Master planned recreation communities profiled on PrivateCommunities.com embrace a wide range of lifestyle interests and activities, from hiking, biking, swimming and fitness to golf, tennis, boating and equestrian trails. Featured properties encompass a diverse selection of luxury homes, condos, cabins and homesites in gated country club developments, coastal resorts and active adult communities nationwide, including premium lake, mountain and oceanfront real estate in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Colorado and other leading retirement and vacation home markets.
With a beautiful South Carolina Lowcountry setting and 22 miles of lake shoreline, Hilton Head Lakes is one of the coastal Carolina's best places to retire, offering prime lakefront real estate in a private, gated master planned community. Designed for residents to enjoy the great outdoors, the community features seven miles of walking trails and 155 acres of navigable lakes. A large activity complex houses a private owner's club and pool complex, tennis and basketball courts, playground, sandy beach, and a community boat ramp and day docks along the lake. Ideally located, residents are just minutes away from Hilton Head Island, offering white sandy beaches and world-renowned golf, and the historic charms of Savannah, Georgia. Custom single-family homes priced from the low $300,000's to over $1 million. With 90 percent financing available- Waterfront homesites are priced from the mid-$100,000's; Nature preserve homesites priced from the $90,000's.
Located directly on the Intracoastal Waterway in the heart of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Lauderdale Bay offers home buyers luxurious three and four bedroom condominiums each with its own private balcony affording spectacular views of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Arrowhead Golf Club. Amenities include a promenade for leisurely strolls along the Waterway, a private marina and boat slips, a swimming pool, elevators, and private covered parking and underground storage. Condos priced from $264,900 to $324,900.
Situated along the pristine shores of scenic Lake Thurmond with an impressive 25 mile stretch of wooded shoreline, this active adult community offers luxurious lakefront club living in the heart of the Sumter National Forest. Savannah Lakes Village features two private championship golf courses, a wellness center, excellent dining facilities, social clubs, boating and an onsite resort- all beautifully situated among 4,000 scenic acres and surrounded by the majestic Lake Thurmond. Homesites priced from $30,000 to $275,000. Homes priced from $200,000 to $1.5 million.
An acclaimed Arnold Palmer golf course is the centerpiece of this exclusive South Carolina Low Country community, where 3,000-acres of lush maritime forest have been preserved for the exclusive enjoyment of no more than 400 families. Amenities include tennis and fitness facilities and a first-class equestrian center with 35 miles of riding trails. Homes and undeveloped lots available, priced from about $250,000 to $6.7 million.
Developed by Greenwood Communities and Resorts, The Reserve at Lake Keowee is a 3,900-acre, private lakefront community tucked into one of the most beautiful and untouched regions of the Southeast. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the shorelines of Lake Keowee, The Reserve is the ideal community for golfing, boating, fishing, water skiing and swimming. A Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course heads up more than $100 million of amenities already in place, including a 200-slip marina, a 20,000 square-foot clubhouse, tennis courts, a fitness center and guest suites. Lots priced from $200,000 to over $500,000. Custom homes from $750,000 to over $3 million.
Located in the historic city of Aiken, South Carolina, Woodside Plantation covers more than 2,800 acres of beautifully rolling countryside and offers residents an incredible golfing experience, dramatic views, and distinctive architecture. Named one of Money Magazine's "Top Ten Retirement Communities", the community boasts four world-class golf courses, pool, tennis, croquet, community gardening, two exceptional clubhouses complete with four-star dining, and tranquil lakes for fishing or boating. Homesites with wooded, golf, and lake views range between $45,000 and $325,000. Homes, townhomes, and maintenance-free living options priced from $290,000 to $600,000.
Enjoy a relaxed lakeside lifestyle along with two exceptional year-round golf courses at this 650-acre gated waterfront development in South Carolina's magnificent Santee Cooper Lakes region. In addition to great golf, the active community center is the social hub for community activities and get-togethers and includes tennis courts, a swimming pool, and an exercise room. Lots range from low-maintenance patio homesites to estate-size parcels with marvelous lake and golf course views, priced from the $30,000's to over $300,000.
Beautiful lakefront gated community on the 40,000-acre Watts Bar Lake, boasting over seven miles of shoreline, creating extraordinary direct waterfront properties. Amenities and activities include two clubhouses, swimming pools, on-site boat slips and some of the best fishing around. Select from wooded, lake-view or direct lakefront homesites, priced from $19,900 to $400,000.
Located in the heart of the Tennessee Valley on the shores of 36,000-acre Lake Chickamauga, this gated lakefront community is an outdoorsman’s dream. Activities at Harbour Crest include boating, swimming, camping, water skiing, jet skiing and some of the best fishing around. Private wooded 1 acre homesites priced from $19,900; Lakeview 2+ acre homesites priced from $49,900; Lakefront 2+ acre homesites priced from $89,900.
Reside lakeside in the heart of the Tennessee River Valley between the Cumberland Mountains and the Tennessee River. A true lakefront community, more than 85 percent of the homesites at Lakefront Estates reside directly on the shoreline of the 39,000-acre Watts Bar Lake. Amenities include a well-appointed clubhouse, a community marina, paved nature trails, gazebos, excellent fishing, and endless recreational and cultural venues in nearby Knoxville and Chattanooga. Lakefront homesites suitable for private docks priced from $129,900; generously wooded, off the water homesites priced from $99,900. For one weekend only, July 25th or 26th, get a FREE boat dock when you purchase an already reduced lakefront homesite.
