Sunalei Preserve

Sunalei Preserve
A place to protect, a place to be inspired.

 

OVERVIEW
Sunalei Preserve brings the traditions of the "Great Camps" of the Adirondacks to the northernmost and highest region in western North Carolina, just minutes from the thriving town of Boone.

The idea of a vast mountain park combined with a careful balance of nature, homes, and recreation will become the lifestyle synonymous with Sunalei Preserve.

Sunalei Preserve will grow as a mountain community within a preserve - not a preserve within a community. Approximately 132 of its nearly 1000 acres are a part of a permanently managed nature preserve insuring that the unique beauty of the highest mountain in Watauga County remains unharmed, pristine, and "forever wild."

The number of home sites within Sunalei will be strictly limited. The careful placement of the homes and outbuildings on the site will minimize the conflict between the needs of the residential community and the environment. Sunalei Preserve embraces the concept of grand parcels of land and encourages the planning and construction of a main home, separate guest quarters, and individual outbuildings for livestock, storage, and other mountain activities.

AMENITIES Back to Top
  • The Main Camp: An Owner’s Lodge, complete with library, recreation and lounging areas, fully stocked bars and kitchen
  • Fitness Center
  • Resistance lap pool
  • Tennis court
  • Putting green
  • The Shelter – a community gathering place
  • The High Mountain Camp – an owner’s clubhouse currently under construction
  • 132 acres of conservancy lands: currently owned and managed by the High Country Conservancy
  • Hiking trails: designed by New York Trail Master, Richard Hicks
  • Gated entry
  • Property managers: Full-time onsite
PROPERTY DETAILS Back to Top

Acres: nearly 1000
Community density: Approx. 120 units
Lot sizes range from:  2 - 20 acres
Lot prices range from: $225K – $1M+
House prices start at: $1,295,000
Min. sq ft: 2500 for Homestead Lot, 3000 for Camp Lot
Max. sq ft: None
Building time frame: None
Resale restrictions: None
Elevation: 4,000 – 5,500 feet
Community status:

  • Roads & utilities: Completed
  • Amenities: Mostly completed, High Mountain Camp under construction
  • Homes: Existing homes and active construction (fulltime caretaker)
DRIVING TIMES - (All times are approximations) Back to Top

Boone, NC: 14 miles (24 min)
Blowing Rock, NC: 18 miles (40 min)
Hickory, NC: 61 miles (1 hr 21 min)
Winston-Salem, NC: 101 miles (2 hrs 3 min)
Asheville, NC: 115 miles (2 hrs 22 min)
Charlotte, NC: 118 miles (2 hrs 26 min)
Knoxville, TN: 162 miles (3 hrs)

NEAREST AIRPORTS:

Hickory Regional Airport: 42 miles (57 min)
Asheville Regional Airport: 128 miles (2 hrs 40 min)

NEAREST HOSPITALS

Watauga Medical Center, Boone, NC: .08 miles (1 min)
Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Lenior, NC: 24 miles (54 min)
Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, NC: 44 miles (1 hr 2 min)

AREA WEATHER Back to Top

Avg Jan temp: 38 degrees     
Avg June temp: 72 degrees
Avg snowfall: 62 inches

LINKS Back to Top

Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
Blowing Rock Info
Western North Carolina Info

ABOUT LOCAL CITIES/TOWNS
Asheville
Boone

LOU'S VIEWS Back to Top

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