Waterfall Club
Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia · Northeast Georgia Mountains golf market
- Access
- non equity
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Scott Pool
- Gated
- Yes
- Golf access
- Bundled
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Waterfall Club sits on a mountaintop overlooking Lake Burton in the Blue Ridge foothills of Rabun County, pairing a genuinely golf-centric private club identity with real lake access. Unlike many lake communities in the Southeast where golf is a minor amenity, Waterfall Club is literally named and branded around its course and its signature waterfall hole, with a real membership-tier structure and independent press recognition as one of Georgia's top private courses.
Golf & Course
The 18-hole course was designed by Scott Pool, with a widely cited signature 2nd hole that plays over a 215-ft cascading waterfall. Prior discovery research found it named one of five 'Best of the Best' private golf courses in Georgia by Georgia Golf News.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is non-equity, with named Full Golf and Social tiers. Many, but not all, homesite and home purchases include a golf or social membership at no additional cost -- this is a real, common pattern in the community's marketing, not a guaranteed universal bundle, so buyers should confirm the specific arrangement for any given property.
Living in Waterfall Club
A gated mountain community centered on the golf club, with amenities extending well beyond golf: four on-site restaurants, an athletic center, a spa, a theater, and boat docks/rentals on Lake Burton.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Golf and lake boating read as genuinely co-equal draws here -- the club's amenity set (spa, multiple restaurants, athletic center) supports a full resort-residential lifestyle beyond either golf or the lake alone.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located on a mountaintop above Lake Burton near Clayton, in the Blue Ridge foothills of Rabun County.
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$17,500
Reported Full Golf initiation for the youngest age tier (30-39) per prior discovery research; not independently re-verified against a primary club document this session.
Initiation (range high)
Historical$35,000
Reported Full Golf initiation for age 40+ / the club's current top Full Golf tier, consistent across both this session's search and prior discovery research. A lower Social membership initiation of $20,000 also exists.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the club's current age-tiered initiation fee schedule and annual dues directly -- this session found two overlapping but not fully reconciled figures.
- Confirm, for any specific property, whether a membership is included at no cost or must be purchased separately.
- Confirm current membership waitlist status and transferability.
Notable
- Signature 2nd hole plays over a 215-ft cascading waterfall.
- Named one of five 'Best of the Best' private golf courses in Georgia by Georgia Golf News, per prior discovery research.
- Many homesite/home purchases include a non-equity golf or social membership at no extra cost.
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