• AreaGuides
• BendNights
• Central Oregon Directory
• Visit Central Oregon
• CitySearch
• Trip Tutor Travel Guide
• Welcome to Bend
• Yelp.com Bend Reviews

• Art Galleries and Museums
• Bend River Mall
• Citysearch Shopping - Bend
• Downtown Bend
• Old Mill District

• Dining - Bend Take Out - A great resource for travelers!
• Restaurants - BendNights
• Restaurants - Citysearch
• Restaurants - Urban Spoon
• Restaurants - Bend Visitors Guide

Expedia.com Lodging
• Lodging - Bend Visitors Guide
• Lodging List - Yahoo
  

• Entertainment - By the Bend Bulletin, includes an events calendar, movie schedules, nightlife, museums, art galleries, city guide, dancing and more.
  
• Art in Public Places - a guide to Bend's public art
• Balloons Over Bend
• Bend Ale Trail
• Bend Fall Festival
• Bend Film - "A celebration of independent cinema."
• Bend Summer Festival
• Cascade Arts and Entertainment
• Central Oregon Symphony
• Christmas Parade
• Concerts at the Les Schwab Ampitheater
• Crooked River Dinner Train
• Downtown Bend - Event list
• Galleries
• High Desert Museum
• Sagebrush Classic - A golf and culinary benefit event
• Sun Mountain Fun Center
• 2nd Street Theater
• Tower Theatre
• Winterfest

• Central Oregon Breeze - Daily bus service between Central Oregon and Portland. Stops include Portland Amtrak and Portland Airport, Redmond Airport, Bend, Madras and more.
• ODOT Road Cams

• The Bulletin - Local newspaper
• The Source Weekly - Local newspaper
• Bend Blogs
• Hack Bend
• Topix

• City of Bend - City pages
• Deschutes County
• Deschutes County GIS

• Area Map - Bend - Google
• Area Map - Bend - Yahoo
• Snow and Weather information
• Economic and Community Information
• Community Guide
• Deschutes County History
• Chamber of Commerce
• Visitors' Bureau
• Schools - Yahoo
• Bend Area Schools
• Central Oregon Schools and Colleges

• Bicycling - Cascade Cycling Classic
• Bicycling - GORP
• Bicycling - Paulina Plunge Bike Tour
• The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
• Deschutes County Fairgrounds
• Deschutes National Forest
• Deschutes Nat'l Forest Winter Ski Trails - GORP
• Golf - Black Butte Ranch
• Golf - Central Oregon golf courses
• Golf - Crooked River Ranch
• Golf - Eagle Crest Resort
• Hiking - Central Oregon
• Lava River Cave
• Lava River Cave Earthcache
• Mt Bachelor Ski and Summer Resort
• Newberry Nat'l Volcanic Monument
• Oregon Natural Desert Association
• Parks - State - Central Oregon
• Pine Mtn. Observatory - See the three large Cassegrain telescopes at this U of O facility for astronomy education and research, open to the public on certain days.
• Parks - City - Bend Metro Park and Recreation District
• Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint
• Pole Pedal Paddle Race
• Smith Rock - Routes, photos, resources and information about Smith Rock
• Smithrock.com
• Sun Country Tours - White water river rafting
• Travel Oregon - Central Region
• Virtual Cascades - "Experience a virtual mountain adventure among the Pacific Northwest Cascades." Live mountain cameras and more!
• Wanderlust Tours - All types of tours in the Bend area

• Yahoo
• Google

• Wikipedia - Bend, Oregon

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