THE SUNRIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pumice Plateau setting.
Sunriver CDP has 8.85 square miles of land in Deschutes County. Its Census reference point is in Pumice Plateau, within Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills.
On the Cascades' drier eastern side, open pine forests mingle with volcanic cones, buttes and basins. Larger river valleys and lake basins interrupt the surrounding uplands.
Regional context: Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Sunriver and Deschutes County
Sunriver is associated with Deschutes County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Sunriver by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Sunriver, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points higher than the 1.2% recorded for Deschutes County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sunriver CDP has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Three Rivers CDP (7.53 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

