Fall Escapes in Central Oregon Vacations or Weekends

Above Mount Bachelor, you’ll be able to discover the Green Lakes Trail. Follow Fall Creek up to the Green Lakes. You will see Meadow grasses and native Flora in bright yellows and reds among the pines and fir trees, and along the creek. The many rushing waterfalls are surrounded by lush warm Autumn colors. (Insert image: Fall Creek along Green Lakes

The Metolius River is breathtaking all year, but autumn is the best time to visit, with less people around and beautiful autumn colors to adore. The Kokanee Salmon and the Rainbow trout are flyfishers' dreams, but rainbow colors are lush along the river trails right now. The Three Sisters Wilderness Area, with its many lakes, rivers, and meadows, has hundreds of miles of trails throughout the Deschutes National Forest.

Schedule yourself a flight over the Central Oregon Cascades out of Sisters or Bend during the transformative weeks of October and you will see how truly unique our fall is. Autumn is a shorter season than most of us prefer, and gives us brief images along the way, ever-changing. But perhaps that is what makes the high desert fall so special. The season may not last a matter of months like it does in many other regions in the United States, but its seemingly fleeting arrival makes it more worthwhile. 

So catch it while you can! Stay with us while you explore our changing Autumn palette. Don't miss it! Check out Rocking CR Vacation Rentals for 3 unique stays. 

As Central Oregon heads into fall, there is a brief window of time where you can witness the rainbow of fall colors that dot the region. Summer is over, fall has arrived, and the swarms of vacationers are back to school and work. Take advantage of the fall season and come to Bend, Oregon to enjoy all that it offers. 

Dig out the scarves, find our fleece-lined jackets and footwear, don our wool caps, and discover great spots to watch trees, breathe fresh mountain air, and enjoy time away from work and day-to-day events. 

Check out RockingCRvacationrentals.com for our two unique places to stay in Bend and Tumalo, for places to stay of which each of these has the colors of fall on their properties. Where else can you get that perfect fall photo, if not on our own front porch or in our backyard?

Pay a visit to Drake Park, where oak trees stand in plenty and the breezes spread the colorful leaves. For the true feeling of fall in Bend, OR, this park is a must-see. Find or make piles upon piles of beautifully arrayed fallen leaves.

Feeling a little more adventurous? You need not travel far to find fall colors in the wilds of Central Oregon. Simply drive west about 20 miles and Head over on Highway 20 not far from Sisters. There, on the cusp of where the east side of the Cascades meets the west, you will find the colors of autumn hiding in the most unlikely places. Groves of quaking aspen can be found woven between the color-challenged ponderosas pines. Peer even farther into the unique, as low-lying Vine Maple and Douglas Maples are sprinkled throughout jet-black obsidian flows and other rocky croppings, creating sights visible for a mere matter of weeks before snow comes and blankets all that surrounds.