The resort has a large hotel, a conference center, three golf courses, and three major housing developments each with multiple subdivisions.

The resort and the area around it is classified as the Eagle Crest census-designated place (CDP) and had a residential population of 1,696 at the 2010 census.

The Eagle Crest property includes the lower slope of Cline Butte on the eastern side, extending approximately one and a half miles to the Deschutes River, and one and a half miles north to south with Oregon Highway 126 as the northern boundary.

[3] The portion of Eagle Crest east of Cline Butte is located on the Matson Plateau.

This area is generally flat with gentle swales sloping gradually down hill to the east until it reaches the edge of the Deschutes River canyon.

Most of the area, around Cline Butte, including all of Eagle Crest, is western juniper woodland.

The area's ground cover is dominated by bitterbrush, sagebrush, gray rabbitbrush, and other high desert plants.

[6][7] Eagle Crest owns approximately one and a half miles of Deschutes River frontage on the west bank.

[5] The Eagle Crest is one of eight destination resorts as defined by Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development.

Smith Rock, located 9 miles (14 km) north of Redmond, is northeast of the resort and can be seen from many of the rooms.

The larger area, Juniper Hall, can accommodate 600 people for lectures or 425 banquet guests.

The other conference area is the Golden Eagle Ballroom, which accommodates 511 people in a theatre configuration or 360 when arranged for banquets.

The course runs along the rim of the Deschutes River canyon and throughout the original Eagle Crest housing development.

[15][16] In 1996, Eagle Crest began selling lots west of the Cline Falls Highway in the area of the Ridge golf course, which was completed in 1993.

[15][16] The third and final phase of Eagle Crest housing includes six distinct areas located northwest of Cline Butte.

The West Ridge development covers the lower slope of Cline Butte and has approximately 425 lots for standalone homes.

[21] During StarFest, the Inn at Eagle Crest offers visitors coffee, hot cocoa, and cookies along with a fireside story time with Mrs.