Bend Park and Recreation 3-day spring registration begins Monday

Registration for spring activities through Bend Park and Recreation District opens on Monday. Once again, the registrations will be spread out over three days to reduce the chance of the website crash that people experienced last summer.

Here are the dates, times and programs available.

Monday, Feb. 6, 6:00 a.m.: Recreation, enrichment and sports programs.
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6:00 a.m.: Swim lessons and aquatics programs.
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 6:00 a.m.: Sports leagues including adult and youth roller hockey, adult softball and adult and boys volleyball leagues.

Descriptions and schedules are available for preview in the Spring 2023 Online Playbook or at the registration website on Feb. 2.

Summer registration for programs in mid-June through August will open March 20.

Monday, March 20, 6:00 a.m.: Recreation, enrichment and sports camps and programs including all summer camps.
Tuesday, March 21, 6:00 a.m.: Swim lessons and aquatics programs.
Wednesday, March 22, 6:00 a.m.: Sports leagues including adult cornhole, adult fall softball, adult golf, adult kickball, adult roller hockey, youth flag football, kindergarten soccer, youth soccer and middle school tennis leagues.

BPRD changed its registration system for the winter programs after receiving comments about difficulties with fall registration last year. Those changes included spreading out the registration days, adding bandwidth to the website and launching a virtual waiting room similar to ordering concert tickets. Indications from BPRD were that the process ran much smoother and those same changes will be implemented again.

The following is information from the BPRD website on how to register.

How to Register

Go to select the brown “REGISTER” button at the top of your screen on the main BPRD website.

Log in to the registration site.

Find the activity and select the “+” (plus sign) icon.

A confirmation bar will pop-up at the bottom of your screen. Select the “Add to Cart” button to proceed.

Designate the member in your household that will attend the activity and hit “continue.”

Answer the required questions in the Questions field.

Read the Refund Policy and Participant Release, and check the box to indicate that you have read and accept the terms of those policies. Select “Continue.”