Lake Pinehurst
Though located only a mile and a half from the Village, Lake Pinehurst is almost hidden away, like some big Pinehurst secret…a really big secret. With a surface area of over two hundred acres, Lake Pinehurst is concealed down some of the Sandhills most circuitous lanes. In fact, aside from immediate residents, locals often have a difficult time finding it. And only the occasional Pinehurst Resort visitor will accidentally discover it. Consequently, lake residents benefit from a kind of chance seclusion.
Besides being secluded, Lake Pinehurst residents enjoy the pleasure of living on the shores of a beautiful recreational resource. First dammed in 1972, few realize the Army Corp of Engineers created the lake at the request of the Pinehurst Resort primarily as a reservoir for golf course irrigation. Today the lake still irrigates the courses, but also offers many forms of aquatic recreation. Whether sail, pontoon, kayak or canoe, most lake-front residents own a boat…and keep it tied to their own docks. Adding to lake activities, the Pinehurst Resort operates a beach club and marina where its members and resort guests can enjoy all forms of water diversions. But key to the lake’s general serenity is a lake covenant(?); only electric motors are permitted as boating power. It really makes a big difference.
The Lake Pinehurst Homeowners Association was created in 1982, chartered to protect the interests of its property-owner membership. It voices consensus opinions on projects and challenges affecting property value, recreation and the wildlife of Lake Pinehurst. The success of their efforts is obvious. Owners frequently spot heron resting on their docks, coots diving for their dinners and mallards parading with their chicks. And in the lake, many varieties of fish can be seen swimming and lots of turtles abobbing. Enjoy the view with a glass of wine…sublime.
Like the curative powers described in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, the secret of Lake Pinehurst is the revitalizing lifestyle it offers its residents and the special asset it is to the community. Living here is unique among Pinehurst’s many great neighborhoods.
