Black Butte Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated private resort community[5] in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.

[7] Black Butte Ranch allows public access to its restaurant, golf courses and horse stables, but is primarily oriented to its year-round residents and seasonal guests.

[8] The first residents arrived in 1971 and Black Butte Ranch post office was established the same year.

[7] The area drains east via Black Butte Swamp to Indian Ford Creek, then Whychus Creek, then to the Deschutes River, a north-flowing tributary of the Columbia River.

[7] During the peak tourist season, the population, including guests who do not own property but are renting residences within the community, is estimated to rise to 5,000.