| Sunriver, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA#Oregon |
| Pushpin Label: | Sunriver |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Deschutes |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.99 |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.85 |
| Area Land Km2: | 22.92 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | 88.27 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 228.61 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | −08:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −07:00 |
| Coordinates: | 43.88°N -121.433°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 4164 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 97707 |
| Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-71250 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Sunriver is a census-designated place and 3300acres planned residential and resort community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,023 an increase from 1,393 in 2010.[2] [3] It is part of the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area, located on the eastern side of the Deschutes River, about 15miles south of Bend at the base of the Cascade Range.
Sunriver consists of residential homesites and common areas, recreational facilities, the Sunriver Resort and a commercial development known as The Village at Sunriver.
The Sunriver Resort Lodge has hotel rooms, banquet facilities, a fine-dining restaurant, and other amenities. Sunriver Resort manages four golf courses. Two are public (Meadows and Woodlands) and two are private (Caldera and Crosswater, available to guests staying at the resort).[4] Sunriver also features the SHARC (Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center), completed in 2012. There are also 34 miles of dedicated bike paths and 20 outdoor tennis courts.[5] [6]
Sunriver is located on the grounds of the former Camp Abbot, a World War II training facility designed to train combat engineers in a simulated combat environment. The U.S. Army camp opened in 1942, but by June 1944 the camp was abandoned and most of the settlement was razed.[7]
The Officers' Club was spared; it has been preserved and renovated and is now known as the "Great Hall," under management of Sunriver Resort. The name "Sunriver" was selected by developers John Gray and Donald V. McCallum. The initial condominiums were built in 1968 in conjunction with the completion of Sunriver Lodge, and in 1969 the master plan was completed and developers began selling lots.[8] [9] [10]
Sunriver was also the site of the pioneer Shonquest Ranch.[11] Sunriver post office was established on July 18, 1969, at the same time as the public facilities were opened.[11]
During the filming of Rooster Cogburn in autumn 1974, both of its 67-year-old stars, John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, stayed at private homes Governor Tom McCall flew in for a brief visit with them in
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sunriver has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[12]