The Experience: If ever there were a place to burn off kid energy, Sky High Sports in Tigard is it. Imagine a giant space with nearly wall-to-wall trampolines, where kids can literally bounce off the walls – because they’re trampolines, too.

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The Experience: The best thing about Sunriver, other than 300 sunny days a year on average, is that there’s so much to do for all tastes and styles. It’s one-stop outdoorsy vacationing. Low-key sorts could while away days just relaxing in a hot tub, exploring the Village and playing games in the evening. But if you’re looking for family-friendly action, you have loads of choices:

* Frolic in one of three swimming pools, one with a 50-foot slide. (A new outdoor aquatic center and amphitheatre will open in 2012.)
* Rent a canoe, kayak raft or stand-up paddle-board at the marina and spend the day playing on some of the Deschutes’ mellower waters.
* Sign up for mini tennis clinics ($12-$15 per kid; $35 adults) and then have a family tournament on one of the many public courts ($20/hour).
* If tennis is too highbrow, rent pickleball equipment at Fort Rock Park or reserve the park’s sand volleyball, basketball, softball horseshoe, bocce ball or picnic facilities. The park also has a large playground.
* Walk, run or bike 35 miles of paths that weave throughout Sunriver. (Most rental homes include bikes; Bike Barn rents them.)
* Hoof it over to Sunriver Stables for trail rides (7 and up) or pony rides.
* Sign your kids up for weekly summer camps (ages 3-12) that include tennis or swimming instruction, playtime at the South swimming pool, weekly field trips and other enrichment.

Inside information: Lodging ranges from rooms and suites at Sunriver Resort Lodge to condos or homes you can rent from the resort or directly from owners. Check Sunriver-resort.com, VRBO.com or any number of other sites available if you Google “inexpensive Sunriver lodging.” You can also camp nearby; a private campground called Thousand Trails rents campsites, yurts and cabins only 4 miles from Sunriver. One note: if you’re planning on swimming, check that your lodging includes free passes to the pools (which aren’t cheap).

The 411

Seasons: Sunriver is open year-round. In winter, you can ski at nearby Mt. Bachelor, snowshoe, go ice-skating or even enjoy sleigh rides. Check Sunriver’s online calendar of events. Cost: Rates for a stay in Sunriver range from the low hundreds to several hundreds for either a lodge room or a rental home. Check for lodging specials. Camping or sharing a larger home with friends is often the most economical way to stay. Location: About 15 miles south of Bend on Highway 97.
Contact information: 800-801-8765, sunriver-resort.com.

— Sarah Pagliasotti

The Experience: Even though we’ve been begging for sun for months, how quickly we Portlanders overheat when it comes! My grandmother, an Alabama transplant, will still be wearing a cardigan deep into July, but once the mercury creeps above 80 degrees we Northwesterners melt quickly. When it gets too hot, cool off at one of Portland Parks and Recreation’s lively outdoor swimming pools: More…

With parent-focused fitness programs like Baby Boot Camp and Stroller Strides as well as adult fitness clubs with childcare, it’s easier than ever for busy moms and dads to stay fit and healthy. Call for information about locations and childcare hours, age ranges and fees.

Multiple locations; 800-432-6348 ; www.24hourfitness.com.

Cardio and strength stroller exercise classes throughout the region.
Multiple locations; www.babybootcamp.com.

Multiple locations; 800-515-CLUB (2582); www.ballyfitness.com

A unique fitness program that incorporates the ballet barre into a 60-minute workout to improve posture and core strength. Reservations recommended for childcare.
1000 NW Marshall St.; 503-206-8308; 2523 SE 22nd Ave. (new location; phone unavailable at press time); www.barre3.com.

Kids’ programs, weekly family hours and childcare.
19201 SE Division, Gresham, 503-665-4142; 2456 E Powell, Gresham, 503-618-4142; 9620 SE Stark, Portland, 503-257-4142; www.cascadeathleticclubs.com.

Kids’ fitness programs, sports activities and childcare.
18120 SW Lower Boones Fy. Rd., Tigard; 503-968-4500; www.clubsports.com.

All women fitness club with a “mom and kids” program and onsite childcare.
2714 NE Broadway, 503-287-0655; www.nwwomensfitness.com.

Children’s activities and childcare.
15670 NW Central Dr., 503-690-2100; 4800 NE Belknap Ct., Hillsboro, 503-640-6404; 0150 SW Montgomery, 503-221-1212; www.oregonathleticclubs.com.

6820 SW 45th Ave.; 503-823-2840; www.portlandparks.org.

Stroller exercise classes in multiple locations.
Multiple locations; 866-FIT-4MOM (348-4666); www.strollerstrides.com.

4925 SW Griffith Dr., Beaverton, 503-644-3900; 23000 SW Pacific Hwy., Sherwood, 503-625-9622; 11324 NE 51st Cir., Vancouver, Wash., 360-885-9622; www.ymca-portland.org/healthandwellness.html.