Pioneer Park is one of the oldest parks in Bend. In 1851 the immigrant trains used this spot to ford the Deschutes River on their trek to western Oregon. Upon departing, the earliest known train named it Farewell Bend and it is from this origin that the present city of Bend derived its name.
The park hosts many picnics and weddings during the spring, summer and fall. This riverfront park features a covered group picnic area, a formal rose garden, open lawn areas and riverfront woods.
The small geocache hidden here is part of the Bend Arts, Culture and Adventure GeoTour. There is an info card attached to the underside of the lid which contains the BACA GeoTour Secret Code needed to complete the GeoTour passport and collect a trackable GeoTour coin. BACA GeoTour Passports can be picked up at The Bulletin, 320 SW Upper Terrace Dr, Suite #200 Bend, Oregon, or at participating sponsor locations. Visit www.bendbulletin.com/geocache for more information.
Special thanks to Geo51 for helping us out with this cache location when we were in a jam.