Chattooga Club is a private, gated club community on 211 acres in Cashiers, created in 1988 by Charleston native John Rivers. Rather than build another golf club, Rivers set out to create a family retreat in the spirit of the classic mountain clubs of the early 1900s. After a trip to England, he built it around croquet, and Chattooga Club is credited with bringing the game to the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. Today it is home to about 80 private residences within its gates, with just over 100 homesites in all.
The heart of the club is The Lodge, built with local materials to blend into the mountain setting, with dining, the Bear Bar, named for the large bear above its fireplace, and seven guest suites where members' family and friends can stay year-round. A short hike or drive leads to Mac's View, a park-like hilltop with long-range views of Whiteside Mountain and the sunset.
Chattooga Club's amenities center on outdoor life and family time. Members enjoy manicured croquet lawns, three Har-Tru tennis courts and three pickleball courts, a heated saline pool, the Life Enhancement Center with fitness classes and personal trainers, and a spa offering massages and facials. The grounds include hiking trails, a stocked trophy trout lake, a firepit, a playground, flower and vegetable gardens, and a henhouse. Dining ranges from casual meals to wine dinners and guest chef evenings, with produce from the club's own garden.
The club season runs from late April through November, with a full calendar that includes a multi-day Fourth of July celebration, croquet tournaments, and children's programs, and it closes with a Thanksgiving feast.
Chattooga Club does not have its own golf course, by design. Members who golf can play through a mutual membership arrangement with a nearby golf club, and Wade Hampton Golf Club, High Hampton, and Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club are all within a short drive.
Chattooga Club is in Cashiers, minutes from the crossroads, with its restaurants, shops, and The Village Green. Whiteside Mountain, Panthertown Valley, and the region's best waterfalls are close by, and Highlands is about 10 miles to the west.
Homes at Chattooga Club range from quaint mountain cottages to large custom homes on estate-sized homesites, many with several acres. Club membership is by member referral and board approval.
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There's plenty to do around Chattooga Club, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Cashiers Community Council, The Orchard, and Appalachian Harvest.
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| Dining | 0.43 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$$ | 1.24 miles | 141 reviews | 4.5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.35 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 1.53 miles | 215 reviews | 3.7/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.55 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.62 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.98 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.05 miles | 12 reviews | 4.7/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 1.58 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 1.67 miles | 13 reviews | 3.2/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 2.02 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 2.03 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 2.05 miles | 4 reviews | 4.8/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.75 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.06 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.66 miles | 9 reviews | 4.7/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.97 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.98 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.01 miles | 2 reviews | 4/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.05 miles | 6 reviews | 4/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.44 miles | 2 reviews | 3/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.5 miles | 1 review | 1/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.9 miles | 11 reviews | 3.4/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.98 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
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81 people live in Chattooga Club, where the median age is 64 and the average individual income is $111,125. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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