We made a quick stop at the dump station and then left Cove Palisades SP this morning. From this great state park near Madras we took a short drive south through Bend, OR, and continued on to just south of the community of Sunriver where we turned into Bend / Sunriver RV Campground, a Thousand Trails facility. This part of Oregon is one of our favorites but not because of park amenities. Wi-fi is only available in the lodge. There is a pretty good park store but the pool is empty, maybe because the temperature is just above freezing at night and not real toasty in the daytime unless the skies are clear. The spaces are large with numerous pine trees between them but there is no honey wagon service this early in the year nor sewer hookups so we have to break down the trailer and tow it to the dump station every four days. The electrical and water hookups are good.
It took us about an hour to drive here today but we still elected to hang around the trailer for the rest of the afternoon instead of going exploring. Bend / Sunriver RV Campground is located in a pine forest and we were quite happy just sitting outside and quaffing our dwindling supply of porter. Fortunately, there are numerous breweries, a Trader Joe’s and a Costco in Bend and we will quickly address the shortage.