Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bend, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mt Bachelor ski season (25 nov – 15 mei (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mt Bachelor ski season (25 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mt Bachelor ski season (25 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mt Bachelor ski season (25 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Opening

  Cascade Lakes Highway opens

  15 mei – 30 nov · meestalWandelseizoenSluitingen

  The scenic byway past Sparks and Elk lakes is gated shut by snow all winter and ploughed open in late May or June, earlier after a mild one. Without it the alpine lakes and trailheads are a long detour. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mt Bachelor ski season (25 nov – 15 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Deschutes float season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Deschutes float season

  15 jun – 5 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opentDruk

  Half the town floats the stretch from Riverbend Park to the Old Mill on a hot afternoon, and the shuttle runs all summer. The river is cold enough that it works as air conditioning.

Nog steeds bezig: Cascade Lakes Highway opens (15 mei – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Deschutes float season, Fourth of July in the mountains

• Risico

  Wildfire smoke season

  1 jul – 20 sep · meestal

  Central Oregon's unhealthy-air days have gone from a handful a decade to dozens, and late July through August is when the smoke settles in the basin. It is the one thing that can spoil an otherwise reliable summer here. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Fourth of July in the mountains

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  The Fourth of July weekend is one of the busiest of the mountain summer: lodging and campsites book out and roads into town are slow. Fireworks are often cancelled or replaced by drone shows when wildfire danger runs high. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cascade Lakes Highway opens (15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)), Deschutes float season (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Deschutes float season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cascade Lakes Highway opens (15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)), Deschutes float season (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Wildfire smoke season (1 jul – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Deschutes float season, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Bend Fall Festival

  2–4 oktGroot festivalDruk

  Six blocks of downtown closed for a weekend of makers, cider and live music at the start of October. It is free, it is the busiest downtown weekend of the autumn, and parking is hopeless. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cascade Lakes Highway opens (15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)), Deschutes float season (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Wildfire smoke season (1 jul – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Bend Fall Festival

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cascade Lakes Highway opens (15 mei – 30 nov (meestal)), Bend Fall Festival (2–4 okt)

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Mt Bachelor ski season

  25 nov – 15 mei · meestal

  The mountain is half an hour from town and usually turns lifts from late November into May, one of the longer seasons in the country. Recent low-snow winters have opened in late December and shut in April, so check before booking early or late.

Nog steeds bezig: Cascade Lakes Highway opens (15 mei – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thanksgiving (25–29 nov), Mt Bachelor ski season (25 nov – 15 mei (meestal))