Chestatee Golf Club
Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia · Lake Lanier golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Denis Griffiths
Thinking About Living in Chestatee Golf Club?
Get connected with a local real-estate specialist who understands Chestatee Golf Club and the surrounding Lake Lanier golf market.
Chestatee is a 550-acre golf-and-marina community on Lake Sidney Lanier near Dawsonville, widely cited as one of the lake's top golf-and-marina community pairings. Golf is a real, named-architect amenity here, but membership is explicitly optional -- closer to an amenity-golf pattern than Waterfall Club or Currahee Club, while still retaining a genuine golf identity.
Golf & Course
An 18-hole Denis Griffiths links-style design.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Semi-private -- property owners are not required to purchase a golf membership to live in the community; residents may instead rely on the marina, swim, and tennis amenities without joining the golf club.
Living in Chestatee Golf Club
A 550-acre community with home sites overlooking the lake, course, or mountainside, plus a 160-slip private marina and the Nightfire Lodge swim/tennis center.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Boating and lake access via the marina are co-equal draws alongside golf, tennis, and the swim center.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located on Lake Sidney Lanier near Dawsonville, at the Dawson/Forsyth county line.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Initiation (range low)
Historical$3,000
Reported via prior discovery research (chestateegolfclub.com, livingonlakelanier.com); not independently re-verified against a current fee schedule this session.
Initiation (range high)
Historical$5,000
Reported via prior discovery research; not independently re-verified against a current fee schedule this session.
Interested in Homes in Chestatee Golf Club?
We can connect you with a local real-estate specialist who knows the community, nearby golf communities, and the Lake Lanier market.
What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and dues directly -- only historical (2015) and prior-research figures were found this session.
- Confirm current gated status.
Notable
- 550-acre community with a 160-slip private marina.
- Golf membership is explicitly optional for property owners -- not bundled to home purchase.
Considering a Move to Chestatee Golf Club?
Whether you're comparing Chestatee Golf Club with another Lake Lanier golf community or you're ready to start looking at homes, US Golf Living can connect you with a local real-estate specialist.
US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.