can's say about the concrete aspect ,
but on Cascades Lakes Hwy ..........
Go to Mt. Batchelor Ski area, and just keep going .........the road curves
around behind Mt. Batchelor, then heads south........to a chain of lakes.
Nice camping in there, close to Bend, spectacular, etc.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
Medford/Ashland, OR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:26 PM
Subject: [NVC] Camping recco w/ ADA near Bend, Or

> While my newly-fused ankle heals I am not permitted to do any
> weight-bearing on one leg for the next several months. Nevertheless, Mrs
> Squirrel and I would like to take a short camping trip this summer. Like,
> next weekend.
>
> My ankle blew out in May, and we've not been able to go camping at all
> since moving here to Bend, Oregon last August. Heck -- I don't even know
> if the drinking water system made it through this year's winter. I was
> planning to get the van camping-ready in May. But life intruded.
>
> So anyway, we're looking for recommendation for a pretty, quiet campground
> within an hour or so of Bend. Near a lake or river, sufficiently developed
> to provide ADA camping sites (concrete is miles easier to navigate on a
> wheelchair than dirt or gravel). No hookups needed.
>
> Next year, when I'm back up on both legs, we will seek out more of the
> lovely remote and primitive CGs in and near this pretty state, but for now
> easy does it.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR