Kid/Family La Pine Adventure Challenge!

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).

This one will be held at La Pine State Park in La Pine, a perfect setting for kids as all of the trails are flat and fun! 

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

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 PP: $105* per family of 3

* 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

* Another portion will be going to Beads of Courage and COTA - Central Oregon Trail Alliance

please see here for all info on these amazing humans and nonprofits!