Within the immediate area you'll find 25 city parks, two state parks and five golf courses. A virtually mandatory stop for visitors is The High Desert Museum, 3.5 miles south of Bend off S. U.S. Highway 97. Once you've seen all that, you'll be more than ready to set about discovering what else Central Oregon has to offer. With a population of 820, the tiny hamlet of Sisters ranks as one of Central Oregon's smaller communities. Nestled against the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, Sisters has remade itself from a typical, small Western town into a popular tourist destination featuring downtown buildings constructed with an 1880s Western theme and a variety of unique and interesting specialty shops.
Sisters is also a gateway to some of the most gorgeous mountain country in the state.
Camp Sherman and the Metolius River Recreation Area, located a dozen miles west of town off U.S. Highway 20, are favorite getaways for campers and trout anglers. A cluster of small resorts in the tiny community of Camp Sherman are popular destinations during the summer months as are the numerous campgrounds that line the river. Continuing west on U.S. 20 eventually leads you to the 4,817-foot high summit of Santiam Pass, in the heart of the Cascade Mountains. Here, backpackers and hikers gain access to a variety of trails leading deep into mountain wilderness. Cross-country skiers flock here during winter as well.