# Road trips from Bend

> 3 road trips that start in or near Bend, from 3 to 5 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/bend-or/

3 road trips that start in or near Bend, from 3 to 5 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Smith Rock, the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b17-painted-hills/): 3 days, 175 mi – From Bend to the climbing cliffs of Smith Rock and east on US-26 to painted clay hills, fossil beds and a Chinese herbal store in John Day.
- [Oregon Outback: volcanoes and high desert](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b8-oregon-outback/): 3 days, 186 mi – From Bend past lava flows and a tuff-ring fortress into the empty basins of southern Oregon, ending in Lakeview.
- [Volcanic craters, lava fields and alpine lakes: by camper through Oregon’s Cascades](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-147-crater-lake-cascade-lakes/): 5 days, 258 mi – From Bend via Newberry and the Cascade Lakes Highway to Crater Lake: a loop through young volcanic landscape, crystal-clear lakes and pine forest at over 2,000 metres.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Bend?**
Popular routes starting in or near Bend: Smith Rock, the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon Outback: volcanoes and high desert and Volcanic craters, lava fields and alpine lakes: by camper through Oregon’s Cascades.

**Is there a short road trip from Bend?**
The shortest is Smith Rock, the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds: 3 days, about 175 mi.

**What is the longest road trip from Bend?**
The longest is Volcanic craters, lava fields and alpine lakes: by camper through Oregon’s Cascades: 5 days, about 258 mi with 10 stops.