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Summer 2009 Edition
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Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, Georgia
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A pastoral beauty surrounds members and guests as they create
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memories of lake sports, golf, spa fitness or discovery of nature. |
Description
Callaway Gardens is a 13,000-acre, award-winning Pine Mountain resort community in the southern Appalachian Mountains centered on 65-acre Robin Lake. Known as a conservatory of natural beauty, it now offers the benefits of home ownership.
Golf at Callaway Gardens combines woodland beauty and a brawny challenge. The well-known Mountain View course is among the nation's top layouts, according to
Golf Digest and Golf Magazine. It hosted the PGA Tour's Buick Challenge for over a decade.
The layout for the original golf course, Lake View, was inspired by resort founder Cason Callaway, a visionary environmentalist who believed that the game should be a rejuvenating experience in beautiful surroundings.
Twin Oaks golf practice facility is over 26 acres and features 1.5 acres of manicured tee space along with multiple target greens and a large practice putting green. For honing the short game, there are two large sand bunkers and multiple chipping and pitching areas.
Callaway Gardens has won several awards.
Toning and Training with Professionals to Assist
The new and intriguing Spa Prunifolia is one of finest in Georgia, complete with 13 treatment rooms and a full spa menu for relaxation. It's part of the Lodge and Spa complex, which is lushly landscaped and ideal for accommodating guests.
The Spa Fitness Center has a weight and cardiovascular training studio, you'll find state-of-the-art weight resistance machines, free weights, treadmills, exercycles and elliptical trainers. Personal trainers provide individual evaluation and training, or group exercise.
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The Lodge and Spa offers an excellent outdoor heated pool featuring two whirlpool spas. During summer months, a full service cabana-style bar and grill features a flat screen television and a stacked stone fireplace. The Cottages at Callaway offers two connected pools, one indoor and one outdoor, with lifeguards on duty during peak summer season.
Surrounded by nature, the Piedmont Dining Room in The Lodge and Spa features an inviting setting for a delicious meal. Other dining options at Callaway Gardens include the Plant Room restaurant, the Ironwood Lounge and the Vineyard Green Lounge.
Enjoy dining with a view.
Uniting People with Nature is the Mission
One of the best ways to enjoy the beauty of this Pine Mountain getaway is to walk the trail system covering 17-plus miles throughout the resort. The trails lead to the eponymous gardens—which are actually four distinct showcases of floral beauty.
A spectacular 35,000-square-foot complex tucked in a woodland setting on the edge of Mountain Creek Lake serves as the center for conservation, preservation and environment education and exhibits at the resort community.
Enjoy the outdoors at the waterfront fire pit at Camp Callaway.
Callaway Gardens is also home to North America's largest glass-enclosed conservatory, home to 1,000 tropical butterflies, plants and birds. Sports enthusiasts find a wonderland of activities to enjoy, including fishing, tennis and shooting at award-winning facilities.
The resort's Education Department provides fascinating, year-round classes, lectures, tours, and demonstrations. You can have an up-close encounter with magnificent birds of prey that are featured in the outdoor, free-flighted shows.
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Nearest Airports
- Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson, about 60 minutes away
- Harris County Airport, about 10 minutes away
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Awards & Honors: Callaway Gardens, GA
- Named to the "Top 50 Tennis Resorts in the Nation," by
Tennis Magazine
- Reader's Choice for "Favorite Getaway in Georgia," Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
- Named "Best Attraction" in "Best of Atlanta" awards
- Ranked in the Top 75 Tennis Resorts by Tennis Resorts Online
- Received the Meeting & Conventions magazine Gold Tee Award
- Readers Choice Award for "Best Weekend Getaway," Atlanta Business Chronicle
- Readers Choice winner, "Family Weekend" category, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Amenities: Callaway Gardens, GA
- Master-planned 13,000-acre resort and residential community
- Mountain View golf course, par-72 at 7,057 yards by Dick Wilson
- Lake View golf course, par-70 at 6,006 yards by Joe Lee
- Twin Oaks golf practice facility on 26 acres
- Grass tees measuring 1.5 acres
- Multiple target greens, expansive short-game area
- The Lodge and Spa complex
- Outdoor heated pool with two whirlpool spas
- Full service cabana-style bar and grill
- Piedmont Dining Room
- Spa Prunifolia at Callaway Gardens
The spa offers a full range of treatments.
