Thousand Trails Resort

Nice sites in a forest setting lots of room in most of the sites only things i didn’t like is that the firepit was not fully enclosed and they force you to show proof of insurance even if you have a towable wich legally does not need to be insured yes i have full coverage on my unit but I feel that its none of there business if i do or dont

It’s off season or between seasons, so there’s that… Folks running the place were friendly; cute town square and other amenities that would be nice/​open in the summer. Great location… The one big negative was that the common camp bathroom and shower facilities (though heated) were dirty and in serious need of servicing/​replenishing when we arrived and four days later as we were departing they still needed attention. Even in the off-​season I would expect this to be at least a daily check. Maybe it’s a once-​weekly check here? Definitely an unpleasant surprise.

This campground is a great one to stay at. Hidden in the trees it is quiet and calm as well as relaxing. We went mid September and it was fairly empty. They have lots of activities as well as a friendly staff. Just a short drive to many great hikes or lakes as well as Bend and Sunriver if you want to shop or eat.
We had a blown fuse and they fixed it right away which was great. I’d recommend staying here anytime.

50 amp service, large sites to fit a 40ft Diesel Pusher, plenty of room to park the towed car. Easy to get into, and pull out of. No dumps in the sites, but its an easy stop along the way out to get empty, or you can have the pump truck come by your site while you are there (I think they come around once a week).
TONS, and I really mean TONS, of things for the kids to do. This location is very kid friendly, and family oriented. Starts right at check-​in where the kids are told to «Find The Wolf» and they come back and get a treat when they do (Like Wheres Waldo, only with a photo of a cartoon wolf character hidden somewhere in the «Town Square»). The Town Square is at the front of the property and has a reading/​board game room, a small store with lots of necessities and goodies to choose from, and is made up like an old Wild West Town with stories about the townsfolk, and plenty of bunnies running around. You can even buy a little carrot shaped sack of bunny food to feed them, if you wish.
There are two pools… one for families and one for adults. The hot tub is adults only, and on Sunbdays they have «Hot Tub Happy Hour» at 3pm. FUN! Near the pools is the mini golf course, the basketball courts, and the tennis and pickleball areas. The kids can rent a tube and float the Little Deschutes right from the campground… and for a $ 1 the van from TT comes to get them at an appointed time and place.
On the weekends they do a big hot breakfast in the Family Hall (Also where church, and other events take place). It was cheap, and hot… and I didnt have to cook! On Wednesdays they have $ 3 Cinnamon Rolls, with a hot beverage (coffee, coco, or tea), and the cinnamon rolls are as large as a standard sized paper plate (HUGE!!). Well worth the $ 3 to get down there and get your families name on the list… they do run out if you are late to the party.
All the staff was friendly, and helpful. Every bathroom, and facility on the property that we went to was clean and well stocked for whatever it was meant for. Theres also an undercover horseshoes area that they have competitions at sometimes. We were here for a week, and had a great time with not a single complaint from the kid other than when it was time to go… because they wanted to stay a little longer.

Been here the last 4 days and have enjoyed every day. There is the little des chutes river out back behind the tennis courts where it is an off leash area and we were there daily for Rudy and even jumped in. Lots to do! Great for the family to bond! We will be back! Loved the deer who visited us every day, a few times at our site.

Very friendly staff and a fantastic place for kids.
Loved the convenience of the river for tubing.

This is our first time here and we love it. The resort is clean and well maintained. We love the river access, the pools are wonderful, the little store is well stocked and the staff are friendly. We will most definitely be staying here again.

Our second time here. Last time was over a year ago in April. At that time it was pretty empty. Not this time.
Check in took a while, as they were lined up to get in. But it went smoothly. We asked about areas to try to find a spot where our roof mounted satelitte would work. The suggested a couple of different areas.
Site all have 30 amp and water, no sewer hook ups within in this park. They do have two dump stations though.
We unhooked our toad and drove around looking for a spot. As mentioned the place is pretty full. Finally found a site that not only can we get satellite reception but the site is huge. The majority of the sites are quite spacious with a generous amount of space between sites. Bath and shower houses are located throughout the park. They are old and small but kept very clean.
There is a laundry, pool, small store, book exchange, tennis court, mini golf, horseshoes, hot tub, free wifi is located around their Town Square. There is also access to Little Deschutes river for fishing.
The park is kept up quite well. Gravel/​dirt roads throughout so it does get dusty. They have also implemented quite a few speed bumps to help people keep at a slow pace.
All in all, we were again very happy with our stay here.

What a great place to spend a couple of nights amongst the trees just 10 minutes or so south of Bend. The cabin was delightful, although one of the mattresses could use replacement. But otherwise, the rest of the accommodations were fantastic. Excellent experience!

Thousand Trails Sunriver Bend was a great place to stay. Many amenities, close to the river. You can’t beat Bend OR in the summertime. Here’s the break down:
PROS:
1. Great clubhouse.
2. Swell pools, one for kids and one for older folks.
3. Plenty of restrooms/​showers everywhere.
4. Beautiful pine forest/​river /​star gazing location
5. nearby Sunriver (shopping) and Bend OR
6. Laundry room convenient.
7. Nifty camp store and on-​site propane
CONS:
1. Plenty of mosquitoes! Take the citronella for sure.
2. A very large campground, so some amenities may get crowded (ie pool, club house, restrooms).
3. Since it’s a large place, the chance for jerk-​ass A-​hole neighbors is somewhat higher than smaller places. But, we had many cool and friendly folks in our area during our stay.
4. Wi-​fi at clubhouse or camp store rec-​room only.
Our family had a good time, and we will likely return when camping in the Bend OR area.

