Combination store and educational system Spotlessly clean,…read moreincredible staff, and a wide range of reptiles. Highly recommended

My 4 years old daughter is so fantasized with snakes! She loves holding them when she get the…read morechance. We are seriously saving money to get her a python!

We dropped by on a hot weekday afternoon and were so glad we did…read more The museum has a mix of indoor and outdoor exhibits - we saw them all but ultimately much preferred the indoor ones (both for summer heat and curation). Highlights included a very interesting retro 80s style exhibit on volcanoes that taught us a lot about the local geography. The kids also loved the beautifully done diorama'd historical rooms although more signage explaining some of thoughtful details would have been appreciated. The current art auction was also great to puruse, some beautiful and creative works there. We went to one talk at the amphitheatre that we found surprisingly dry. The otter exhibit was also fun to see as well as learning about the awesome lampreys. We stayed about 3.5 hours and probably could've lingered longer.

While visiting in Bend we decided to check out the High Desert Museum, which was very informative…read moreand interesting mixing of live and set exhibits and broken down to inside viewing of sudden stage of dessert conditions and living and animals living in the area. They also have an outdoor exhibit with live and items of the pass you will see along the way though out the area. They have places to sit and rest but the outdoor path can be a little steep in certain area, if you have a hard time walking, you might want to enjoy more time on the indoor exhibits. They have a restaurant and gift shop with area to sit if you need to rest. The restrooms are clean & well maintained and they even have handicapped restrooms. The parking is large and if someone has trouble walking you could drop them off in the front where they have benches they can wait until you get back from parking the car. Have much more pictures but only allowed so much you can put on.

The facility itself is pretty nice and is jam-packed with things to do. The issue we had was there…read moreare a ton of staff members wandering around and yet no one seems interested in enforcing any of the rules designed to enhance both jumper safety and enjoyment. There were too many kids at a time on some of the equipment, kids constantly cutting in front of other kids for stuff, and packs of kids loitering in the middle of the obstacle courses so no one could use them. If you're going to come here, I recommend doing it either early in the day when they first open, or later in the day closer to closing time. Fewer kids in general would probably help alleviate most of these issues we were having. That and maybe staff who take a more active interest in doing their jobs.

My bros all thought it would suck to go here...calling it for kids. Saying things like this would…read morebe a lame place to go for a birthday party. But then we went and it was awesome with a capital A. Would def return, especially if I was only in town for 5 days or so.

This is a very nice venue that hosts many activities during the year from roller skating, birthday…read moreparties to ice hockey and more. The staff is super nice and it's no extra cost for the pads and helmets! Today it's $10 a person to skate for 2 1/2 hours.

Everything was great only thing is we can't come back every year because it's way too expensive and…read moremy family only last and hour and half and there done. Please get some specials or deal days we would come back. Very busy in the winter was way too many people and most of the time we were there they were fixing the ice for 40 min of our 2 hours there including putting on skates and take off.

Update: one of my complaints before was that the for sale snacks and drinks were on the play floor…read more Now they are up out of reach of the kids hands. They've also installed another gate, helping to keep the kids contained in the play area. Still wish the bathroom was inside the play area and not down the hall. It seems that some of the toys changed out since my last visit, which is great for keeping it fresh

First of all, we absolutely love love this place. We've gone here about 5 times now. My 2 year old…read more& 8month old totally enjoy playing here. Not only is it so fun & so so cuute, But it also has a really chill atmosphere. It's nice and mellow, not too overwhelming. There's places to lounge which is nice! They sell all the snacks my children love. They have a changing room and nursing room as well, super accommodating. The restroom is fairly clean also.

A great place for kids to go to for activities and ninja training…read more Lots of ropes, wall climbing, toddler area, great teachers and staff! My 6 year old loves coming here and takes weakly classes!

Free Spirit is AMAZING! My ten year ninja-mad daughter attended a regular Monday night session for…read morethree months while we lived in Bend, in addition to every second Saturday Ninja Night. She had a blast, loved all the coaches (especially the owner, Seth) and learnt so much. She had been attending ninja classes in Florida for years but learnt more in three months at Free Spirit than all those classes combined. She could not wait to go!!! And the Ninja Night is genius for parents too ... keeping us sane with a few hours alone. Thank you Seth!

For a 2 year old, 8 month old, 2 adults (for supervision) the girl charged me $65.00 for an hour…read more When my son was one it was $25.00. Now that he's 2 the girl advised me that now it way more and if parents want to go in with him they charge for 2 adults passes also. Ridiculous prices, plus the girl was very rude, and impatient.

Lots of trampoline to jump around but nothing else. Toddler time felt rather expensive for just…read moretrampolines they can barely use.

Pretty little park on the side of the ever. Some nice views and a decent sized green space too. The…read moreplayground is for smaller kids in my opinion, as if they're over 7 it may be slightly bored. The park itself is nice with nice views and a lot of space.

Kids had a blast! Well kept and lots of people throughout the hour or two we were there. The grass…read morewas nice and green and the fact that is on the river front makes for an very relaxing surreal experience with the ss minnow and the awesome swings that can go higher than the tree tops if you ain't careful... I recommend it to anyone looking for a quick hit of child like running and yelling and jumping and ducking and just all around acting like a 4 year old high on pixie sticks and capriSun 100% Pure Juice!