Preserve at Rock Creek

Touching the clouds, one of the rare North Carolina mountain communities on Toxaway Mountain offers stellar views of Whiteside Mountain and Chimney Top. The Preserve at Rock Creek offers buyers large estate size lots allowing two mountain vacation homes to be built on each land parcel, such as a primary residence and guest cottage. The 320 acre gated community has protected 200 acres in a conservation easement leaving the remaining 120 acres limited to 22 estate lots. The land parcels average 5 acres and more. Many of the estate size lots have gentle topography, ideal for growing an herb garden or creating an outdoor living room. 

PRESERVE AT ROCK CREEK AMENITIES

• Gated Entrance
• Community Park with Waterfalls
• 3 Miles Dedicated Hiking Trails
• Stocked Trout Pond

The layered mountain views here are some of the finest we've seen in Western North Carolina. Reaching an elevation of 4,385 feet, panoramic views are spectacular from every direction. Preserve at Rock Creek has 3 miles of dedicated hiking trails leading to beautiful waterfalls such as Rock Creek Falls, the center piece of the neighborhood park. The waterfall cascades down into a river leading to the bottom of this gated North Carolina mountain community ending in a stocked trout pond at the community's entrance. Gentle rolling meadows is where you'll find the community's equestrian area and horse paddock.

Preserve at Rock Creek is located in the Land of Waterfalls which is a temperate rain forest where rare flora and fauna flourish on the property. The region is located at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains where you'll find cooler temperatures during the summer months.

As a low density neighborhood, Preserve at Rock Creek provides an intimate atmosphere for those who desire privacy. The gated community has quick access to downtown Brevard and Cashiers via Highway 64. 10,000 acre Gorges State Park is close by and is an ideal area for off-road mountain biking and hiking. Burlingame Country Club is less than a mile from the community's entrance and offers social club and golf club memberships to the Preserve at Rock Creek property owners.

Six mountain vacation homes have been built to date. Three are impressive model homes waiting to be purchased by their first owners. Those three: the Ridgeline Estate, Rock Mountain Cottage and Sunrise Cottage priced from $795k. The Ridgeline Estate is part of the Residence Club Partners program offering a 1/6th fractional share in the million dollar home for $259k. The Rock Mountain Cottage won the 2011 ARDA Best Model Home Award designed by Travis Mileti. Five acre lots for sale at the Preserve at Rock Creek start at $300k, if you'd prefer to build your dream home, there is no time requirement to build and you can choose your own builder. The real estate developer built a caretaker's cabin which has been gifted to the HOA is a place for a resident manager to live, keeping the annual maintenance costs low.