Sweetly located between Wilmington North Carolina and Myrtle Beach, Ocean Ridge Plantation is located in the heart of it all and offers a traditional country club lifestyle. Award winning beaches and golf courses attract families and retirees of all lifestyle interests. Ocean Ridge Plantation has a strong social infrastructure with more than 50 active organizations providing friendly social activities to share common interests and ways to meet new friends. These attributes are important in coastal retirement communities

Four award winning golf courses have brought Ocean Ridge Plantation into the limelight as one of the finest Wilmington NC golf communities. Awards include Top 10 Nation's Favorites by Golf Week, Best New Golf Course in America and Top 100 Golf Course by Golf Digest.  Sunset Beach has been named the number one barrier island in North Carolina by Duke University and is only 2 miles the gated entrance.

OCEAN RIDGE PLANTATION AMENITIES

  • 24 Hour Gated Entrance
  • Four 18 Hole Championship Golf Courses
    • Tiger's Eye designed by Tim Cate
    • Leopard's Chase designed by Tim Cate
    • Panther's Run designed by Tim Cate
    • Lion's Paw designed by Willard Bird/Tim Cate
    • Jaguar's Liar - planned designed by Tim Cate
  • Two Golf Clubhouses with dining
  • The Plantation Club - Resort-style swimming pool, indoor pool, fitness center and lighted tennis courts
  • Three Story Private Oceanfront Beach Club on Sunset Beach
  • Nature Park and Pavilion
  • The Plantation Gardens
  • Walking Trails

The Plantation Club is this fitness hub neighborhood with a state of the art fitness center, sauna, resort-style swimming pool overlooking a 4 acre lake, an indoor heated pool and tennis courts. Winding roads and sidewalks create attractive walking and bicycling paths throughout the neighborhoods leading the community's 300 acre nature preserve. Ocean Ridge Plantation has its own community garden (The Plantation Gardens) where property owners can grow their own fruits, vegetables and flowers on the same land harvested by farmers in the early 1800's. Ocean Ridge has just about everything one would hope for in coastal retirement communities. 

Approximately 500 homes have been built by the finest custom home builders in Wilmington NC to date of the 3,000 planned. Architectural styles include European, French Country, Mediterranean, Lowcountry and traditional American brick homes. Ocean Ridge Plantation homes for sale start in the $300k's. There are a variety of home styles and themed neighborhoods to choose from. Waterbury Isle on Leopards Chase is the community's newest neighborhood. If you'd prefer to purchase a lot and build later, there are plenty of lots for sale at Ocean Ridge Plantation ranging from 1/5 of an acre to over 1 full acre starting under $100k. Mark Saunders Luxury Homes is the community's primary home builder.

Union Elementary School, Shallotte Middle School, West Brunswick High School, West Christian Academy and Evelyn Smith Way Village School are the closest best schools to Ocean Ridge Plantation. If you are searching for where to retire in North Carolina in close proximity to the beach, don't miss taking a look at this established Wilmington NC golf community on the south end of Brunswick County.

Amenities

Gated
Golf
Direct Beach Access
Clubhouse
Tennis
Community Pool
Fitness Center
Walking/Hiking/Biking Trails
On-site Dining
Social Event Calendar / Activities Director
Community Parks
Fishing

Ocean Ridge Plantation Reviews

4 / 5 (23 reviews)
"Over 50 active social clubs, low HOA, top notch amenities, quality homes with strictly enforced association design and maintenance standards ensure curb appeal and protect property values"
-- Raymond, Resident
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4.4 / 5
"We have the highest lifestyle standards in Ocean Ridge for a very little HOA dues. Best golf courses and Oceanfront Beach Club. Where else can you find it? "
-- Anonymous, Resident
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1.6 / 5
"This is a first class community with four golf courses and a beach house."
-- Ruth, Resident
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