Central Oregon
Central Oregon is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Oregon and is traditionally considered to be made up of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Bend and Prineville.
Bend
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Bend is a city in central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River.
Prineville
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Prineville is a city in and the county seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant to establish businesses in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 10,429 at the 2020 census.
Madras
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Madras is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Originally called "The Basin" after the circular valley the city is in, it is unclear whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called "Madras" that originated in the city of Madras in Tamil Nadu, India, or the city itself.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Redmond and La Pine.
Redmond
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Redmond is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The population was 33,274 at the 2020 census, and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 37,009.
La Pine
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La Pine is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, incorporated on December 7, 2006. La Pine is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sisters
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Sisters is a city of 2,800 people in Central Oregon. It is the headquarters of the Sisters District of the Deschutes National Forest. Hiking, biking and horse riding trails go from the city limits into the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Warm Springs
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Warm Springs is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, the community is also known as the "Warm Springs Agency".
Sunriver
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Sunriver is a resort town in Central Oregon. The Sunriver Resort is a major year-round attraction in the region, especially for families, and this article primarily focuses on resort amenities.
Mount Bachelor
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Mount Bachelor is an inactive volcano in the state of Oregon. The surrounding area offers snowshoeing, snow skiing, snow tubing, and dog sledding, among other activities in the winter, and fishing hiking and camping during the rest of the year.
Smith Rock State Park
Smith Rock State Park is an American state park in central Oregon's high desert near the towns of Redmond and Terrebonne.
Lake Billy Chinook
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Lake Billy Chinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake Billy Chinook lies in a canyon at the confluence of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers near Culver and Madras.
Central Oregon
- Type: Economic region with 200,000 residents
- Description: region in the state of Oregon, USA
- Category: region
- Location: Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Central Oregon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Central Oregon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中俄勒岡”
- Chinese: “俄勒冈州”
- Chinese: “俄勒岡州”
- Chinese: “俄勒岡州中部”
- Dutch: “Central Oregon”
- Italian: “Oregon centrale”
- Japanese: “セントラル・オレゴン”
- Japanese: “中央オレゴン”
- Venetian: “Oregon sentrałe”
- Vietnamese: “Trung Oregon”
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