Sunriver

History

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. 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. Sunriver was also the site of the pioneer Shonquest Ranch. Sunriver post office was established on July 18, 1969, at the same time as the public facilities were opened.

Geography

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sunriver has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mountain Chickadee

  Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves
  7,763
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  6,840
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,193
• Steller's Jay

  Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  5,476
• Pygmy Nuthatch

  Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839 · Aves
  5,391
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,342
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,606
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  4,048

Most recent

• M 2.71 — 2025-01-29
  6 km SW of Prineville, Oregon
• M 2.77 — 2023-12-14
  5 km SW of Prineville, Oregon
• M 2.52 — 2017-07-11
  4 km ESE of Cascadia, Oregon
• M 2.89 — 2015-10-26
  23 km SW of La Pine, Oregon
• M 2.88 — 2015-10-24
  23 km SW of La Pine, Oregon
• M 2.78 — 2014-03-27
  26 km WSW of Sisters, Oregon