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Communities Near the Beach

Nothing says resort-style vacation living 24/7/365 like settling down in a community near the beach. For many retirees and active adults, there’s nothing better than quick and convenient beach access—and all that comes with it. Whether you prefer to partake in all the amazing watersport beach activities, enjoy a day of sun and sand with family, or stroll along beachfront boardwalks, the communities featured here are all surrounded by beach vibes. Explore these gated, 55+, and retirement communities near the beach to find your perfect home.

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Gavilán

Rancho Mission Viejo, California Communities Near the Beach
Rancho Mission Viejo, California
Gavilán at Rancho Mission Viejo is a collection of established 55+ neighborhoods in Orange County, California, located across the villages of Sendero, Esencia, and Rienda. Residents enjoy exclusive age-qualified amenities along with access to all Rancho Mission Viejo recreation clubs, trails, and parks near San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, San Clemente, and Ladera Ranch.

Pricing: Homes from the mid $900,000s to high $1 millions

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Community Gardens Community Gardens
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Dog Park Dog Park
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Playground Playground
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Gavilán Ridge

Rancho Mission Viejo, California Communities Near the Beach
Rancho Mission Viejo, California
Gavilán Ridge at Rancho Mission Viejo is the first 55+ village in the Rancho Mission Viejo master-planned community, featuring five new neighborhoods with modern homes, resort-style amenities, and active adult living near San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point.

Pricing: Homes from the $900,000s to $1.4 million+

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Community Gardens Community Gardens
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Dog Park Dog Park
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Playground Playground
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Laguna Woods Village

Laguna Woods, California Communities Near the Beach
Laguna Woods, California
Laguna Woods Village in Laguna Woods, CA is a premier California 55+ community offering resort-style living in a secure gated community setting. This expansive active adult community in Southern California features golf courses, clubhouses, fitness centers, pools, and more than 250 clubs. Located minutes from Laguna Beach and Irvine, residents enjoy convenient access to shopping, dining, healthcare, and California homes for sale within one of Orange County’s most established active adult communities.

Pricing: Homes from the mid $200,000s to high $1 millions

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Community Gardens Community Gardens
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Equestrian Equestrian
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: RV Storage RV Storage
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Trilogy® San Juan Oaks

Hollister, California Communities Near the Beach
Hollister, California
Trilogy® San Juan Oaks is a 55-plus golf community nestled in the Northern California foothills between charming Hollister and historic San Juan Bautista. The the active adult community offers a country club lifestyle and easy access to many of California’s top cities and attractions. Amenities include the recently remodeled 18-hole championship golf course designed by Fred Couples, three distinctive restaurants with full bars, a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, pickleball courts, walking/biking trails, and dog park. Home designs from Shea’s popular Freedom Collection offer up to 10 floorplans designed for those 55 and over ranging from 1,507 to 2,906 square feet.

Pricing: Priced from the high $600,000s.

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Heritage Shores

Bridgeville, Delaware Communities Near the Beach
Bridgeville, Delaware
Winner of the National Association of Home Builders' "Best New Active Adult Community" award, this 55+ community offers an Arthur Hills-designed golf course, clubhouse, fitness and aquatic center including indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, and a driving range. Centrally located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay in Bridgeville, Delaware, and just 30 minutes from Rehoboth Beach and Delaware's capital.

Pricing: Villas from the $200,000s and Single-Family Homes from the $300,000s by Ryan Homes; Single-Family Homes from the upper $300,000s by Brookfield Residential

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Dog Park Dog Park
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Ocean Ocean
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Rentals Rentals
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Scenic Harbor

Lewes, Delaware Communities Near the Beach
Lewes, Delaware
K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons at Scenic Harbor is a new active adult 55-plus community located on the Rehoboth Bay in Lewes, DE. The retirement community in Delaware combines resort-style amenities, low-maintenance homes, and social activities with an excellent location near tax-free shopping, entertainment, and popular beaches. Amenities include a 6,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center and aerobics room, a swimming pool with lap lanes, pickleball and bocce courts, and walking trails. Homebuyers can choose premium Delaware real estate with homes and homesites available in various floorplans with unique interior designs and included lawn maintenance.

