It is 255 miles from Crescent City to La Pine State Park near Bend. Given the mountainous and scenic nature of the most of that route, I consider that plenty for a day's drive. I think the kids would enjoy an evening on banks the Deschutes River more than an RV park near Burns.
The Big Obsidian Flow at Newberry Crater
http://karws.gso.uri.edu/photo_shows/oregon_oct02/BigObsidian.htmlhttp://karws.gso.uri.edu/photo_shows/oregon_oct02/Oregon2002.htmlLast time I camped near Bend, I spent another 3 nights camping before getting to the coast at Gold Beach.
It is one thing to put in 4-500 mile days when the driving is all freeway, quite another when it is mountain roads (even good ones), and the kids need time to stretch their legs.
But camping near Bend raise the question of where would be a good place to stop next. Boise is about 350 miles away. There's a nice campground at Lake Owyhee State Park in a reservoir canyon backed up by a scaled-down Hoover Dam.
