Find your place on Tellico Lake
Five miles of shoreline, the Smoky Mountains on the horizon, and a community built around the water. This is life as it should be.
How did this place come to be?
WindRiver started as a stretch of untouched shoreline on Tellico Lake. What grew from that land is a community built around the water, the mountains, and the idea that life should feel a little quieter.
The people who shape life on the shoreline
Morning mist over Tellico Lake. The sound of a golf swing at sunrise. Quiet conversations on the dock. The team here tends to every detail so your days feel effortless.
Membership hosts who remember your name
From greeting you at the gate to knowing your favorite table at Citico's.
Golf pros who read the course with you
Practice tips, club fitting, and a quiet word before your first tee.
Trail guides who know every bend
Thirty miles of trails, each one mapped by people who walk them daily.
Chefs who cook from the season
Fresh ingredients, lake views, and a kitchen that treats dinner like an occasion.
What members say about life at WindRiver
The thing that struck us first was the quiet. Not silence — the sound of wind in the pines and water lapping at the dock. That never gets old.
David Harmon
Member since 2022
We looked at communities up and down Tellico Lake. WindRiver felt different — the shoreline, the trails, the way everything is connected. It just fit.
Megan Foster
Lakeside member
The golf course is incredible, sure. But what I didn't expect was how much we'd use the marina. Saturday mornings on Tellico Lake have become our family ritual.
Thomas West
Member since 2023
We moved here for the lifestyle but stayed for the community. The trails through Brightwater Park are my daily reset button. No traffic, just quiet and the lake.
Elena Kincaid
Full-time resident
5 years as a top-rated community
The awards reflect what members already know: this is a place shaped by care, quality, and a deep respect for the land around it.
5+
Years recognized
Consecutive honors from leading lifestyle and design publications.
3
Community awards
For master planning, architectural harmony, and lakeside preservation.
1
Top inland marina
Tellico Lake named a premier boating destination nationally.
30+
Miles of trails
Protected natural corridors linking homes to the shoreline.