Located only 27 miles from Bend, the Green Lakes hike near Bend, Oregon, provides some of the most awe-inspiring images in the area. Meander around peaceful rivers, listen to cascading waterfalls ...

The forest around Bend is extremely popular for horseback riding, hiking and backpacking, as well as for its scenic campgrounds (like Elk Lake) and twinkling lakes for paddling (like Sparks Lake).

A 14-year-old from Lake Oswego was seriously hurt in a snowmobile crash near Bend, March 8, 2025 (Deschutes County Search and Rescue) Nearly three hours after the crash, the teen was put on the ...

The Oregon Badlands is the strangest wilderness in Oregon, with no mountains, lakes or streams. This desert landscape ... A tiny monkeyflower in the Badlands near Bend. Photo by William L. Sullivan.

A Bend man died after being trapped in an avalanche near Diamond Lake Thursday. That’s according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office says a group of individuals were cat ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Bend man was killed in an avalanche near Diamond Lake Resort on Thursday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced. Man convicted in 2018 stabbing death of ...