Box Turtle Run, Lenoir, NC 28645

The spectacular view of iconic Grandfather Mountain is only one of the Blue Ridge Mountain peaks you'll see when you build your new home on this 10.29 acre home site at The Coves Mountain River Club. The build site is flat and the wooded perimeter maintains privacy. Choose your own floor plan and builder; builder and plan must be approved by the ARB. Builder and lender contacts are available. Minimum home size is 1,500 sq ft (can be on 2 levels, so a 750 sq ft footprint will work if both levels are finished). Build your horses dream home too - this property has room for pasture and barn. *** *** The Coves Mountain River Club is the South's premiere Outdoor Luxury Lifestyle gated community, Occupying 3,200 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, there on 5 miles of the Johns River at The Coves. Hike, bike, ride horses, or UTVs on miles of community exclusive trails that weave through your new home. River access areas are ready for you to put in and take out your kayak, wade and fish, picnic, or gather round a stone fire pit. The crown jewel of The Coves is the magnificent post and beam constructed clubhouse, Pisgah Lodge, located on one of the highest peaks. There are a saline pool, fitness center, locker rooms, full kitchen, lending library, pool table, fire pits, and porches and overlooks to take in 360o views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, South Mtns, and Brushy Mtns. ***Garden your private plot at the Community Garden or join your neighbors to care for and harvest the community cooperative vineyard. Pickle-ball and shuffleboard courts, putting green, and a picnic pavilion are located at another Coves's park, Wyatt's Landing. Additional amenities include 2 Equestrian Centers and a Dog Park. A full calendar of events is planned and there are over 30 clubs to join. *** The Coves practices Dark Sky Community protocols, minimizing light pollution to provide amazing stargazing and to protect migrating birds, nocturnal animals, and insects that rely on natural darkness to navigate and hunt. The Coves is also a Firewise USA(R) Community, a program of the National Fire Protection Association, that helps neighbors organize to reduce wildfire risk, harden homes, and create defensible space by managing vegetation and preparing for wildfires. 500,000 acre Pisgah National Forest and the Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River Area are across the river and road! *** 1.25 hour drive to Charlotte or Asheville, minutes to Lenoir, Blowing Rock, Morganton, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.