displayed an extra vehicle tag. Most of our family was scheduled to arrive for the final 4 nights. Every day we took our boat to the lake, where we parked at the ramp, proudly displaying our yearly Parks Forest Pass, for which we paid a $30 fee to get. Every time the boat was taken to the lake, the extra vehicle was moved in our spot to allow passage. 1.  Every day, the camp host harrased us (sometimes multiple times) about the extra vehicle, clearly displaying the pass on the dash. "Oh I guess I did ask you about that car this morning." 2. On our 5th night, the host came to us and said, "I see you have spot 43 reserved tomorrow. It's been abandoned so hurry up and pay for it. I'll make note that we spoke."  So we paid for it and set up tents for our kids. A couple of hours later, the person who "abandoned it" returned. Her tent was up the hill out of sight. Luckily for us, she allowed our kids to remain in the spot. 3. On our 6th day, our truck at the boat ramp was "ticketed" by the host telling us we needed to park at camp since we weren't displaying a forest pass. We advised her that we had a pass displaying in the truck and why suddenlywas it an issue after 6 days? She advised us that didn't matter because the Forest service wanted the ramp for locals. 4. On the 7th day, we received a "2nd notice" on the truck when we parked at the ramp. The host told us she "wasn't going to argue" and would "call the Forest service" on us. 5. On the 7th day, our father arrived for the day. He bought a day pass at the park entrance. The host advised my nephew to have him move his truck and boat trailer from the parking lot since "he was with us and needed to park at camp." My nephew advised her he was a legitimate "Day User" and would park at the ramp, period. This is the day the restroom near our camps stopped being cleaned. Toilet paper was filled, but urine that was splashed around the room by hikers wasn't cleaned. It fell upon us to get bleach and a bucket of water to make the room bearable. 6. On the 7th day, in the evening, Forest service "supervisor" Carol came to camp. She advised us that we were "well within our rights to park on the ramp" if we wanted to, but to keep in mind that the "locals weren't able to make reservations and were having trouble parking on the ramp." Ladies and gentlemen,  the locals are perfectly capable of making reservations.  I seriously doubt they're driving past Paulina Lake ramp, which has double the parking and flush toilets, to park here at Little Crater. During this conversation with "supervisor" Carol, she pointed at the Forest Service Pass hanging from our mirror and told us " technically I could write you up right now since your pass isn't valid. See right there? It says it is invalid without a signature." It wasn't until the next day that we discovered this isn't true. There is NO PLACE on the pass that says it isn't valid without a signature.  We're so disgusted with the aggressiveness, incompetence, harrassment & unmitigated campaign to ruin our vacation by these hosts, that we packed up and left camp a day early.  We couldn't leave this place soon enough for all the stress and anxiety these people have caused. At this point, after two years in a row with the increasing ineffective hosting we've experienced, we don't even know if we'll bother next year.

So much fun! We hiked about 8 miles round trip from our campground. It's a mostly flat hole that…read morefollows the beautiful shoreline. The hot springs are right on the shoreline and you can control the heat by digging into the sand and allowing lake water the flow in. What's better than sitting in a hot spring on the edge of a gorgeous lake!

Small neighborhood park that for its size is very nice. Play scape, basketball court, a couple of…read moregrass fields and a covered patio

It's a nice park but half of it is all sand. My dogs were so dusty. They grassy part was just so…read morecrowded i didnt want to engage with other people and dogs. There are some places where they can jump in a river but it isn't really convenient to have them jump in. They won't be fully submerged which is what I need.

This is an amazing dog park. We were on vacation in Bend and discovered it on line. Our pup could…read morerun through a natural habitat of high desert. Could barely see the fencing. Lovely park with very friendly dog parents!