La Pine State Park | |
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![]() La Pine State Park in 2011 | |
Type | Public, state |
Location | Deschutes County, Oregon |
Nearest city | Bend |
Coordinates | 43°46′34″N 121°31′44″W / 43.7762305°N 121.5289161°W[1] |
Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
La Pine State Park is a state park along the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The closest town is La Pine, 5 miles north-east of the park.
Visitor opportunities
[edit]The park offers year round camping, cabins, a pet exercise area, a picnic area, as well as a day use area with easy access to boating and wading along the Upper Deschutes River.[2] Within the park is a ponderosa pine nicknamed "Big Tree". At nearly 162 feet tall and estimated to be almost 500 years old, it is believed to be the largest ponderosa pine in the world.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "La Pine State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ "LaPine State Park - Oregon State Parks". stateparks.oregon.gov. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Big Tree - Oregon Travel Information Council". oregontic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
External links
[edit]- "La Pine State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved June 21, 2011.