Interlachen is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] It is situated between Blue Lake and Fairview Lake, just south of Blue Lake Regional Park and north of Fairview.
Interlachen, Oregon | |
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Interlachen, Oregon Interlachen, Oregon | |
Coordinates: 45°33′06″N 122°26′48″W / 45.55167°N 122.44667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Multnomah |
Established | 1930 |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97024 |
Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
GNIS feature ID | 1136408[1] |
The community has approximately 140 property owners, and the homeowners' association was established in 1930.[3] The community's homeowners' association (HOA) believes that Interlachen has the oldest continuously operating HOA in Oregon.[3]
Circa 1830, the Interlachen ridge area was the main burial ground of the Nichaqwli people, who were a Chinookan band of Native Americans.[4][5]
The Blue and Fairview lakes area came to the attention of a group of businessmen from Portland and Gresham in the mid-1920s.[6] They wanted to build the Fairview Country Club on the shores of Blue Lake to take advantage of the lakes' recreational potential.[6] The Portland News-Telegram reported that the private club would include lodges, sports facilities and a club house.[6] The country club was never established because of the Great Depression and what eventually became Blue Lake Regional Park passed into private ownership.[6]
A road, Ridge Avenue, ran along the one-mile natural rock dike known as Interlachen Ridge that separated the two lakes.[4][6] People began building summer cottages and then permanent homes along Ridge Avenue, now Interlachen Lane, in the 1920s.[6] On December 4, 1930, a homeowners' association was formed to provide residents with water and other services.[6]