Diamond Lake Family Adventure Race

Diamond Lake is such an amazing place for a kids race, with a trail all around the lake and beautiful side trails to explore, this one will be one to come experience for sure!

What better way to spend the afternoon with your family than adventuring by bike and foot in the woods!  This might be a short “kid distance” event, but it won’t be short on adventure.  It’ll just be tailored to giving your kids a great low pressure race experience.  Some of the checkpoints will be “geo-cache” style, where every youth racer will collect treasures/toys/treats as part of the course.  There will be several “opt out” points where teams with littler ones can shorten each leg to stay within the “emotional fun-zone” and avoid a full-fledged meltdown.  

All-kid teams will be allowed for children over 12 with at least one teammate 14 or older.  (Parent signature etc required).

Race will be a friendly-competitive event, with no official ranking or divisions. We will equally distribute all sponsor prizes.

Disciplines with difficulty ratings:

MTB: 2/10

Trek: 3/10

Navigation: 2/10

Paddling: 3/10 (flat water and TBD)

Endurance: 3/10

Mandatory Gear: Standard for trek.  Any kid's bike should work. (no headlamp, paddling gear, ropes).

Estimated time for winners: 2 hours

Course open: 4 hours

Team Formats: Family teams of any size, All-kids teams of racers 12 and over

Prizes: Sponsor prizes, lots of cool kid stuff!

Entry Fee Per Family: $105*  - this price is for a 3 person family. For more than 3 people it is an extra 35$ per person.

Kids under three are free. Please do let us know if you are racing with a 3 and under, as we will still get them a medal.

Note: this will be held at Diamond Lake Lodge- great place for an icecream afterwards!

* a portion of each ticket price will be going to Bend Sustainability Fund and to a non-profit listed on our impacts page.

Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend Project, invests in projects that create sustainable experiences in Bend’s community.

At Visit Bend, sustainability is based on three pillars: economic, environmental, and social. Our community is dependent on all three, and it is important to find a balance between them. To have a thriving, sustainable community for residents and visitors alike, it is important that we take into consideration all three pillars.

Since the inception of the Bend Sustainability Fund in 2021, $2,290,000 has been awarded to 17 projects.

* portion of this will also be going our Youth Program and Beads of Courage!