tart with Virginia's Smith Craddock Oaks aims to be a
Mountain Lake. Bring community for those who want to
together some of the best remain active and to enjoy all of
developers in Central Virginia, the finer points of what life has
and a plan to build a great to offer.
community. But don't think about
For some, this will mean
communities that you've seen in taking short trips from home to
the past: instead, focus on the visit historical landmarks. For
possibilities of a development others, it will mean browsing for
that follows the land and works antiques or seeing what is new in
with it rather than taking away local art galleries. For others
from the natural beauty. still it will involve trips for
Think about a community where shows or other entertainment
neighbors get together at one options including fine dining
another's homes, enjoy one restaurants and shops offering
another's company by the pool, go high end fashions. After all,
out with one another for an Craddock Oaks at Smith Mountain
afternoon of boating on the lake Lake is less than an hour away
and cap off the evening with a from both Roanoke and Lynchburg
great meal at a restaurant on the and less than three hours from
waterfront. Combine all of these Richmond as well as Raleigh,
elements, and you'll have a sense North Carolina.
of the promise of Craddock
Of course, that isn't to
Oaks.
suggest that there will not be
Built on the area's natural plenty of opportunities for
beauty, Smith Mountain Lake along activity much closer to your
with the Blue Ridge Mountains and Craddock Oaks home. Residents of
wooded lands, and drawing on the Craddock Oaks will be able to
number of people who gravitate to enjoy rounds of championship golf
the area for vacationing, as well as to take advantage
tennis courts, a fitness center Community Assisted Lifestyle
and both volleyball and Management program is designed to
basketball courts. Covered boat provide interior and exterior
slips and private beaches make it property upkeep, meal planning
easy to enjoy time on the lake, and grocery shopping services and
but if you would prefer to swim other care that may be
laps you'll also have the needed.
opportunity to use the pool - all
Affordable Green in Craddock
located within the community.
Oaks allows homeowners to
Numerous home styles will be participate in the preservation
available within the Craddock of our environment by buying into
Oaks development - each at a development that uses energy
varying elevations and with efficient building materials and
different features. Given that appliances, is designed to be
the homes - as well as the pedestrian and golf cart friendly
various community amenities - rather than promoting the use of
will be built on over 500 acres cars, makes recycling easy and is
of land, despite all that is investigating the use of
offered, everyone will still find additional recycled landscaping
that they have plenty of materials and geothermal energy
space.
for heating and cooling its
However, just because Craddock homes.
Oaks residents will have as much
Regardless of what your needs
space as they'd like coupled with may be and regardless of what
the ability to enjoy life in the you're looking for in a
way that best suits them doesn't community, chances are good that
mean that additional services if Craddock Oaks will make it
they need them. Built into the available. A visit to the area is
plans for the community is a often enough to seal the
program called CALM. This deal.
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About the Author:
Tim Stewart is a contributing writer for Ideal Living magazine which covers planned and gated communities like Craddock Oaks as well as other topics of interest to baby boomers. Request a free issue
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