Homes in Central Oregon: Real Estate Insights & Stories

Lava River Cave south of Bend is about a mile long and walkable for most people in season. It closes in winter to protect bats, so here is how to plan for next year.

Shevlin Park on Bend's west side has a one-mile interpretive loop, a creekside trail and a longer rim loop. Here is how to pick an easy one.

Pilot Butte rises right inside Bend. The nature trail to the top is about a mile, and a gentler base trail circles the butte. Here is what to know about the trails and the summit road.

Yes. The river loop at Smith Rock is easy, about an hour or two, and you can watch climbers most days. Sherrene shares what to bring, when parking gets hard, and which part is not for everyone.

Tumalo Falls, west of Bend, has a main viewpoint just steps from the parking area in summer. Here is what to know before you go, from passes to winter access.

Crater Lake has easy, wheelchair-friendly viewpoints, hikes from easy to challenging, a boat ride to the island, and a rim that Sherrene rode by e-bike with her family for her dad's 70th birthday.

Toketee Falls is an easy, peaceful walk. Sherrene took about an hour so she could take it all in, and says it is a lovely spot for a quiet lunch by the falls.