Three Rivers South (Sunriver): An
Oregon Vacation Home Destination

Bend Oregon’s southernmost area is known as Three Rivers South, or sometimes Sunriver. For those who enjoy a slower pace along with wildlife and nature’s beauty, Three Rivers South is definitely a great place to live and vacation.

Three Rivers South (Sunriver)

Located around 4200 feet above sea level, Sunriver showcases Central Oregon’s high mountain desert at its best. Summers are sunny and warm beginning in June and going through the end of August.

Because of that high elevation, night time temperatures during the summer are often in the upper 30’s and 40’s, so sleeping isn’t an ordeal even on hot days. Daytime temperatures are usually in the 80’s and 90’s with very little rain or humidity.

Winters are beautiful too—sunny skies dominate, but you’ll still see snow from November thru March. A typical storm brings in about a foot of snow and then the sunny skies return. Winter temps range from below zero to the 40’s.

There are numerous activities in Three Rivers South: fishing, golfing, canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor, hiking, mountain biking, snow-mobiling, snow-shoeing, flying or gliding from Sunriver Resort’s airport, and the list goes on.

Plus, within 30 minutes of Three Rivers South are some of Central Oregon’s premier natural attractions like Lava Butte, Lava River Caves, Lava Cast Forest, Paulina Peak, Benham Falls, and the Cascade Lakes.

Sunriver Homes

Whether you are interested in a permanent residence or a vacation/rental property there are many options and price ranges to choose from. You’ll find stick built homes, manufactured homes, luxury homes, townhouses and condos all available in Three River’s South, many of which are located on the waterfront.

For an affordable home on a large lot check out the neighborhoods of Oregon Water Wonderland I and II, or Lazy River South. Homes in these neighborhoods range in price from $200K to $300K.

For more expensive homes, look at Deschutes River Acre and River Meadows. Homes here generally range from the mid $300K’s to $500K.

And of course, if you want luxury and resort living there’s Sunriver Resort, Crosswater Resort, Cauldera Springs and Vandevert Acres, with homes ranging anywhere from the upper $400K’s to well over $1M.

For more information on Sunriver homes, brochures, home listings or visual tours of homes in Three Rivers South, please contact Kari.

Kari Kryder is a licensed real estate broker with RE/MAX Equity Group in Bend, Oregon as well as a frequent contributing writer for OHM. Please don't hesitate to contact her with any questions you may have about buying or selling a home in the Bend area.



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