NEWS, HAPPENINGS, AND STORIES FROM AROUND THE CLIFFS

At The Cliffs, every season brings new opportunities to play, connect, and explore. We’re pleased to introduce the 2026 Golf Guide and 2026 Social Guide—your go-to resources for the year ahead across all seven communities. The Golf Guide offers a comprehensive look at tournaments, member events, and key dates across our nationally recognized courses. Whether […]

Story by Sandy Lang Size matters in fishing—typically, the bigger, the better. But for Mary Villmow, her pursuit is the tiniest of fish. On hikes lately, she’ll bring her micro fishing gear. The telescoping pole isn’t much bigger than a chopstick, the line nearly as thin as human hair, and then a super-tiny hook baited […]

The Cliffs Real Estate: 5-Bedroom Waterfront Home for Sale In The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, SC 184 feet of Lake Keowee frontage. More than 5,000 square feet of intentional design. And one home that doesn’t ask you to compromise on privacy, proximity, or lakefront views. 307 Shore Vista Trail is what waterfront living looks like […]

Living Near Greenville, SC: Where Mountain Serenity Meets City Energy  The most discerning buyers rarely want to choose between city access and natural beauty. They want the energy of a thriving downtown and the quiet of a mountain morning. The cultural richness of an arts scene and the stillness of a lake at sunrise. Living […]

From Padel at Mountain Park to Championship Pickleball and Tennis: Racquet Sports at The Cliffs Spring settles over The Cliffs with its own kind of charm. The morning mountain air arrives cool and crisp, gently warming up through the afternoon, and the Blue Ridge is blooming in every direction—pulling you outside onto the courts. And […]

THE ART OF LIVING The newest issue of Cliffs Living captures the spirit of life across our seven private communities–where mountain views, lakeside moments, inspired design, and championship golf come together under one membership. In The Art of Living issue, you’ll find stories of championship golf returning to the Blue Ridge, thoughtful architecture shaping community, […]

Story by Joanny Palsson In 2026, professional golf returns to Western North Carolina with the Carolinas Open at The Cliffs at Mountain Park in July, followed in September by the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville—part of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Fall—marking the Tour’s first appearance in the Asheville area in more than eighty years and placing […]

Story by Stephanie Hunt At The Cliffs, some of the country’s leading architects are demonstrating how thoughtful architecture can enrich community living and the way we inhabit it. To enter a building is to step into a dream. After all, that’s where most buildings begin: in the swirl of Sunday afternoon post-nap musings. On a […]

Featuring Director of Construction, Vincent Fournier Who is Vincent Fournier? I am a husband and father of two. I’ve always had an affinity for putting things together; as a kid, I loved to play with Legos, puzzles, and virtually anything with a lot of parts. My parents must have had a good bit of fun […]

Story by Joel Caldwell Kenny Collins is on a mission to define the New American Garden. As the owner and CEO of DabneyCollins, a design-build firm based out of Upstate South Carolina, Collins is often asked to create gardens rooted in the formal, meticulously controlled traditions of European countries. But his vision tells a different […]

Story by Hailey Wist For more than a century, the mountains, forests, lakes, and cool air of the Carolinas have drawn generations of children to camp—attracted by the same natural beauty and sense of freedom that continue to draw members to The Cliffs today. These camps didn’t arrive by accident; they were established where the […]

Story by Hailey Wist Language in the South has always been more than communication; it is texture, rhythm, and inheritance. These sayings are born from heat, hospitality, and a way of life shaped by kinship. Many of the region’s most recognizable expressions began with Scots-Irish settlers, blended with African American vernacular traditions, and settled in […]