by Margaret Banyan, Paul Manson, Genevieve Kruse
October 7, 2025
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The Prineville Reservoir resort area was once a popular boating and campground destination for many generations. However, the resort area has fallen into disuse after the concessionaire left in 2019 and the land lease was returned to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR).
BOR entered a partnership with Oregon Parks and Recreation (OPRD) to manage the area. OPRD contracted with Portland State University’s Center for Public Service (CPS) for a preliminary assessment focused on a strategic and conceptual direction that would inform a subsequent design phase. CPS collected public input data through three channels: a recreational survey, stakeholder interviews with 14 groups, and two community meetings.