Visitors become involved with the exhibits through encounters with animals in natural settings, hands-on reaching devices and interpretive talks and demonstrations. Mt. Bachelor Twenty-two miles west of Bend on the Cascade Lakes Hwy. . . The winter season at Mt. Bachelor offers 3100 vertical feet of the best skiing in the northwest with trails for all ability levels of skiers. The U.S. Ski Team has been training at Mr. Bachelor for the past 25 years. The Sunrise Lodge is open during the summer and offers sandwiches, outdoor barbecues, ice cream fountain, ski and sport shop, picnic sites and volleyball rentals.
Mountain bikes are also available to rent with miles of trails surrounding the resort.
Eleven miles south of Bend, located on Highway 97. Lava Butte is a unique, volcanic cone with a paved road to the top providing an outstanding view of the Cascades. Three interpretive trails meander around Lava Buttes's Crater, over the lava flow and through adjoining pine forest. No admission charge. 4 Cascade Lakes Highway Eighty-nine mile paved loop.