DenMar said:
The crown jewel as far as views go would be WM Depot Bay. .
Yea! What DenMar said. Except if you are doing a search it is WM Depoe Bay not Depot.
If you end up staying at Eagle Crest, there is so much beautiful country over in Central Oregon. Be sure and drive up through the Mountains (the 3 Sisters, Bachelor, Broken top). You can do the loop around Hwy 372 from Bend up through these mountains back around to Hwy 97 through Lapine and Sunriver. A very cool drive through some lava flows would be Hwy 242 out of Sisters. The town of Sisters is a cute fun touristy town (about a 20 min. drive from Eagle Crest). Be sure an walk along the Deschutes river if you stay at Eagle Crest - many don't know what a nice trail is down by the river bed. This resort has 4 pools, biking/walking trails, gym, racquet ball court, etc, etc. You will not be dissapointed with it.
Driving up to Paulina and East Lakes in the Newberry Crater area is also cool - drive up to Paulina Peak over look (Hey you can even grace the highest man made restroom in Oregon here! Now who wouldn't want that novelty to their credit!).
There are lava tube/caves near Sunriver you can explore.
Enjoy some rafting on the Deschutes River
Do some hiking around Smith Rocks, but one of the neatest easier hikes is Green lakes Trail. Drive up to Mt Bachelor, continue past the last ski area parking lot, continue driving between 3-10 miles (not sure exactly the mileage) until you see the Green lakes trail head on the right. This is an easy gradual climb (almost flat). It follows the river through beatiful country with little water falls every now and then on the river. If you are up for it you can hike in 4 miles (4 miles back) and you will be into the green lakes area that is sandwiched between South Sister and Broken top - you look up to the left and majestic South Sister is there and look up to the right to see Broken top. One of the more beautiful easy hikes, though long. The trail interest and beauty starts early on at the beginning of the trail, so one does not need to hike the whole way in and out unless you want to see the mountains. This is one of my favorite hikes.
It is around a 2 hour drive to Eugene from Eagle crest and about a 3 hour drive to the coast (Newport).
Some beautiful scenery driving up through the pass on the way to Eugene or Salem.
So much to do in this area, you will wish you had more time.
The same goes for the Oregon Coast - so much beauty with so much to do.
Enjoy.
Ken