Combination store and educational system Spotlessly clean,…read moreincredible staff, and a wide range of reptiles. Highly recommended

My 4 years old daughter is so fantasized with snakes! She loves holding them when she get the…read morechance. We are seriously saving money to get her a python!

A surprise hit with our family! I can't believe I almost skipped this place on our trip - don't…read moremake the same mistake! This museum is incredible. It has indoor and massive outdoor exhibits. I'd plan at least 4 hrs here but you can easily spend all day. There's interactive and interesting exhibits on volcanos, the history of central Oregon, the Native tribes, animals (all rescues and include a skunk, bobcat, porcupine, birds of prey, snakes, lizards, otters, turtles, tortoises, free roaming chickens and turkeys, and more) and a really cool raptors show - don't miss this! It's better than the bird show at Disney World. The best part are the volunteers. There's volunteers dressed in period attire, teaching kids leather art, weaving, and games kids used to play. My kids LOVED this. There's other volunteers with animal furs or shells or skeletons that kids can actually touch and learn so much about. And there's Gary, the best volunteer who just knows everything and is the most friendly and helpful person ever. Seriously, he made our whole visit so pleasant. The raptor show is an $8/person add on but so worth it. It's only once a day so get tickets early. I won't spoil it, but sit near the middle/rear near any of the stumps... Also, if you're military, admission is free between May-Sept as HDM is part of the Blue Star Museums program. Don't forget to stop by the gift shop and cafe! All money goes to helping more rescue animals!

Definitely my favorite part of our trip to Bend, Oregon! There's a little something for everybody…read moreat this museum. They have antiques, artifacts, stones, and lots of exhibits to look through. We went through the indoor animals pretty quickly, and then found an 80s themed volcano exhibit, which was very classy. Felt like stepping back in time in 1985. All of the art looked like something out of my high school planner ha ha. We found the pioneer section that talked about different time periods in Bend, Oregon, everything from settlers, miners, indigenous, people, and some more modern things. It was like a time capsule. The ambience was really cool too. Lots of ambient sounds and music. Seeing the animals was really cool. It always warms my heart to see otters playing together, swimming together, and just being cute. Although my wife and I aren't very big fans of animals in cages at zoos, we can tell the animals are really well taken care of here, and since many can't be released back into the wild, we do it as them getting a new lease on life and getting to be admired, adored, and educating people as they pass through Bend, Oregon, and stopped for a visit. Definitely worth the money. Good parking. Service was very good. I can tell the people who run the museum really like what they do.

The facility itself is pretty nice and is jam-packed with things to do. The issue we had was there…read moreare a ton of staff members wandering around and yet no one seems interested in enforcing any of the rules designed to enhance both jumper safety and enjoyment. There were too many kids at a time on some of the equipment, kids constantly cutting in front of other kids for stuff, and packs of kids loitering in the middle of the obstacle courses so no one could use them. If you're going to come here, I recommend doing it either early in the day when they first open, or later in the day closer to closing time. Fewer kids in general would probably help alleviate most of these issues we were having. That and maybe staff who take a more active interest in doing their jobs.

My bros all thought it would suck to go here...calling it for kids. Saying things like this would…read morebe a lame place to go for a birthday party. But then we went and it was awesome with a capital A. Would def return, especially if I was only in town for 5 days or so.

Everything was great only thing is we can't come back every year because it's way too expensive and…read moremy family only last and hour and half and there done. Please get some specials or deal days we would come back. Very busy in the winter was way too many people and most of the time we were there they were fixing the ice for 40 min of our 2 hours there including putting on skates and take off.

Ice skating was very fun, went with friends and we had a good time. But the three of us ordered…read morebrownies from the shop and we noticed that they were a week expired, which we were disappointed about.

Update: one of my complaints before was that the for sale snacks and drinks were on the play floor…read more Now they are up out of reach of the kids hands. They've also installed another gate, helping to keep the kids contained in the play area. Still wish the bathroom was inside the play area and not down the hall. It seems that some of the toys changed out since my last visit, which is great for keeping it fresh

First of all, we absolutely love love this place. We've gone here about 5 times now. My 2 year old…read more& 8month old totally enjoy playing here. Not only is it so fun & so so cuute, But it also has a really chill atmosphere. It's nice and mellow, not too overwhelming. There's places to lounge which is nice! They sell all the snacks my children love. They have a changing room and nursing room as well, super accommodating. The restroom is fairly clean also.

A great place for kids to go to for activities and ninja training…read more Lots of ropes, wall climbing, toddler area, great teachers and staff! My 6 year old loves coming here and takes weakly classes!

Free Spirit is AMAZING! My ten year ninja-mad daughter attended a regular Monday night session for…read morethree months while we lived in Bend, in addition to every second Saturday Ninja Night. She had a blast, loved all the coaches (especially the owner, Seth) and learnt so much. She had been attending ninja classes in Florida for years but learnt more in three months at Free Spirit than all those classes combined. She could not wait to go!!! And the Ninja Night is genius for parents too ... keeping us sane with a few hours alone. Thank you Seth!

For a 2 year old, 8 month old, 2 adults (for supervision) the girl charged me $65.00 for an hour…read more When my son was one it was $25.00. Now that he's 2 the girl advised me that now it way more and if parents want to go in with him they charge for 2 adults passes also. Ridiculous prices, plus the girl was very rude, and impatient.

Lots of trampoline to jump around but nothing else. Toddler time felt rather expensive for just…read moretrampolines they can barely use.

Pretty little park on the side of the ever. Some nice views and a decent sized green space too. The…read moreplayground is for smaller kids in my opinion, as if they're over 7 it may be slightly bored. The park itself is nice with nice views and a lot of space.

Kids had a blast! Well kept and lots of people throughout the hour or two we were there. The grass…read morewas nice and green and the fact that is on the river front makes for an very relaxing surreal experience with the ss minnow and the awesome swings that can go higher than the tree tops if you ain't careful... I recommend it to anyone looking for a quick hit of child like running and yelling and jumping and ducking and just all around acting like a 4 year old high on pixie sticks and capriSun 100% Pure Juice!