There is such a place as Perfect.
Pundits say there's no such place. Yet in glorious, tax-free Tennessee is a lake and golf community with an enthusiastic membership whose days are spent on the water, the course, courts and trails. Private, manicured, and 30 minutes from Knoxville, in a place most people have yet to discover. Makes you wonder: why not Tennessee?
A World-class Marina
222 covered slips for boats up to 90 feet, with shore power and fuel on the dock, and food and beverage at the marina in the plans. One highlight worth mentioning twice: tailgating by boat at SEC football.
Play Legendary
Bob Cupp spent 15 years as Jack Nicklaus’s lead designer before putting his own name on more than 150 courses. Golf World made him its first Architect of the Year. Liberty National carries his name. So does WindRiver.
The New Clubhouse
"WindRiver is a place that's beautiful on the outside — the grounds, the marina, the lake — but the 'inside' is what makes it special. It's the friendships and neighborly spirit that make this truly unique."
Every day feels like the weekend
Start the day with pickleball, a hike, or a kayak on Tellico Lake. If you must work, it can wait until after lunch. Retired or retiring, the days here fill themselves. Why not live where every day feels like the weekend?
TELLICO LAKE
A place made for every pace.
It’s at your front door. Five miles of shoreline on a lake fed by Smoky Mountain streams, for skiers, sailors, kayakers, and anglers, in whatever order the day calls for.
Like Tennessee. With emphasis on tax-free Tennessee. Once here, wherever the footwear du jour takes you, WindRiver promises never to disappoint. It’s beautiful in every season, including winter, when we’re still golfing most days.
There are rolling hills of green that blaze in the fall and a sparkling lake connecting you to an inland waterway that stretches thousands of miles. There’s quiet when you crave alone time—a morning kayak or hike—or a vibrant social life. Fortunately, our homes feature spacious closets… for all the shoes you’ll need.
WindRiver, by the numbers
Like numbers?
You’ll love these.
Work the calculus on where to live and the answer gets clear fast. A new clubhouse, championship golf, a world-class marina, and no state income tax. The math checks down and across.
Live
Of owners call WindRiver home full-time — the community is always alive
Minutes to downtown Knoxville, the airport, and UT Medical Center
State income tax. No personal property tax. No estate or inheritance tax. Think Tennessee.
Land & Lake
Acres, five miles of shoreline, one gate
Acres of Tellico Lake to ski, wakesurf, paddle, or cruise at sunset
Slips in a world-class marina, covered, for boats up to 90 feet
Play
Holes by Bob Cupp — the first course in Tennessee in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
Miles of trails and 28 bridges, open every season
WindRiver, by the numbers
Like numbers?
You’ll love these.
Work the calculus on where to live and the answer gets clear fast. A new clubhouse, championship golf, a world-class marina, and no state income tax. The math checks down and across.
80% Of owners call WindRiver home full-time — the community is always alive
30 Minutes to downtown Knoxville, the airport, and UT Medical Center
222 Slips in a world-class marina, covered, for boats up to 90 feet
16K Acres of Tellico Lake to ski, wakesurf, paddle, or cruise at sunset
0 State income tax. No personal property tax. No estate or inheritance tax. Think Tennessee.
18 Holes by Bob Cupp — the first course in Tennessee in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
800 Acres, five miles of shoreline,
one gate
30 Miles of trails and 28 bridges, open every season
Everything Within the Gates
A WORLD-CLASS MARINA
Tellico Lake wraps around the community: five miles of private shoreline with open water to Fort Loudoun and Watts Bar. At the center of it, a 222-slip marina.
30- TO 90-FOOT SLIPS, NEARLY ALL COVERED.
More than a Clubhouse, a statement.
The Clubhouse.
If you haven’t booked a Discovery Visit, the new clubhouse should settle it. Three levels: fitness, movement studios, and the spa below; bars, lounges, decks, and the golf shop on the main floor; and above it all, a lakeview dining room with a two-story fireplace.
Everything Within the Gates
A WORLD-CLASS MARINA
Tellico Lake wraps around the community: five miles of private shoreline with open water to Fort Loudoun and Watts Bar. At the center of it, a 222-slip marina.
30- TO 90-FOOT SLIPS, NEARLY ALL COVERED.
More than a Clubhouse, a statement.
The Clubhouse.
If you haven’t booked a Discovery Visit, the new clubhouse should settle it. Three levels: fitness, movement studios, and the spa below; bars, lounges, decks, and the golf shop on the main floor; and above it all, a lakeview dining room with a two-story fireplace.
REAL ESTATE — NEW RELEASE
Your place in the story.
From golf cottages on the 12th hole to lakefront estates, every home at WindRiver sits inside one gate, on grounds we maintain, among neighbors who will know your name by the second week. And, yes: tax-free Tennessee.
GOLF COTTAGES
From $1.15M
Lakefront Estates
From $2,349,000
ESTATE HOMESITES
From the mid $200Ks
GOLF Villas
In Design
Three days at WindRiver.
The Discovery Visit is three days and two nights for two, $750 plus tax: nearby accommodations, a $75 dinner credit at the Clubhouse, a round on the Bob Cupp course, the run of the amenities, and a private tour of homes and homesites. Tax-free Tennessee comes at no extra charge.
Offered to qualified prospective buyers, subject to availability. Package details confirmed at booking.
A lakeside, master-planned community on Tellico Lake — championship golf, a full marina and 30 miles of trails, minutes from Knoxville.
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