This 4.58 acre site in Anderson Creek Retreat has several building options. One is on a hardwood ridge with abundant mountain laurel another on the lower portion overlooking a lush creek valley with ferns and specimen oaks, white pine and hemlock. A spring-fed stream runs for more than 200 feet along the Bridle Trail which leads to the National Forest and the Ridge Preserve. Anderson Creek Retreat is a 1,200 acre private mountain community designed to preserve the rural look and feel of the southern Appalachians. It is your base camp for a healthy outdoor lifestyle and a rare example of environmental stewardship. Located next to the National Forest between Blue Ridge, Ellijay and Amicalola Falls State Park, it is just 80 miles from Atlanta. Homesites of three acres or more offer backdoor access to 12 miles of trails, creekside and mountain top hideaways, grassy meadows, a first class trout stream, a lake, 19th century homestead ruins, and community parks. The Ridge Preserve and Creek Preserve include 130 acres of that are permanently protected by conservation easements with the Georgia Land Trust. The Creek Preserve includes Anderson Creek and Anderson Lake with catch and release fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout, primitive camp sites, and a large gathering place with a stone pavilion and bath house and the Anderson family homestead ruins. The Ridge Preserve is a hardwood ridge at 2500 feet elevation next to the National Forest with extraordinary mountain views. Anderson Creek Retreat is in the heart of outdoor recreation country known for outstanding hiking, whitewater rivers, trout fishing, horseback riding, cycling and mountain biking. Amicalola Falls State Park and the Appalachian Trail are just over the ridge.Anderson Creek Retreat’s architectural guidelines encourage regional styles and the use of native materials. Sound covenants protect long-term property values.
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