Brasada Ranch
Powell Butte, Crook County, Oregon · Bend / Central Oregon golf market
- Access
- mandatory
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Peter Jacobsen, Jim Hardy
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Brasada Ranch is an 1,800-acre master-planned real-estate resort community on the slopes of Powell Butte, roughly 25 minutes from Bend, offering sweeping, largely unobstructed views of the Cascade Range from nearly the entire property. At its center is the Brasada Canyons Golf Course, an 18-hole design by native Oregonian Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy that winds through the property's canyon terrain (rising from about 3,272 to just over 4,000 feet), with play reserved for Club members and resort guests only -- not general public access. This research specifically re-checked discovery's flagged, single-source claim of a second 'distinctive semi-private course' at Brasada and found no corroborating source across multiple, differently worded searches; Brasada Canyons is confirmed as the resort's only course, and the earlier claim is treated as a likely aggregator-summary conflation rather than a real second facility.
Real estate at Brasada spans custom homesites and homes, rental-ready cabins (including the 91-unit Sage Canyon collection and the newer Treehouses concept), and Ranch House Suites -- lot prices range roughly $200,000-$600,000, with completed homes typically selling in the $1.5-3.5 million range. A Club Membership -- covering the 22,000-square-foot Athletic Center, pools, an Equestrian Club, and preferred golf access/rates -- is confirmed mandatory for most property owners and transferable at the time of closing, a genuine, structural link between real estate and club access, though this research could not find a published dollar figure for the membership's cost.
Golf & Course
An 18-hole course designed by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy, winding through Powell Butte's canyon terrain with five tee sets (4,722-7,295 yards); play is reserved for Club members and resort guests, not the general public. Brasada Canyons is the resort's only golf course.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Club Membership -- covering golf access/rates along with the Athletic Center, pools, and Equestrian Club -- is confirmed mandatory for most property owners and transferable at closing, though no published dollar figure for the membership was found this session.
Living in Brasada Ranch
A master-planned community of custom homesites/homes, rental-ready cabins (Sage Canyon, 91 units), Ranch House Suites, and a newer Treehouses product; lots $200,000-$600,000, homes typically $1.5-3.5 million.
Lifestyle & Amenities
A 22,000-square-foot Athletic Center, multiple pools, Spa Brasada, an Equestrian Club surrounded by BLM trail access, and The Club Room for member dining.
Location & Surrounding Area
On Powell Butte, Crook County, roughly 25 minutes northeast of Bend.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the current Club Membership initiation cost and annual dues directly -- no public figure was found this session.
- Confirm whether 'mandatory for most' property owners means all owners or excludes certain product types (e.g., rental-only cabins).
- Confirm current gated/access status of the residential portions directly -- not clearly established this session.
Notable
- This research confirmed, via multiple differently worded searches, that discovery's flagged 'second, distinctive semi-private course' claim does not check out -- Brasada Canyons is the resort's only golf course, resolving an open fabrication-risk flag from the discovery pass.
- Club Membership is confirmed mandatory for most property owners and transferable at the time of closing -- a genuine, structural (though price-undisclosed) barrier to entry.
- Brasada Ranch has been named Conde Nast Traveler's 'Best Resort in the Pacific Northwest' for two consecutive years.
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