Big Pines RV Park

This is a really nice RV park if you like a nature setting. Sites aren't on top of each other. There is enough room to hang out outside. There are a lot of trails on what seems like logging land that you can walk, ride mountain bikes, and take the dog for long walks. The wifi was pretty bad so we used our cellular hotspot (Verizon) with no problems. It was just off of the road, but road noise wasn't a huge issue. The park had full hook-ups and cable tv.

Our truck broke down ! Stranded we needed help during the busy travel season.. We were towed to Big Pines RV Park. For the past ten (10) days we’ve been in our Airstream while the truck underwent repairs in Bend.
Much to our surprise & delight this RV parked turned out to be a GEM! Bruce & Donna host & run this park extremely well and we lacked for nothing. All level pull through sites, most with full hookup. Clean restroom showers etc. We will stay here again whenever we are in this ares. I don’t review nor recommend often but this one is definitely a keeper. Stay here & I guarantee you’ll want to come back. Thanks again to Donna & Bruce for all of the extra effort on our behalf. Brad Anderson 2017 Classic Airstream 30’. June 5, 2020

Pleasant place to stay and have time to visit Crater Lake NP and Newberry Volcanic Monument.

Come well stocked, closet grocery store is 30 minutes away.

This park is off Hwy 97 so you do get some highway noise, but unlike many of the RV parks between Bend and Klamath Falls, this is set a little further back off the highway. Also compared to other parks in the same area this is a nicer setting with sites in the trees, not a parking lot or grassy field.

Not a lot to do in the park, but a good location for exploring south / central OR.

Overall, this was a great place to stay! I would give it a 5 star rating for RV parks, but a 4 for overall, because you just can't compete with boondocking in the middle of forest! Every one I talked to that worked here was SUPER friendly, from calling to make the reservation to checking and just running into them around the camp. I felt very welcomed here!

Access was very simple. It is right on hwy 97.

Location is close to Bend and Crater Lake. I was just using it to get clean and do laundry between boondocking spots, so it worked great for that!

Cleanliness was above and beyond. The laundry room was spotless as were the shower houses.

Site quality was very good, especially for a RV park. Each site had big pines between them, grass, a picnic table and a fire pit. While they are close together, it didn't seem that bad. This is not just another parking lot RV park.

Noise within the park was fine, but with the windows open you could hear the traffic on hwy 97, and I had one of the spots farthest away from the highway. They are doing a lot of work adding sites onto the park, so during the day there are some construction noises, but nothing that horrendous. It should be done summer of 2018.

We stayed at Big Pines RV Park, with our cat, from Memorial Day until mid-September 2016 in our 35 foot Tiffin Motor Home. Big Pines is a relaxed, comfortable RV Park with well-kept amenities. Bruce, the owner, was a gracious host and helped make our stay all the more enjoyable.

We took advantage of the scenic and nearby Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway with our road bikes. There are also unpaved trails for running or biking directly behind the park but we did encounter mosquitoes when we first arrived in late May and early June.

We supplemented our groceries shopping at the Gilchrist Grocery and Deli but did the bulk or our shopping in Bend (Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Costco) and Ray's in La Pine. La Pine also has the Cinco de Mayo Mexican and Los Tres Caballos Mexican restaurants (yes we like Mexican food). It was hard to pass by Wickiup Junction and not stop in for the enticing, fragrant, just made donuts.

We enjoyed the park's location between Crater Lake National Park and Bend. We attended the Newberry Event festival in nearby Newberry as well as the Bite of Bend and Summerfest in Bend. Our Brandi Carlisle concert at the Les Schwab Amphitheater was a highlight. We also rode the striking Twin Bridges bike route in Bend and my girlfriend ran in the Sunriver and Crater Lake half marathons.

Big Pines turned out to be a great choice for us, with reliable utilities, reasonable rates and a nice ambience. Traffic noise from nearby Hwy 97 was minimal and laundry was available onsite (although not all machines were available due to rough treatment). Wi fi was a little sketchy at times but our Verizon signal was strong.

I'd definitely recommend staying at Big Pines on your travels through central / southern Oregon and don't miss Crater Lake National Park, which you can access from Big Pines through the North entrance … as soon as it is clear of snow!

We stayed at Big Pines as a layover to Sisters because we arrived during the big Rodeo in Sisters, and there was no where to stay. We are glad we did! Overall a nice park that is well maintained with lots of, you know, big pines. The owner was seen every day attending to some landscaping detail or another. He is also very congenial. The sites are oddly placed which is actually an attribute as it enables more privacy. Our site was gravel, very long and easily made a temporary home for our 45 foot motorhome. We had a nice big "yard" with a picnic table and fire pit. We were also able to hang a newly purchased hammock between two trees :) The only dings are the inconsistent WII FI (in our spot anyway) and the noise from US 97. We would stay here again.