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The Cliffs at Keowee Falls

Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina · Cliffs Lake Region golf market

Access
equity
Holes
18
Architect(s)
Jack Nicklaus
Gated
Yes
Golf access
Bundled

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The Cliffs at Keowee Falls is a private, gated golf community at 770 S Cherry Laurel Way, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina, on Lake Keowee, built around a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. It is the Nicklaus-designed anchor of The Cliffs' three-community Lake Region grouping, alongside the Fazio-designed Keowee Springs and Keowee Vineyards.

Golf & Course

An 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature design -- the only Nicklaus-designed course among the six South Carolina Cliffs communities. The on-site clubhouse and wellness campus include four lighted Har-Tru clay tennis courts and a resort-style heated pool and spa.

Membership & Access

Does buying a home here include club membership?

Membership is tied to the property.

Access runs through The Cliffs' network-wide club membership, which requires prior property ownership within one of the seven Cliffs communities but is opt-in rather than mandatory for homeowners. PrivateIQ reports an initiation fee in the $50,001-$75,000 band and annual dues in the $5,001-$10,000 band; these figures are third-party estimates, not confirmed directly with The Cliffs.

Living in The Cliffs at Keowee Falls

A gated, private Lake Keowee community. The marina and equestrian center commonly associated with the Lake Region are physically located at the neighboring Keowee Vineyards community and reached by Keowee Falls residents/members through the network-wide membership rather than as on-site amenities.

Lifestyle & Amenities

TennisFitness centerPoolSpaMarina / boating accessDiningPractice facility

Lake Keowee living combines the golf-community amenity set with lake access via the shared Lake Region marina and reported equestrian facilities at Keowee Vineyards -- a distinct lifestyle identity from the mountain-view orientation of the Cliffs Mountain Region communities. Recent home sales at Keowee Falls range broadly: overall listings from roughly $250,000 to $6.7 million, with a South-section median sale price around $1,087,000 and a North-section median around $1,912,500; the newer Harbor Cove release starts interior homesites at $100,000 and lakefront homesites at $425,000.

Location & Surrounding Area

770 S Cherry Laurel Way, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina, zip 29685, on Lake Keowee in the northwestern SC Upstate near the Blue Ridge foothills, west of the core Greenville/Spartanburg metro.

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.

Golf membership initiation

Current

$62,500

PrivateIQ reports a $50,001-$75,000 initiation-fee band for The Cliffs at Keowee Falls (midpoint used as point value); this is a third-party aggregator figure, not sourced directly from The Cliffs, and likely reflects the network-wide Golf Membership tier rather than a Keowee Falls-specific fee. Treat as directionally useful, not confirmed with The Cliffs directly. [source citation: PrivateIQ (privateiq.golf) 2026 membership-cost aggregator]

Initiation (range low)

Current

$50,001

See initiation_fee notes. [source citation: PrivateIQ (privateiq.golf) 2026 membership-cost aggregator]

Initiation (range high)

Current

$75,000

See initiation_fee notes. [source citation: PrivateIQ (privateiq.golf) 2026 membership-cost aggregator]

Annual dues

Current

$7,500

PrivateIQ reports a $5,001-$10,000 annual-dues band (midpoint used as point value); same aggregator-sourced caveat as the initiation fee. [source citation: PrivateIQ (privateiq.golf) 2026 membership-cost aggregator]

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What Buyers Should Verify

  • Confirm current club membership fees directly with The Cliffs -- this session's figures are PrivateIQ-aggregator estimates.
  • Confirm whether golf/club membership requires ownership specifically within Keowee Falls or can be exercised via ownership elsewhere in the Cliffs network.

Notable

  • Jack Nicklaus Signature course -- the only Nicklaus design among the SC Cliffs communities.
  • Part of The Cliffs' three-community Lake Region grouping on Lake Keowee.
  • Marina and equestrian center are physically sited at neighboring Keowee Vineyards, reached network-wide.
  • Recent home sales span roughly $250,000 to $6.7 million; new Harbor Cove homesites start at $100,000 (interior) and $425,000 (lakefront).

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