EXPENSIVE!
We paid $ 60+/night without the membership…
Find your own site took a while from the short time we spent here. For the high price there’s no tv cable and no sewer at site. No wifi most of the sites and far to walk the park to the pool and store.
On the bright site, the heated pool, hot tub, nice size sites, fire pits and nightly movie night are nice!
All this compared to the State Parks… well I can’t!

We’ve stayed here before and enjoyed it but it seems the quality has really gone down. My biggest complaint was the bathrooms. With over 300 RV sites and no sewer hookups, most occupants are using the 6 bathrooms in the park. At an average of 4 people per site, that’s 200 people using each bathroom every day.
When we arrived at about 5 pm, both toilets in the men’s bathroom nearest to our site were plugged with toilet paper, water, and whatever else running onto the floor. When I returned to the bathroom at 9:30, they were still in the same condition. I called the «ranger station» and informed them of the problem. They said the would get someone out «when they can.» What would be more important than an overflowing toilet at 9:30 at night? Anyway, the toilets were unclogged the next morning, but there was a water stain and dried bits of toilet paper visible where the toilet had overflowed. Apparently, staff did not feel it was necessary to clean the floor after the overflow.
The floor was not mopped for 4 days. I checked the log sheet posted in the bathroom, and it had not been signed off as «checked» in over 48 hours. I contacted a staff member who was servicing another bathroom and asked her why, and she said that the bathrooms were very busy and they did not have a male staff member to service the men’s room.
On the fifth day of our stay, I contacted the assistant manager. She said that they were «aware of the problem» and «working on fixing it.» Not sure what that means. She said she hoped our next stay at Thousand Trails would be better. To her credit, the bathroom in question was finally mopped that day.
It seems to me that these bathrooms should be cleaned top to bottom at least once a day, probably twice. I’m not one to complain, but for the price of a site here, I expected more. I have stayed at KOA’s, state park, and national forest campgrounds that were all cleaner than this Thousand Trails. The bathrooms were gross — we won’t be back.

Quick heads up! If you are not a «member» you will arrive to find out that it’s first come first serve… even if you reserve months in advance. We were told «good luck finding a spot-it’s pretty full.» We had one loop to choose from and luckily we grabbed the last spot. Apparently if all sites were full they would have parked us in an overflow lot… not our idea of a good time! Luckily that wasn’t the case for us but we did see some people that got the short end of the stick :(.
I added the second star for the bathrooms-​pretty clean and maintained well.
Side note: they aren’t kidding when they say «speed limit 5mph». We were chased down by the ranger in a golf cart and scolded… if you are retired this may be a great place for you to visit but we won’t be back-​and we travel to Sunriver/​Bend area ALOT…

We are members but no RV so we rent a cottage or trailer when we go. We enjoy having all the amenities and taking our dogs. Having a grill for cooking and full kitchen. The pool was still closed but would like to go back in the on season. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the park has had a lot of work done to make it very pleasant. Very enjoyable and relaxing.
The only suggestion I have is that the sleeper couch in cottage 4 is totally shot, for sitting or sleeping on, which left only one comfotable chair for 3 folks to share.

This is a very nice RV park. The sites are not crowded together as many RV parks are. There are many amenities for families, so it would be a good weekend destination for families with kids. The only drawback is that a site will cost you about $ 42 per night, so you could probably do better in the area if you just need a place to spend the night.

With slim pickins left for tent camping options in the Bend area during Memorial Day weekend, I decided to make a reservation here. It seemed to have decent reviews and when I called, they said that they had a lot of tent spots still available. Being that it was Memorial Day weekend, I was required to make a 3 night reservation, which basically boiled down to $ 30 a night.
On the day of my arrival, the men who checked me in were friendly and helpful. I was directed to the tenting areas, but arrived to find them to be two large grassy areas with no separation from your tent camping neighbors. You have no privacy. In addition, there were only a couple of fire pits (which were just a circle of rocks) and a couple of picnic tables for all of the ~20 tent sites there.
There is a bathroom/​shower bldg at each of the two tent camping areas. It seemed relatively clean, but not really the best lighting and very outdated.
I had spoken to 3 other tent campers who were just as frustrated with the quality of the tent camping at this location as I was. For $ 30 a night for tent camping, this place should at least have a fire pit and picnic table at each site, offer more than a big grassy patch for tenting, and have decent bathrooms. I’ve never paid this much for tent camping anywhere with such horrible quality. I got tired of sharing my tent site with the loud young kids camping next to me and didn’t even stay for the three nights that I paid for.
There was no description about the tent camping sites anywhere on the website when making the reservation. No information about the lack of amenities for tent campers. I’m sure that if you have an RV, this place is probably decent enough, but if you’re tent camping, I’d recommend going elsewhere. Even dispersed camping for free in the national forest would be better than this place.

Quite a pleasant place to spend some time. There’s a nice swimming area — with cool and warm pools and a hot tub. The only bad thing about this is it’s right next to the road to the camp repair shop — little buggies and old pickups with bad exhaust drive by all the time, with their fumes drifting over the pool area.
There’s an old-​West style village with a TV room near the front gate. A large community building provides a place to hang out and for events to be held. Both places have wireless internet access.
Drinking water is metallic here — I don’t think that’s how it comes from the source — this is Central Oregon after all — but in going thru the system it picks up an iron taste.
TT has a Bend address but is actually south of Sunriver and near to Lapine. Summer weather is usually good here — sunny and not too hot. There’s a few mosquitos, especially next to the marshes, but a breeze will often keep them down. I’ve enjoyed being here.