Suncadia, Washington

Suncadia is an unincorporated community and resort in Kittitas County, Washington, covering an area of 6,300 acres (25.5 km2).

[1] The $1 billion project featured a 4-star rated mountain lodge with convention center facilities, a mountain springs themed spa, a sports center with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor venue amphitheater/lake with winter ice skating, trails and recreational areas, 2,000 residential units, and three golf courses.

[1] The community's open space includes a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) corridor along the Cle Elum River, which remains open to the public under a partnership (called the Suncadia Conservancy) that also includes Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Yakama Nation.

[4] The interests of local citizens in aspects of the development that included the corridor were represented by RIDGE, a grassroots group.

[5] Suncadia, originally called "MountainStar," was built on former forest lands purchased in 1996[6] from Plum Creek Timber Company by Jeld-Wen's Trendwest Investments.