Quick Facts

LAKE TOXAWAY

 

  • The lake covers 640 acres (largest private lake in NC)

  • Shoreline: 14 miles

  • Depth: 60 feet

  • Water Source: Multiple free-flowing mountain streams with the Toxaway River being the main tributary

  • Elevation: 3,010 feet

  • Recreation: Swimming, boating, skiing, sailing, fishing (no kite, jet skis or sea planes)

  • Fish: rainbow trout, large and small mouth bass, bluegill and walleye

  • Access: Private

 

LAKE CARDINAL

 

  • Size: 65 acres

  • Shoreline: 2 miles

  • Water Source: Toxaway River

  • Recreation: Swimming, sailing, canoeing (no gasoline powered motors)

  • Fish: rainbow trout

  • Access: Property owners adjacent to Lake Cardinal

 

 

BOUNDARIES

 

  • Lake Toxaway Estates contains about 5,000 acres and is bounded by:

    • Hawk Mountain

    • Panthertail Mountain

    • Cold Mountain

    • Toxaway Mountain

  • Several wilderness areas totaling over 10,000 acres adjoin the property

 

 

CLIMATE

 

  • Average daytime high in July: 75 degrees F.

  • Average nighttime low in July: 55 degrees F.

  • Average daytime high in January: 51 degrees F.

  • Average nighttime low in January: 27 degrees F.

  • Average annual snowfall: 15 inches

  • Average annual rainfall: 65 inches

  • Driest month: October

 

 

HOMES

 

  • Approximately 1250 properties

  • Approximately 800 homes

  • Approximately 10% of our homeowners are year- round residents

MOUNTAINS

 

  • Toxaway Mountain: 4,777 feet

  • Ravenrock: 4,280 feet

  • Cold Mountain: 4,640 feet

  • Panthertail Mountain: 4,480 feet

  • Little Panthertail: 3,800 feet

  • Hawk Mountain: 3,320 feet

 

WATERFALLS 

  • Toxaway Falls: 350 feet high

  • Deep Ford Falls: 75 feet high

  • Little Deep Ford Falls: 100 feet high

  • Raven Rock Falls: 80 feet high

 

AMENITIES 

  • Golf

  • Tennis

  • Croquet

  • Hiking

  • Lake Activities

  • Pavilion and Meadows (open to LTCA members and their guests only)

  • Newly Renovated clubhouse and pro shop

  • Fine dining and social programs

  • (club activities are open to club members only)

 

MEDICAL SERVICES

 

  • EMS Unit within Lake Toxaway development

  • Toxaway Medical Center, 1 mile

  • Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, 18 miles

  • Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, 50 miles

  • VA Hospital in Asheville, 50 miles

  • Helicopter ambulance available from Asheville

 

AIRPORTS

 

  • Asheville – 1 hour

  • Greenville/Spartanburg – 1 ½ hours

  • Atlanta – 3 hours

 

DISTANCES

 

  • Asheville, NC – 50 miles

  • Atlanta, GA – 150 miles

  • Brevard, NC - 18 miles

  • Charlotte, NC – 150 miles

  • Columbia, SC – 167 miles

  • Greenville, SC – 60 miles

  • Knoxville, TN – 140 miles