Central Oregon Badminton: All levels are welcome from beginner to experienced, instruction, racquets, birdies provided; 6-8 p.m.; $10 children under 13 free; Bend Hoops, 1307 NE First St., Bend.

GO! Do Arts Thursday 4/17 Poetry Month Celebration: Meet with Ellen Waterston for a writing workshop; 4-5:30 p.m.; free; Central Oregon Community College — Barber Library, 2600 NW College Way ...

Deschutes River is ranked #2 out of 15 things to do in Bend. See pictures and our review of Deschutes River.

Things to Do in Sunriver, Oregon Being that Sunriver is SO close to Bend, pretty much all the things you can do in Bend are precisely what you can do from Sunriver too. With that said, we did ...

Adventurous Things to Do on the Oregon Coast 1. Bandon Beach Fat Bike Ride Explore one of the most beautiful shorelines in the world on a fast-paced Oregon adventure.