Summary
A planned residential and resort community, Central Oregon’s Sunriver is located near the base of the majestic Cascade mountain range and is bordered by acres of national forest, the distinguished Deschutes River, and dramatic basalt lava flows. Designed to coexist with the natural environment, Sunriver’s 3,300 acres (approximately 5 square miles) includes 4,200 private homesites, recreational amenities – including three parks and 33 miles of pathways, concentrated commercial development, the Sunriver Nature Center, Oregon Observatory, and Sunriver Resort. The community enjoys natural attributes rarely found in any development which are protected by strict environmental and architectural standards.
Sunriver’s healthy and vigorous river, riparian, wetland, meadow, and forest environments provide critical habitat for native and migrating wildlife; including elk, deer, coyote, mountain lion, bear, otter, beaver, porcupine, turkey, raccoon, rabbits, skunks and other rodents, raptors, songbirds and waterfowl, bats, fish and amphibians, including the endangered Oregon spotted frog. In forested areas, towering ponderosa and lodgepole pine provide canopy above wax currant, Oregon grape, bitterbrush, manzanita, and rabbitbrush, while native grasses and wildflowers such as purple aster, lupine, iris, and wild lilies dot the forest floor. Quaking aspen, willow, sedges, rushes, cattails, and pond lilies are found along Sunriver’s rivers, streams, and transitional areas. Grasslands and pastures complete Sunriver’s meadow mosaic.
With a long history of environmental stewardship, Sunriver has the distinction of being a Tree City USA since 1980. It has been a nationally certified Firewise Community since 2012. Sunriver is managed by the Sunriver Owners Association. Additional information is available at www.sunriverowners.org.
