Plan for weekend traffic or plan a new route!

Summers in Bend are amazing! Of course, the plethora of activities that routinely take place throughout the city is a trade-off with the increase in tourist traffic and event related road closures. This weekend Bend Summer Festival kicks-off on Friday night and the Tour des Chutes (a fundraiser for St. Charles Cancer Survivorship Programs and Pediatric Foundation) runs through the day on Saturday.  The cycle route uses 18 miles of the Sisters-Smith Rock State Scenic Bikeway before making its way back to Bend.

Take note of the closures and traffic updates from the City of Bend below:

 

 

Special Events

July 8 – 10, Bend Summer Festival

Summers in Bend are amazing! Of course, the plethora of activities that routinely take place throughout the city is a trade-off with the increase in tourist traffic and event related road closures. This weekend Bend Summer Festival kicks-off on Friday night and the Tour des Chutes (a fundraiser for St. Charles Cancer Survivorship Programs and Pediatric Foundation) runs through the day on Saturday. The cycle route uses 18 miles of the Sisters-Smith Rock State Scenic Bikeway before making its way back to Bend.

July 9, Tour Deschutes, from 5 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Starting and finishing at High Lakes Middle School. Use caution around bikers and runners.

• Bike Ride Route: Shevlin Park Road to Mount Washington Drive to High Lakes Loop, Mount Washington to Hosmer Lake Drive, Green Lakes Loop, Tam McArthur Loop, and Broken Top Drive
• Running Route: Sacagawea Lane, Meriwether Place, High Lakes Loop, Mount Washington Drive, Skyliners Road, 17th Street, Hartford Avenue, Drouillard Avenue, NW Crossing Drive, and Meriwether Place.

Upcoming Closures:

• July 16, Deschutes Dash, from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  Road closures with detours marked and flaggers directing traffic.
  Road Closures: Century Drive between Skyline Ranch Road and Chandler Avenue
  Colorado Avenue between Century Drive and Columbia Street
  Columbia Street between Colorado Drive and Shevlin Hixon Drive
• Detour Routes: Skyline Ranch Road to Metolius Drive to Mount Washington Drive to Simpson Avenue to Colorado
  Avenue to Industrial Way and to Bond Street, Century Drive to Donovan Avenue to Emkay Drive to Colorado Avenue
  Washington Drive to Westridge Avenue to Century Drive

There’s more information on upcoming and ongoing closures from the City of Bend HERE.