Maggie Valley Club & Resort

Maggie Valley Club & Resort occupies the floor and lower slopes of Maggie Valley at roughly 3,000 feet, off US 19 between Waynesville and Soco Gap. Its 18-hole course of about 6,500 yards dates to the early 1960s, when investors converted bottomland farm fields into what is now the Valley Nine, a relatively level opening loop with creek-fed ponds and mature trees. The Mountain Nine, laid out on the hillside, rises and falls about 800 feet and looks back across the valley. The course is semi-private, operated under Troon management, with bentgrass greens and year-round play.

The resort side includes a heated pool and hot tub, tennis courts, a yoga and fitness studio, walking trails and the Pin High Bar & Grill with its covered veranda. Lodging runs to privately owned condos and cottages, and the real estate program is deliberately small: fewer than 300 owners in timber-framed mountain cottages, low-upkeep villas and custom homes on the remaining homesites, including the recent Masters Landing Plateau release. Ownership carries a sports membership with the option to upgrade to full golf. Cataloochee Ski Area, the Blue Ridge Parkway at Soco Gap and the Cataloochee elk valley are all close at hand.