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Festivals & Events
Pole Pedal Paddle OUTDOORS
( www.pppbend.com ; mid-May) Pole Pedal Paddle is a huge event that showcases Bend's
extraordinary outdoor resources - it includes skiing, mountain biking, running and ca-
noeing/kayaking.
Bend Summer Festival PERFORMING ARTS
( www.c3events.com/events/Bend-Summer- Festival; 2nd weekend Jul) If you happen to be in
Bend in July, check out the Bend Summer Festival, which features artists, street per-
formers, live music, plenty of food and lots of fun.
Sleeping
There's a countless supply of cheap motels, hotels and services on 3rd St (US 97). The
Mill Inn has one dorm room for penny-pinchers. During special festivals and events,
Bend's lodging rates head north.
Mill Inn INN$
( 877-748-1200, 541-389-9198; www.millinn.com ; 642 NW Colorado Ave; dm $35, d incl breakfast
$90-130; ) A 10-room boutique hotel with small, classy rooms decked out in velvet
drapes and comforters; four share outside baths. Full breakfast and hot tub use is in-
cluded, and there's a nice back patio and basement recreation room. Budget travelers
should go for the one (tight) dorm room.
Motel West MOTEL$
( 541-389-5577; 228 NE Irving St; d $79; ) The rooms at this slightly atypical motel
are a notch up from the usual, with stylish comforters and drapes. It's just off the main
commercial drag.
Tumalo State Park CAMPGROUND$
( 800-551-6949, 541-388-6055; www.oregonstateparks.org ; 64120 OB Riley Rd; tent/RV sites
$26/21, yurts $39; ) Riverside spots are best at this piney campground 5 miles northw-
est of Bend off US 20. Showers and flush toilets available.
Bend Riverside Motel MOTEL$