What Makes Vandevert Unique?

Low Density – Twenty owners share 400 acres for an average of twenty acres per owner.  The average lot size is about two acres.  The front and back of each lot face common land.  No lot has more than two neighbors and six lots have only one. 

Rich Natural Landscape – Two miles of the Little Deschutes River wind through the ranch, providing a lush riparian environment.  Much of the ranch is covered in forest.   Meadows provide wide open views of Mt. Bachelor and the Cascade Range. 

Beautiful Homes on a Consistent Theme – The original Design Review Guidelines - calling for houses of log, timber, and stone - were well-crafted to begin with and have been enforced wisely and fairly ever since.  The result has been sixteen high-quality, homes that express both the pioneer essence of the ranch and the individuality of their owners.

Owner Control – The ranch is entirely owned and operated by the owners.  The original developer no longer has legal ties to the ranch.  No outside company or organization has any rights to use ranch land or property. 

Good Governance – The original CC&R’s have served the ranch well and have been amended only a few times over the years.  The owner’s annual meeting is well-attended.  Ranch business is managed the rest of the year by a board consisting of five elected owners.  Owners have always shown a great respect for each other’s point of view and no serious disagreement has ever disrupted life on the ranch.

Quality Equestrian and Kennel Facilities – The ranch provides complete boarding facilities and care for owner’s horses and dogs.  The Animal Caretaker is a permanent member of the staff.  Facilities include the stable, the riding arena, paddocks, pasture, and eight miles of riding trails.  The facilities are available only to the owners.   

Private Fishing Pond – A 2.2 acre pond is stocked with rainbow trout.  Over 1,000 feet of shoreline is available to all owners for fly fishing.

A Place in History – William Plutarch Vandevert founded the ranch in 1892, before the city of Bend was founded and before Deschutes County even existed.  He was a leading citizen of the area for many years and one of his sons was a highly respected doctor in Bend.  Members of the Vandevert family lived on the ranch for almost one hundred years.  In its early days the ranch served as a post office and stagecoach stop.  The one-room Vandevert School, active for years, is still located on the ranch and has been lovingly restored.

Proximity to Great Golf – The famous Crosswater Golf Course neighbors the ranch and most ranch owners are members.  Crosswater is home to the Jeld-Wenn tournament, a nationally televised match on the PGA Senior Tour.  Golf Digest named Crosswater the best new resort course in 1995.  Nearby Sunriver offers two more courses, one of which was designed by Robert Trent Jones.  Yet the ranch itself incurs neither the cost or the headaches of maintaining a golf course.

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