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 altitudes topping 4,500 feet, The Divide at Bald Rock features amazing long range mountain views, lush foliage, cascading waterfalls, and extraordinary panoramas of sheer rock cliffs and sylvan valleys. All Divide property owners are members in the Sapphire Valley resort, and have access to numerous recreational amenities including an 18-hole championship mountain golf course, indoor/outdoor swimming pools, tennis center, exercise facilities, miniature golf, boat rentals on 55-acre Lake Fairfield and winter skiing. Large estate homesites priced from $159,000 to $550,000.
Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, The Legacy at Jordan Lake is one of the most desirable luxury living enclaves in the southeast offering spectacular views and cascading waterfalls. The private gated community will include a host of amenities including a spa and fitness center with an indoor pool, a clubhouse, resort-style pool, tennis courts, short iron practice golf, and hiking trails. Homesites priced from $130,000 to $250,000; Homes from the $700,000's to over $2 million.
The Preserve at Little Pine is an award winning private community located in the pristine mountain wilderness of Western North Carolina with over 75% of the land protected through conservation. Convenient to the historic Appalachian towns of Asheville, Weaverville, and Hot Springs, amenities include a community lodge with fitness center, an astronomy observatory center, a fully staffed equestrian facility and numerous picnic and camping spots throughout the community. Homesites priced from $89,000 to over $1 million.
A private, gated, mountain top community nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, the Preserve at Wolf Laurel is the ideal master planned community in western North Carolina for a weekend retreat, retirement home or year round living. Elevations over 4,800 feet provide for dramatic long-range mountain views and a near perfect climate, plus 25% of its 1,300 acres has been set aside for greenways, parks and wildlife corridors. Here residents have access to numerous recreational amenities including equestrian facilities, tennis courts, a heated swimming pool, an outdoor pavilion, a fully stocked trout pond, miles of hiking trails, and access to the Wolf Ridge Ski Resort. Also available with membership at the Wolf Laurel Country Club is a beautiful mountain top clubhouse and an 18-hole championship golf course-the second highest golf course in the eastern United States. Homesites priced from $80,000 to $350,000.
This beautiful established North Carolina gated community is guided by the design and conservation principles found at the renowned Biltmore Estate and Biltmore Forest, with an extensive network of parks, and playing fields, as well as trails for walking and running. In addition, the community’s Living Well Center offers a swimming pool, fitness center and yoga studio. Featuring scenic views of Ducker Mountain, The Ramble is conveniently located adjacent to Biltmore Forest and the French Broad River. Access to Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway is within sight of the community’s main entrance while downtown Asheville’s thriving arts, music and culinary venues are just minutes away. Homesites priced from $80,000 to over $300,000; Homes priced from $700,000 to over $2 million.
Brand-new private gated mountain community conveniently located to Hendersonville, Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina. Amenities include clubhouse with state-of-the-art exercise and spa facility, tennis, swimming pool and walking trails. Homesites priced from $90,000; Townhomes priced from $550,000; Cottages priced from $495,000.
Nestled in North Carolina’s famed Blue Ridge Mountains, Vista at Blacksmith Run features craftsman-style homes with all the flavor of a mountain resort. Ideally located, Vista at Blacksmith Run is just ten minutes from historic downtown Hendersonville, and only 20 minutes to beautiful Lake Lure and the eclectic town of Asheville. This private gated community includes a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, walking trails and a stocked lake. Distinctive, yet affordable, low maintenance craftsman-style homes are priced from $187,000; homesites priced from $55,000.
Join the Triangle area's only country club development to offer an impressive Tournament Players Club golf course, plus a deluxe TPC Sports Club and the convenience of on-site shopping, dining and community services. Wakefield Plantation features an exciting selection of homes, townhomes, villas and custom estates priced from the $130,000's to more than $5 million.
Here's an exciting opportunity to invest in beautiful lakeside homes and homesites in southern Oregon's spectacular Klamath Basin, with a proposed community clubhouse and recreation center and access to golf and equestrian facilities at the nearby Running Y Ranch. Half- to full-acre lots are priced from the mid $100,000's to $400,000+, with semi-custom homes from the high $300,000's to $900,000+.
Barefoot Resort & Golf lays claim to not one, but four famously designed championship courses. Gracing three miles of the scenic Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Barefoot Resort & Golf offers tennis, clubhouse, fitness center, planned marina and spa. Homes, Villas & townhomes priced from $200,000's.
