A youth group retreat needs a place where 20 teenagers can be loud until 9 PM, sleep in bunks, and be counted at breakfast. This house near Sunriver sleeps 30 in 11 bedrooms across two buildings, with a game room, a 12-foot table, three private acres and 450 feet of Deschutes River frontage, about 30 minutes from Bend. A youth leadership institute and a softball team have stayed here.
Updated October 2026
Which youth groups stay near Sunriver, and what they need from the house
Church youth groups on a winter or summer retreat. School leadership programs that come to Central Oregon for a week in August. Scout troops and Venturing crews between the river and Newberry. Club teams on a training weekend. What they share is a ratio: two or three adults for every ten kids, one adult who signs and is responsible, and a schedule with a quiet time in it.
What they need from the house is sleeping that keeps boys, girls and adults in separate rooms with doors; a kitchen that does breakfast for 30 at once; a big room for the evening session; and outside space that does not require a van. All four are here.
Where a youth group sleeps: bunk rooms, separate buildings, adults near the doors
The Lodge has six bedrooms on two floors: three Kings, two Queens and a bunk room with two sets of twin bunks, with twin bunks added to two of the King rooms, across five baths. The Cottage, the original 1960s cabin next door, has five bedrooms with four Full beds and a Twin bunk, one bath, its own kitchen and its own front door. The usual plan is one gender in the Cottage with a chaperone, the other downstairs in the Lodge with a chaperone, and the leaders in the main-floor Kings by the front door. The bed-by-bed table for all 11 rooms is on large group rentals near Sunriver; the floor plans and 3D tour are on the whole retreat page.
The evening session and the free time: two living areas, the game room and three acres on the Deschutes
Two living areas with stone fireplaces, one upstairs and one down, mean the session happens in one and the card game in the other. The game room has a pool table, ping pong, an arcade cabinet and an Xbox. Outside are a private 6-hole disc golf course, bocce, outdoor ping pong, a seasonal fire pit by the river and the dock with Adirondack chairs. The group photo is the one on the dock at sunset.
The river is cold, fast and unfenced. Life jackets on before the dock, an adult assigned to the water, and the rules in Deschutes River safety for groups read aloud on arrival. Floating is a day with a shuttle, in floating the Deschutes from Sunriver.
Feeding 30 teenagers near Sunriver: the kitchen, the grill and the grocery run in Bend
The main kitchen has a large butcher-block island, double appliances, a 12-foot table for twelve and four 8-foot picnic tables on the covered deck; the Cottage kitchen does the second shift. The gas grill feeds the group. A rota by meal, posted on the fridge, is how to feed 30 here without one adult cooking all weekend; the shopping list is in feeding 30 people near Sunriver.
Days out from the house: Bend, Newberry, Mt. Bachelor and the High Desert Museum
Bend is 30 minutes for the Old Mill and Riverbend Park; the High Desert Museum is on the way. Newberry National Volcanic Monument, with Lava River Cave and the Big Obsidian Flow, is a half day the other direction. Mt. Bachelor is 30 minutes for skiing in winter and the bike park in summer. From the house: Sunriver Resort and SHARC are five miles and about ten minutes, Bend and Mt. Bachelor are each about 30 minutes, and the Big River boat ramp, a public put-in, is 2.5 miles up the road.
Parking for up to 15 vehicles takes the church vans; the last stretch is Chief Paulina Drive, a shared dirt road, at 10 MPH. Things to do in Sunriver has the rest.
The house rules that matter for a youth group near Sunriver
The adult who books must be 30 or older and is responsible for the group. Occupancy is 30 including every teenager, with no more than 24 adults, and it is enforced because the home is on well and septic. Quiet hours start at 9 PM. No camping on the grounds unless approved in advance, and no open flames beyond the fire pit in its season.
The rules that decide whether this house fits a group: the renter must be 30 or older, every booking has a 2-night minimum, quiet hours run 9 PM to 8 AM, and occupancy is capped at 30 guests (24 adults) because the home is on well and septic. Dogs are welcome for a pet fee once approved on your reservation. The full list, the deposit and the cancellation terms are on house rules and Book Now.
What a youth retreat costs for a group of 20 to 30, and how to book
Split across 30 people, a weekend here compares with a camp's cabin rate, with the kitchen and the river included. The live calendar shows the rate for your dates; summer weeks book early, and winter and spring are open. The other events teams book this house for are on team and event lodging near Bend and Sunriver, and baseball tournament lodging has its own page.
Nightly rates run about 1,000 to 4,000 dollars plus taxes and fees. For 24 adults, that is 42 to 167 dollars a person a night before taxes and fees.
What a youth program and a retreat group said
“We were in the area for a youth leadership training institute. This beautiful home was the perfect location for our group of student leaders. There was plenty of room for everyone and fun activities available for the youth in between sessions. Being able to stay in one location, sharing meals and cleanup duties together created a much more cohesive and bonded group than if we had placed the students in hotel rooms.”
“This place was wonderful. It was perfect for our retreat and the host was quick to respond. We will be back.”