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Tetherow Resort
A modern lodge and luxury rental homes wrapped around a links-style course on the southwest edge of town, with mountain views, a pool, and easy access to Mount Bachelor.
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For two
A Bend honeymoon, paced for the two of you.
Settle into a high-desert resort or a downtown boutique, then let someone else carry every reservation between the river and the ridgeline.
Design This TripA Bend honeymoon works best as a balance of motion and quiet. Base at Tetherow on the edge of town for mountain views and the spa, or choose the Oxford Hotel downtown to walk to dinner and the Deschutes. Either way, the Cascades are the backdrop and the pace is yours to set.
The moments worth planning around
Build the trip around a sunset tasting menu at Ariana, a slow drive of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway with a paddle on Sparks Lake, and a lazy afternoon float down the Deschutes through the Old Mill. Cap the evenings with cocktails at Zydeco and a couples' treatment at a high-desert spa.
We hold the hard reservations, sequence the days so the drives work in your favor, and keep things soft enough that the only decision left is which lake to watch the sun go down behind.
What’s inside
- A resort or downtown boutique base, your call
- A sunset tasting menu at Ariana, reserved
- The Cascade Lakes byway with an alpine paddle
- A lazy Deschutes float through the Old Mill
- A couples' treatment at a high-desert spa
A sample rhythm
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Settle in
Resort or downtown check-in, a slow first evening and a quiet dinner in town.
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The big day
A Cascade Lakes drive and paddle, then a couples' treatment to land it.
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River day
A lazy Deschutes float and an afternoon on the patios of the Old Mill.
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Slow close
Spa mornings, a sunset overlook, nothing rushed.
The Bendwe’d build in
The pieces that fit this trip.
Where to stay
Resorts and ranches under the Cascades.
From a golf-and-spa resort on the edge of town to a high-desert guest ranch and a downtown landmark hotel, these are the stays a Bend trip is built around.
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Powell Butte
Brasada Ranch
A high-desert guest ranch of cabins and homes on sweeping ranchland, with a spa, pools, golf, horseback riding, and big Cascade views east of Bend.
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Sunriver
Sunriver Resort
A sprawling year-round resort south of Bend with lodges and homes, multiple pools, the Cove aquatic park, golf, and miles of paved bike paths along the Deschutes.
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Pronghorn Resort
An upscale high-desert golf resort northeast of town with Nicklaus and Fazio courses, a spa, and suites and homes set among juniper and lava-rock landscapes.
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Downtown Bend
Oxford Hotel Bend
Bend's polished downtown boutique hotel, walkable to the Old Mill and the brewery district, with spacious eco-minded rooms and a well-regarded restaurant.
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Tetherow Luxury Rental Homes
Multi-bedroom designer homes within the Tetherow community, full kitchens and mountain views, ideal for groups who want resort amenities with private space.
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Wood fire, Cajun soul, and chef-driven plates.
Bend's dining runs from a longtime fine-dining flagship to a beloved Cajun kitchen and a wood-fired downtown standout. We hold the hard reservations.
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Ariana Restaurant
Bend's longtime fine-dining flagship in a converted craftsman bungalow, a seasonal multi-course tasting menu built on Northwest ingredients.
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Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails
A Bend institution serving Cajun-influenced Northwest cuisine, all-natural meats and seafood, and one of the best cocktail and bar scenes in town.
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900 Wall
A lively downtown bistro in a historic building, seasonal Pacific Northwest plates and an award-winning wine list at the corner of Wall Street.
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Spork
A globally inspired street-food favorite that grew from a food cart, bold flavors from Latin America to Southeast Asia in a casual sit-down setting.
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Downtown Bend
Deschutes Brewery & Public House
The original 1988 brewpub that helped define Bend beer, house ales poured beside elevated pub fare in the heart of downtown.
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Downtown Bend
Bos Taurus
A modern downtown steakhouse for prime cuts and a deep wine and whiskey program, the go-to for a celebratory dinner in Bend.
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A byway, a butte, and a high-desert garden.
Bend's scenery is reachable by car: an alpine scenic highway, a cinder cone in the middle of town, and one of the finest botanic high-desert experiences anywhere.
The Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway is typically snow-closed in its high stretches from late fall into early summer.
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Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
A sixty-six-mile loop past Mount Bachelor and a string of alpine lakes beneath the Cascade volcanoes, one of the great drives in the Northwest.
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Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint
A cinder cone rising from the middle of town with a drive-up or hike-up summit and a 360-degree panorama of the Cascade peaks.
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High Desert Museum
An acclaimed indoor-outdoor museum of high-desert wildlife, culture, and history south of town, with live raptor and otter exhibits.
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Tumalo Falls
A ninety-seven-foot waterfall a short forest drive west of town, with overlooks steps from the lot and a trail to a chain of upper falls.
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Lava Lands & Lava Butte
Part of Newberry monument, a paved road or shuttle climbs a cinder cone for sweeping views over black lava flows and the Cascade skyline.
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McKenzie Pass
Sahalie and Koosah Falls
Two thunderous waterfalls on the McKenzie River within an easy loop walk, a worthwhile day trip over the pass from Bend.
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Float the river, climb the rock, paddle the lakes.
The one-of-a-kind Bend days: drifting the Deschutes through town, world-class climbing at Smith Rock, and stand-up paddling the Cascade Lakes.
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Old Mill / Riverbend Park
Deschutes River float
The classic summer ritual: drift the gentle Deschutes from Riverbend Park through the Old Mill District, with the Bend Whitewater Park wave for those who want it.
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Smith Rock State Park
The birthplace of American sport climbing, towering welded-tuff walls above the Crooked River with thousands of routes and the famous Misery Ridge hike.
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Cascade Lakes Highway
Cascade Lakes paddling
Stand-up paddle or kayak the alpine lakes along the byway, Sparks, Elk, and Hosmer, with Mount Bachelor and South Sister mirrored on the water.
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Wanderlust Tours
Bend's veteran naturalist outfitter, guided canoe trips, volcanic lava-cave tours, and snowshoe treks led by certified guides year-round.
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La Pine
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
A vast volcano with the obsidian Big Obsidian Flow, Paulina and East Lakes, waterfalls, and the panorama from Paulina Peak south of Bend.
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Bend Ale Trail
The largest beer trail in the West, more than twenty breweries linked by an official self-guided passport across the original American craft-beer town.
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High-desert spas and hot-spring soaks.
Bend is built for the slow restore after a big day outside: resort spas, a downtown sanctuary, and natural hot springs in the surrounding national forest.
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Powell Butte
The Spa at Brasada Ranch
A serene ranch spa with treatments drawing on high-desert botanicals, soaking pools, and wide views over open country east of Bend.
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Sunriver
Sage Springs Spa at Sunriver
Sunriver's full-service spa and fitness center, a long treatment menu, hot tubs, and a saline pool for a family-friendly recovery day.
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Bend
Tetherow Spa Services
In-room and on-property treatments at the Tetherow resort, an easy wind-down after golf or a day on Mount Bachelor.
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Downtown Bend
Jinsei Spa
A downtown wellness sanctuary known for massage, facials, and a calm urban retreat steps from the Old Mill and Drake Park.
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Newberry Monument
Paulina Lake Hot Springs
Primitive hot-spring pools along the shore of Paulina Lake inside the Newberry caldera, reached by an easy lakeshore walk.
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Willamette Pass
McCredie Hot Springs
Rustic riverside hot pools in the Willamette National Forest southwest of Bend, a scenic soak on the way over the pass.
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Luxury honeymoon
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