Best Central Lodging: Seventh Mountain Resort, Bend, 877-765-1501
To make the most of your time in the Deschutes River Valley, it makes sense to choose a place to stay that is centrally located – and if it has discounted rates at the top courses in the region, plus a host of activities for the entire family, so much the better.
In other words, you want to stay at Seventh Mountain Resort.
Just seven miles outside of Bend and less than three miles from Tetherow and Widgi Creek, Seventh Mountain Resort is the perfect central hub from which to explore the region’s many recreational offerings. In addition to on-site rafting, horseback riding, hiking, swimming and other activities, the resort partners with Tetherow, Widgi and Pronghorn for discounted rates, giving you the chance to play all three at a significantly reduced cost.
And while you’re out playing some of the region’s most unforgettable holes, your family can be making memories of their own at the resort, which has undergone a $20 million upgrade over the last decade. Tucked among the pines of the Deschutes National Forest, and located directly on the banks of the mighty Deschutes River, Seventh Mountain is an outdoor-lover’s paradise, with whitewater rafting, horseback riding, hiking trails, biking trails, lava caves, geocaching and the closest access to Mount Bachelor of any resort in the region.
“You get that removed feel being in the Deschutes National Forest, but you have all the amenities of the resort at your fingertips, and can be downtown shopping and dining in just 10 minutes,” says Vanessa Berning, the resort’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “There’s no other location quite like it.”