Pricing: Homes priced from the upper $500,000s.

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Amelia National

Fernandina Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Fernandina Beach, Florida
The centerpiece of this Fernandina Beach gated community located five minutes from the beach and 30 miles from downtown Jacksonville in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida.

Pricing: Two- to five-bedroom single-family custom homes priced from the $500,000s to the $900,000s.

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Boating Boating
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Fishing Fishing
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Land Conservation Land Conservation
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Ocean Ocean
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Artisan Lakes

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Artisan Lakes is a gated 55+ active adult community within Nocatee in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Residents enjoy exclusive resort-style amenities, low-maintenance homes, scenic natural surroundings, and access to Nocatee’s master-planned amenities near beaches, golf, shopping, dining, and Jacksonville attractions.

Pricing: Homes from the high $300,000s to low $700,000s

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Fishing Fishing
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Avalon Trails

Delray Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Delray Beach, Florida
Avalon Trails is a gated 55+ active adult community in Delray Beach, Florida, featuring low-maintenance villas and single-family resale homes. Residents enjoy a clubhouse with fitness facilities, café, entertainment theater, resort and lap pools, tennis and pickleball courts, walking trails, and organized social activities. Conveniently located in western Delray Beach, the community offers easy access to shopping, restaurants, healthcare, golf, and South Florida's Atlantic beaches.

Pricing: mid $300,000s to mid $600,000s

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Bella Terra

Estero, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Estero, Florida
Bella Terra is a gated Florida community in Estero offering 2,350 homes surrounded by lakes and preserves. Residents enjoy a clubhouse, resort-style pool, tennis, pickleball, sports facilities, playgrounds, and walking trails. Conveniently located near Naples, Fort Myers, and Florida Gulf Coast University, this community in Southwest Florida provides a wide variety of Florida homes for sale in a nature-filled setting with easy access to shopping, dining, healthcare, and airports.

Pricing: Homes priced from the mid $300,000s to the high $700,000s

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Land Conservation Land Conservation
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Playground Playground
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Bent Pine

Vero Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Vero Beach, Florida
Bent Pine is a gated golf community in Vero Beach, Florida, offering an elegant coastal lifestyle centered around the private Bent Pine Golf Club. Residents enjoy championship golf, fine dining, social events, and access to beaches, shopping, and entertainment throughout Southeast Florida. Featuring new and established homes with modern designs, Bent Pine combines relaxed luxury and small-community charm in one of Vero Beach’s most sought-after locations.

Pricing: Homes priced from the $400,000s to $1 million+.

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis

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Black Diamond Ranch

Lecanto, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Lecanto, Florida
One of Florida’s most distinctive private golf communities, Black Diamond Ranch features 45 holes of Tom Fazio-designed championship golf—including the iconic Quarry Course—along with a clubhouse, fitness center, tennis, swimming, and an active calendar of social events, all set within a scenic 1,300-acre Nature Coast landscape.

Pricing: Homes from the $500,000s to $1.3 million

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Dog Park Dog Park
Community Amenity: Fishing Fishing
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Cascades at Sarasota

Sarasota, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Sarasota, Florida
Cascades at Sarasota is a guard-gated 55+ community offering maintenance-free single-family homes and an active Florida lifestyle. Residents enjoy a 25,000-square-foot amenity center, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness, tennis, pickleball, bocce, clubs, and activities near UTC shopping, downtown Sarasota, Gulf beaches, and the airport.

Pricing: Homes from the low $400,000s to $600,000+

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis

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Del Webb BayView

Parrish, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Parrish, Florida
Del Webb BayView is a gated 55+ community in Parrish, Florida, offering new homes, low-maintenance living, and an active Gulf Coast lifestyle. Residents enjoy a resort amenity campus with onsite dining, pools, fitness, pickleball, tennis, bocce, walking paths, a kayak launch, and year-round activities near Sarasota and Tampa.

