Miller’s Landing Park

This location is ideal for small- to medium-size groups planning to utilize the Deschutes River and trails.

• Seating capacity – 25 people, total capacity 100 people
• 4 moveable rectangle picnic tables
• Open lawn areas and trails
• Restrooms and drinking fountain
• Adjacent to community gardens
• Lighted shelter and electrical outlet

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The park and is richly rooted in our town’s history. In 1877, Stephen Staats (as in Staats St.) filed claim for the land which is now home to the park. The parkland was at one time ranched, home to a hotel and the site of one of Bend’s early post offices. In 1924, Harry Miller, owner of Miller Lumber Company, bought the land. Its location just downriver from the Shevlin-Hixon and Brooks Scanlon mills was an ideal site for a lumber holding area, staging area for delivery wagons and stable for horses. Many years later when horses were replaced with gas engine vehicles, the company no longer actively used the property. In time, the land’s primary use was by locals to access the river.

In 2010, The Trust for Public Land (TPL) led an effort to raise community funds to contribute to the purchase of the land from current property owners, the Miller family and Brooks Resources Corporation, with the goal of preserving the land as a community park for all to enjoy forever. Greg Cushman, TPL board member and local community advocate, led a campaign to raise $700,000 to help the Bend Park & Recreation District purchase the land for what is now Miller’s Landing Park. Over 500 people contributed to see this park come to be.

The Deschutes River is home to many species of native fish and some of the most idyllic fishing spots reside in Bend parks. In addition to river fishing, the District also features fishing ponds at Pine Nursery and Shevlin Parks that are stocked by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. View the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife stocking schedule here. Shevlin Pond is open to youth 17 years and under. Learn more.

Licenses: All state angling licenses and regulations apply at all locations. Fishing is open to youth, 17 years and under, and anglers with disabilities. Youth aged 12 to 17 must have a juvenile fishing license. Limit of two fish per day, eight inch minimum length.

Bait: Whether bait and/or fly fishing is allowed depends on location. Please check ODFW’s website for more information as regulations may change.

Miller’s Landing Park was acquired in 2011 and developed in 2012. Millbrook LLC transferred the land to a third party, Trust for Public Lands. The transfer to BPRD was originally planned under an agreement in 2005. The park was opened in 2013 and the name honors the historical family mill and homesite. The shelter was dedicated to Greg and Peggy Cushman. The original acquisition was supported by a local government grant in 2011. Additional grants were received in 2022 from the Oregon State Marine Board for design work, and in 2023 additional support was received from a Future Fund Grant.