Redmond (Oregon)

By car

Take U.S. Route 97 from points north (such as Yakima) or south (such as Klamath Falls) and State Route 126 from points east or west (such as Eugene).

By plane

• Redmond Municipal Airportis major airport for commercial flights serving Redmond, Bend, Sunriver, Prineville and the surrounding communities in Central Oregon. The airport is in the southeast part of town, southeast of the intersection US Hwy 97 & SR-126 and north of Bend along US Hwy 97. It is served by:

• Compass Airlines & Skywest dba American Eagle : (Los Angeles and Phoenix)
• Alaska Airlines/Horizon: (Portland, Seattle)
• Delta Connection: (Salt Lake City by Skywest and Seattle by Compass Airlines)
• United Express: (Los Angeles & San Francisco by Skywest and Denver by GoJet)

CoBreeze Bus and other bus companies serving the area also serve the airport in addition to the Redmond Transit Hub (see below under 'By bus'). The next nearest airport for commercial flights with additional airlines from more places is at Portland International AirportPDX northwest of town.

By bus

The main bus station for local public transportation (Cascade East Transit) and intercity buses is at the on SW Kalama and Canal (777 SW Kalama). In addition to the Redmond Transit Hub some of the same bus/shuttle companies serving the region make an additional stop at the airport:

• Cascade East Transit

  phone: +1 541 385-8680
  Operates local public transportation and intercity buses to the surrounding cities/towns of Bend, Culver, Madras, Metolius, Prineville, Sisters and Warm Springs from Hawthorne Station.

• CoBreeze

  phone: +1 541 389-7469
  address: (bus stops) Redmond Airport and Redmond Transit Hub
  Connects Portland to Bend via Portland International Airport, Gresham, Sandy, Welches, Government Camp (Mt Hood), Madras and Prineville. Buses may not make all the above stops regularly but on request in advance of travel. Check with them.

• Grant County People Mover

  phone: +1 541 575-2370
  Goes east towards Prairie City to Bend through Redmond Airport, Redmond Transit Hub, Prineville, John Day, Mitchell and Dayville. There's another route that goes towards Monument from Dayville. Check schedules.

• Mt Hood Teleporter

  phone: +1 541 903-0724
  address: (Bus stop) Redmond Transit Hub
  Goes up to Portland through Sisters and Salem via US Hwy 20/SR-22 and I-5 and south to Bend along US Hwy 97. Passengers can transfer to Greyhound, Amtrak and other bus lines in Portland and Salem

• High Desert Point & Amtrak Thruway

  phone: +1 888 846-4183
  address: (bus stop) Redmond Airport
  Connects Redmond Airport to the Chemult Amtrak Station via Bend, Sunriver & La Pine along Hwy 97. Schedules are coordinated with the Amtrak Coast Starlight arrival times in Chemult and tickets can be purchased from Amtrak.com as a Thruway connection to/from the Coast Starlight. Connections to the Eastern Point (to Burns, Ontario and other places along US Hwy 20 in Eastern Oregon) is at Bend Hawthorne Station. Tickets can also be purchased on their website or on Greyhound.com

• Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint

  phone: +1 541-388-6055
  A park of 9 acres that is set along the Deschutes River. The park hosts a large lawn surrounded by Ponderosa Pine and Western Junipers and is a popular stop for summer recreation. It's terrain varies from forest like to sagebrush covered. The park is also home to a wide variety of songbirds including Song Sparrows, Canyon Wren and American Dipper. Golden Eagles and Prairie Falcon also make their home here.
• Smith Rock State Park is a world-famous rock climbing destination known for its sheer basalt cliffs and is generally considered to be the birthplace of American sport rock climbing. There are also miles upon miles of hiking trails that make for excellent vistas within Oregon's Cascade region. Many Western films have been shot here due to its rugged terrain, including Rooseter Cogburn with John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn.

• The Redmond Caves

  phone: +1 541-416-6700
  Consists of a group of five caves that are a part of the Horse Lava Tube System. The caves have a geological age of about 80,000 years and are a popular destination for tourists. However, they have been preserved as natural caves with no amenities. Bring multiple lights and watch for rattlesnakes.

• Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint

  phone: +1 541-546-3412
  A grassy park atop a basalt canyon of the Crooked River. Walk on an old highway bridge across the canyon.

• Cascade Lakes Brewing Company - 7th Street Brew House

  phone: +1 541-923-1795
  address: 855 SW 7th St

• Best Western Rama Inn

  phone: +1 541 548-8080
  address: 2630 SW 17th Pl

• Motel 6

  phone: +1 541 923-2100
  address: 2247 South US Route 97

• Bend
• Crater Lake National Park