The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a scene of natural beauty, inspired by the ageless villages of Europe and just minutes from downtown Asheville, North Carolina, a city consistently recognized as one of the best places in the country to live.

Protected by the natural boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest, Walnut Cove is a private golf community offering dramatic mountain vistas alongside an award-winning Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, receiving accolades from Golf Digest and Golfweek, among others. In the words of Jack Nicklaus, “Walnut Cove provides an extraordinary natural setting for golf. There are areas on the course that make you feel as if you are playing through a national forest.”

At the heart of Walnut Cove stands The Club Village, a nice spot for a morning cup of coffee or an afternoon glass of wine. The Club Village at Walnut Cove features a newly renovated Golf House, turnhouse, and a Tudor-style tavern.

Members enjoy a 500,000-acre backyard comprised of the Blue Ridge Mountains, miles of hiking trails, and fields of wildflowers and mountain laurels. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a combination of seclusion, convenience, natural splendor, and elegance.

 

Amenities

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

Best of all, from the moment you join, all The Cliffs has to offer is yours. One club membership at The Cliffs grants access to seven communities from the shores of Lake Keowee to the mountains just outside Asheville, including an unparalleled collection of seven nationally-acclaimed golf courses, more than a dozen dining venues and outdoor adventure specialists to guide you through our Blue Ridge Mountain majesty and more.

THE CLIFFS AT WALNUT COVE AMENITIES 

  • Opened in 2005, the Jack Nicklaus Signature course is the only championship golf course to have debuted with a PGA Tour event.
  • The Old World-inspired Club Village features the newly renovated golf house and 12,000-square-foot clubhouse, home of formal dining and casual Tavern restaurant and bar. Renovations included a redesign of the Golf House to open up the space, new fixtures and finishings in the Main Dining Room at The Tavern, and covering the patio for al fresco dining. The clubhouse also includes a boardroom and wine lockers.
  • 18,000-square-foot wellness center featuring indoor lap pool, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, group exercise spaces, outdoor pool, spa and tennis courts.
  • Over 6 miles of walking nature trails.
  • Gate attendants provide 24-hour-a-day roaming security and are trained first responders.

Select a homesite on which to build the custom home of your dreams with one of our Preferred Builders or move right in to one of our featured homes. Homesites start in the $200,000s, homes and townhomes at $1,325,000. Or discover two new releases of homesites offering unparalleled opportunities to come home to The Cliffs at Walnut Cove.  The new neighborhoods, Meadowview and Wildwood, offer built-for-sale homes close to amenities. Breathtaking four-season views in every direction are the order of the day. 

Biltmore Park, home to excellent restaurants, shopping and entertainment is just two miles from The Cliffs at Walnut Cove gates. The Asheville Regional Airport is also a ten minute drive.

In 2019, South Street Partners (SSP) acquired The Cliffs. South Street Partners is a private equity real estate investment firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC and Charleston, SC specializing in the development and management of luxury residential private club communities. Founded in 2009, South Street has deployed $320 million of equity across residential and commercial properties and has over $1 billion of assets under management. South Street acts as a principal investment platform as well as an operating partner and co-investor for institutional partners interested in special situations, opportunistic and value added real estate investments in the Southeastern United States as well as select continental US and international markets.

 

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove Reviews

4.7 / 5 (84 reviews)
"Walnut Cove is filled with interesting people who enjoy doing fun things from golf, to working out, hiking, playing bridge, and many other games. There are book groups, Mah Jong groups, bridge groups,quilting groups, gourmet cooking groups, and even bread making groups. Walnut Cove is just minutes from downtown Asheville where we have access to first class restaurants, art galleries, live theater, movies, and many cultural events. To top it all off, we are surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and can take a drive up on the Blue Ridge Parkway to see glorious vistas that change with the seasons. We love living here!"
-- Anonymous, Resident
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"Located in the happiest place in America with the happiest people in America"
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"People choose to live here for the air quality, mountain vistas, friendliness and variety of activities."
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"The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is located in one of the most beautiful places on earth; the members are interesting, generous, and engaged; and the Asheville area offers many opportunities for fun, food, arts and music. We have it all!"
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"Even though we have still not relocated to Walnut Cove, we do still own property and are members of the Club. Everything that's being done in Walnut Cove is top notch and the people that work and live there are very interested in their workplace and community...it isn't a bad thing that Asheville is a short commute and is one of the fastest growing communities to be considered in the top 10 places to live in the US. All the Cliff's communities are close by and so the reciprocal package of activities and dining is another plus. We always look forward to our time in the mountains and Walnut Cove."
-- Judy , Resident
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