La Pine State Park | |
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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.
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]