Augusta Retirement Communities
Augusta is most known for the Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament. Augusta is a great Georgia city to find a retirement community that fits your lifestyle, especially if you are into golf. Augusta is in a great location, only about 150 miles to the east of Atlanta and it borders South Carolina.
Serenity Pointe is a waterfront community about a half hour from Augusta on Lake Thurmond. This community offers 1 to 5 acre homesites that start from $59,800. The Serenity Pointe community will have a range of amenities including a community dock, 4 small well-stocked lakes with fountains, and decorative entry ways into the community. The community borders an Army Corp of Engineers preserve, so you will always be surrounded by nature. In addition to the community dock, 43 of the homesites will have private docks. Like most newer communities Serentiy Pointe is governed by an HOA to help protect and preserve your investment in your home and the community.
Riverwood Plantation is a golf community set on 3800 acres along the Savannah River in Augusta. Amenities at Riverwood Plantation include 27 holes of golf, a clubhouse, Junior Olympic size pool and more. The community is made up of 12 smaller neighborhoods with different types of homes. The homes start in the mid-$100,000’s for townhomes and go up to over $700,000 for some of the bigger homes. A 27-hole golf club located behind the gates of The Reserve at Riverwood Plantation.
The gold course at Riverwood Plantation is built by three of the all-time greatest players, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player. Membership is only offered by invitation only, and is at an additional cost to the purchase of a home or lot in Riverwood Plantation.
Another highlight of Riverwood Plantation is Riverwood Village, also known as the “Cornerstone” of Riverwood Plantation. The Village blends historic American architecture with modern amenities including shops, restaurants, offices, medical offices, and more along with single family and multi-family homes. The Village was designed to enhance the walking experience, and bikes and golf carts are among the most popular ways of getting around the community center.
