BE PREPARED WITH CASH as sometimes the State Park machines won’t run cards. It sucks to come back to a parking ticket. Tip : do NOT forget to get a parking pass or display your Oregon State Parks pass on your dashboard before you head out to explore. Smith Rock with kids is easiest when you can finish your hike without an extra hike to your car. Both parking areas have pay stations for getting a parking pass. Get to Smith Rock nice and early for the best parking closest to your trail head.
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If you’re early enough, you should be able to park near the main trail head, but if that’s full already when you get there, there is an overflow parking area that’s also used for over-sized vehicles and buses. Bonus: stop by Peter Ogden Skene State Park to check out the canyon and preview the Crooked River before getting to Smith Rock.Ĭheck out our Oregon Adventures Bucket List! Parking at Smith RockĪs you approach Smith Rock State Park you’ll see there are two parking areas. If you’re visiting Smith Rock with kids, we recommend the half day plan starting in the morning so it’s not too hot out. Just ten minutes from downtown Redmond and 35 minutes from Bend, it’s an ideal half or whole day trip.
If you’re staying in Bend or Redmond, it’s super easy to visit.
Located in Terrabonne, a little north of Redmond, Oregon, Smith Rock State Park is just off Highway 97. Actually, that’s where you find Neverland, but it might as well be Smith Rock State Park because between the rivers, canyons, farm fields and rocks it’s as close as we have in the Pacific Northwest. Somewhere between dreaming and awake, that’s where you’ll find Smith Rock State Park.
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