Crown Villa and Scandia are the main parks in Bend, but expensive in our opinion. Crown Villa is usually where BCS puts up customers purchasing new rigs while predelivery work is done. There are other options, including some State Parks a few miles out, but we've not actually stayed in them. Others here can probably speak to that, but we usually leave BCS and are heading out to put some miles down either south, east, or to home 150 miles west.
We have spent many days, if not weeks, at BCS while in for service or repair. It's not exactly an RV resort, but you'll park in a row across the lot from the service bays, and you'll have electric hookups. We've spent entire weekends there with no problems. The only annoyance I can think of is that it is adjacent to the UPS transfer terminal, and the big brown trucks rush right by on their access drive immediately behind the line of overnight coaches. But it's not that big a deal, and you get used to it. There is plenty of room for your toad by or in front of the coach. You'll need to get up and going early each workday so your assigned tech can drive your rig into the shop, and then unless it for some reason is immobile he will return it to the overnighters' line and plug it in at the end of their workday or when the job is done. We are 30 year graveyarders, so they on occasion have had to be tolerant if we were still groggy in the a.m., but I try to have the coach unplugged, slides in, and ready to go by the time they usually knock on the door.
Coffee thermos loaded and in hand, I usually give a "good mornin' to Ken as I pass by the service desk each a.m. after the office opens up, shoot some bull about the coach or weather or somethin', and the wife and I spend time in the lounge according to whim or if we are needed close by that day. We commonly take time to leisurely examine showroom coaches and their RV accessory store while there, and wander to visit with Ty and others in the showroom/office area, and replenish the thermos as needed from the well-stocked urns in the lounge. There are restaurants aplenty very nearby and plenty of shops and local sights to see. There's a Costco, Fred Meyer, a big shopping mall, several other RV accessory sources, tire shops, propane and diesel and gas not far away, and just about anything you could want. Heck, even our broker's office is there too, so we often get taken to lunch during our stay at BCS. If we've been gone, toward the end of each day I check in with Ken in person or by phone to get apprised of progress. We don't use our satellite dish, but there are off-air channels available to your batwing in the evenings. We've even had pizza delivered while parked there on weekends or other nights, though I usually have to be sure to be out in front of the line so they know which coach to go to; they got lost the first time we did it.
If you need water, there's a faucet in a back corner of the shop building and elsewhere, and there is room to maneuver and they have a sewer dump we usually use when we are leaving. So I'd look into reservations soon for your stay between service at BCS and the Ale Trail, as that period of time is likely to be busy at local parks. As I recall the Ale Trail is at Crown Villa, so that would be convenient if you can get in there. But don't fret about staying at BCS overnight during your service; you'll have time to explore and enjoy Bend during the day, you should be comfortable at night, and you'll be treated right, just like your coach will.
Joel
