Riverside | Informal Campsite

October 13th, 2024 by ObvB

Not closed. The road has recently been repaved so that may have been the cause of recent closures, and there are no road markings, so there may be additional temporary closures to come.
Stayed a few times over the course of the last week with multiple other vans and small RVs.
Sprinkler system that is not perfectly aligned may hit your rig at 11pm!

September 29th, 2024 by karlmarx

This place is NOT permanently closed. Stayed here with 3-4 other vans/RV's last night. All the other vans were gone before 8am but we stayed until 11am without any issues. Beautiful park! Walking distance to downtown Bend

September 5th, 2024 by Jacobthetravler33

This place is permanently closed.

September 5th, 2024 by Jacobthetravler33

I live in Bend and there are now cones as of today that say no parking 7pm to 7am. A great spot now closed.

August 28th, 2024 by The Driving Deveros

Stayed here multiple nights while in Bend. You can find a level spot, good Verizon signal, toilets open from about 6am to somewhere around 10pm. Quiet and felt safe, wasn’t bothered any of the nights and many other overnight parkers.

August 22nd, 2024 by chatnoir999

Lots of people sleeping in the van along this park. It’s ok 8pm to 8am. Bathroom super clean and nice! 😊

July 22nd, 2024 by Hannah

Nice spot right in town. A

July 16th, 2024 by Hannah

I was at this place and everything is the same.

July 3rd, 2024 by smoggyplayground23

Noisy but very safe, would recommend. The park is really nice.

June 6th, 2024 by grumpybig-rig78

Digggg this spot. Noisy from the road but I feel so safe for being in the “city” and a very short walk from downtown so I’m definitely gonna explore tomorrow morning. Spending 1 night as of now but might come back tomorrow depending where I go for the day. Def recommend if you can sleep with a little noise

May 25th, 2024 by larox827

A bit noisy since it is on a main road. But nobody bothered us. Parking is for four hours from 8 AM to 8 PM Monday through Saturday and we stayed here Saturday night so nobody bothered us Sunday morning. Great spot for a quick overnight.

May 14th, 2024 by superbflax08

nice spot. restrooms open at drake park a bit up the road. water as well. plenty of spaces and 4-5 vans slept here yesterday..no bother. great spot.

April 24th, 2024 by farprinter87

Great spot, lots of vans and smaller RVs. Everyone parks here and there are no restrictions, except during the day(4hr maximum). Stayed in bend for a week and parked here every night.

April 7th, 2024 by maturebull96

I got here at this location at about 7pm. I found a fairly level area and didn’t get bothered all night. Very beautiful spot but as stated a lot of road noise and foot traffic. I just shut my blinds and did my thing. Went to sleep and up and gone before 6:30am.

February 14th, 2024 by slayter.tonnesen

Wonderful spot, no one bothered me and there was very little foot and car traffic during my stay

October 24th, 2023 by mike.atlatl

Great location, horrible road noise. Stayed on a monday night during October and the road noise didn’t end until 230am. Its a major artery between downtown and other parts of the city. No idea what people do in this sleepy little town that requires driving at 1-2am but it’s enough to make us never stay in this spot again.

October 2nd, 2023 by greengrapes

Right on street next to the Deschutes river city park. Quiet, peaceful. Some road noise. Close to pubs and coffee shops.

September 23rd, 2023 by wolford

Beautiful place, spent one night along with several vans and rv’s up and down the street. Walking distance to town for bars and restaurants. Highly recommend. Just remember to not exceed 4 hours during the day, overnight no tickets. No signs saying closed.

September 8th, 2023 by sean54031

This place is permanently closed.

August 18th, 2023 by kaseyandlamar

Stayed here off and on for the last week and it’s absolutely amazing! Just as described, gorgeous spot at the park and on the water. We would jump in the Deschutes River over by McKay (for the rapids) and float back here. Bend is a great to the vanlife community and we’ve loved the people we’ve met here.

July 31st, 2023 by dpeacey

As described. Lots of traffic even at night. 2 hour parking 8am to 8 pm. Affluent end of town. Close to good brews of all kinds.

July 11th, 2023 by djporter226

Accurate description. We were alongside the public drake park after hours and nobody bothered us. Excellent place to wake up with a dog and walk through the park along the lake.

Wednesdays in the summer they have a fantastic farmers market right nearby!

June 12th, 2023 by krisscraig

Riverside parking; 3-4 hours limit during the day, but after 8pm no posted limits. Asked bartender at the excellent Sunriver Brewery & he said nobody will bother me.
Decent ATT LTE for streaming Netflix. Beautiful view, lots of street noise & pedestrians.

June 9th, 2023 by sean54031

Been here all summer this spot is great for hanging out at DURING the DAY. Do NOT camp here overnight. Follow the signs. this is a affluent area of town and some residents are not friendly to nomads. no need to give them a visible example of it right downtown. do NOT park here overnight. honestly, this pin should be removed.