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

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

References

  1. ^ "La Pine State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "LaPine State Park - Oregon State Parks". stateparks.oregon.gov. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Big Tree - Oregon Travel Information Council". oregontic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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