Pricing: Homes from the mid $300,000s to $700,000+

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Community Gardens Community Gardens
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Dog Park Dog Park
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Del Webb Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
This Southwest Florida 55+ community is located within the award-winning master-planned community of Lakewood Ranch. Amenities are designed for an active adult lifestyle and include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, walking & biking trails, and courts for tennis, pickleball, and bocce ball. Residents have quick access to Lakewood Ranch's Main Street shops & restaurants and on-site hospital.

Pricing: Homes priced from $350,000 to $1.4 million.

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Del Webb Ponte Vedra

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Del Webb Ponte Vedra is a gated 55+ community in Northeast Florida offering resort-style amenities, vibrant social opportunities, and low-maintenance Florida homes for sale near Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beach. Residents enjoy a spectacular clubhouse, indoor and outdoor pools, pickleball, tennis, fitness facilities, walking trails, and convenient access to beaches, golf, shopping, dining, and healthcare.

Pricing: Homes from the high $300,000s to mid $800,000s

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Fishing Fishing
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Nature Trails Nature Trails
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Delray Dunes Golf & Country Club

Boynton Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Boynton Beach, Florida
Delray Dunes Golf & Country Club is a private member owned Florida golf community located in beautiful Southern Palm Beach County. In addition to its acclaimed Pete Dye designed golf course, resort-style amenities of this gated golf community include a 26,000 square foot clubhouse, tennis and fitness facilities, full-service dining, swimming pool, and playground. The Southeast Florida community includes several floorplans of spacious villas and single-family homes.

Pricing: Villas priced from $350,000; Single-family homes starting in the $600,000s.

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Fishing Fishing
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Lake Lake
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Playground Playground
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis

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Delray Trails

Delray Beach, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Trails is an age-restricted community in vibrant Delray Beach, FL, offering a haven for active adults 55 and better. The Florida 55-plus gated community includes a clubhouse, an outdoor resort-style swimming pool with lounge area, tennis and pickleball courts, and walking trails. World-class beaches, golf, charming towns, and exciting city life are all within easy reach. A variety of brand-new, active adult, multi-family, and single-family homes are available.

Pricing: Priced from the high $400,000s to the low $700,000s.

Community Type: 55+ Active Adult

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Esplanade at Azario

Lakewood Ranch, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Esplanade at Azario is a gated golf community in Lakewood Ranch, FL featuring new construction homes by Taylor Morrison, an 18-hole championship golf course, resort amenities, fine dining, tennis, pickleball, fitness, and the signature Esplanade lifestyle near Sarasota and Florida's Gulf Coast.
Pricing: Lot Premiums from the low $200,000s; Villas, Homes from the high $300,000s to low $900,000s

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Biking Trails Biking Trails
Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Dog Park Dog Park
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Golf
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Playground Playground
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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Esplanade at Cammaray Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota, Florida Communities Near the Beach
Sarasota, Florida
Esplanade at Cammaray Lakewood Ranch is a new gated resort lifestyle community coming to Sarasota, FL. Taylor Morrison plans an extensive Amenity Campus with a resort pool and spa, fitness and wellness facilities, onsite dining, tennis, pickleball, bocce, a Bark Park, trails, and lifestyle programming. New single-family homes will offer a variety of one- and two-story designs in southeast Lakewood Ranch.

Pricing: New Homes Coming Soon

Community Type: All Ages

Community Amenity: Clubhouse Clubhouse
Community Amenity: Dining Dining
Community Amenity: Fitness Fitness
Community Amenity: Gatehouse Gatehouse
Community Amenity: Golf Nearby Golf Nearby
Community Amenity: Near the Beach Near the Beach
Community Amenity: Pickleball Pickleball
Community Amenity: Playground Playground
Community Amenity: Spa Spa
Community Amenity: Swimming Swimming
Community Amenity: Tennis Tennis
Community Amenity: Walking Trails Walking Trails

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