- 13 treatment rooms, including two-person treatment room and VIP suite
- Weight & cardiovascular training studio, group exercise studio
- Locker rooms with saunas, steam rooms, shower
- Women's private dressing rooms
- Luxurious men's and women's relaxation lounges
- Full-service salon and spa boutique
- Plant Room restaurant
- Ironwood Lounge
- Vineyard Green Lounge
- The Preserve at Callaway Gardens
- Demonstration area for ecosystem restoration and sustainable forestry,
Birds of Prey shows, discovery programs and guest lectures
- Mountain Creek tennis center
- Ten outdoor lighted tennis courts
- Two indoor racquetball courts
- Gun Club
- Skeet, trap, five-stand and sporting clays
- Instruction for all skill levels
- Fishing, hiking, biking
- Sandy lake beach
- Water playground
- Wakeboarding, waterskiing, banana boat rides, lake boating,
ropes course
- Robin Lake Beach
- Memorial Chapel
- Pioneer Log Cabin
- 8 different hiking/biking trails
- John A. Sibley Center
- Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center
- Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden
- Azalea Bowl
- Overlook Garden
- Country Store
- Country Kitchen
- Mountain Creek Inn
- Mountain Creek Conference Center
- Mountain Creek Cottages
- Mountain Creek Villas
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Real Estate: Callaway Gardens, GA
Your Home in One of America's Most Cultivated Places
From quaint Mountain View Cottages that border wide fairways to the custom woodland retreats soon to be built in Highland Park, a variety of homes and homesites are now available at Callaway Gardens.
In addition to owning their own piece of this remarkable setting, residents will have unparalleled access to the gardens, their attractions and the resort's recreational amenities.
Committed to its legacy of environmental sustainability, Callaway Gardens has partnered with Cousins Properties, Inc. and Pine Mountain Builders to offer EarthCraft House Premium certified homes and cottages situated on beautiful homesites.
- Sky View Meadows
- Fairway-side lots, about one-quarter acre
- Semi-custom homes from 2,000 to 3,200 square feet
- Priced from $375,000
Callaway Gardens cabins.
- Camp Callaway cabins
- Lakefront lots in mature forest environment
- Earthcraft Premium
- Community fire pit
- Community boat dock
- Rental program available
- Four floor plans, from 900 to1,300 square feet
- Priced start from $299,000
Sample homes.
- Highland Park
- Near 65-acre Robin Lake and championship golf and spa
- Homesites range from 1/3 acre to under one acre
- Priced from $130,000
- Custom homesites
- Mountain View Golf Cottages
- Earthcraft Premium
- Fairway and Practice center views
- Located on the 18th fairway and Twin Oaks Practice Facility
- Rental program available
Mountain View Golf Cottages.
- Floor plans from 900 to1,300 square feet
- Priced from the low $400,000s
- Longleaf neighborhood
- Two-, three- and four-bedroom residences
- Environmentally friendly EarthCraft homes
- Limited lot availability
Visit the Callaway Gardens website:
www.callawaygardensliving.com
For More Information: Call 1-888-499-5563
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About the Area
Callaway Gardens is in Pine Mountain, Georgia, 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus. It was conceived and created by Cason J. Callaway and his wife Virginia Hand Callaway for the benefit of mankind. The purpose is to provide a wholesome family environment where all may find beauty, relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world.
Callaway Gardens, a public, educational, horticultural and charitable organization, is owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Callaway Gardens Resort, Inc., a regular business corporation, operates the recreational, lodging and retail facilities at Callaway Gardens. After-tax proceeds go to the Foundation to support its efforts.
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Driving Directions
From
Atlanta, GA:
- Follow I-85 South
- Take exit 21 onto I-185 South
- Follow I-185 South to Exit 42, U.S. Hwy. 27
- Follow Hwy. 27 South to Pine Mountain
- In Pine Mountain, turn right onto Hwy. 354 West
- Proceed to Ga. Hwy. 18 and turn left into Callaway Gardens
From Macon, GA
- Follow U.S. Hwy. 80 West to Ga. Hwy. 208 West to U. S. Hwy. 27 North
- Proceed through Hamilton and past the Callaway Gardens Store
- Remain on Hwy 27 and turn left into the Callaway Gardens Hwy 27 entrance
From Montgomery, AL:
- Take I-85 to Ga. Hwy. 18 East (exit 2)
- Turn right off Hwy. 18 to the entrance of Callaway Gardens
From Albany, GA:
- Take Corridor Z (Ga. Hwy 280) to Columbus
- In Columbus take I-185 North to Ga. Hwy. 18 East (exit 34)
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Turn right off Hwy. 18 to the entrance of Callaway Gardens
From Birmingham, AL:
- Take U. S. Hwy. 280 East to Opelika
- Pick up I-85 North to Ga. Hwy. 18 East (exit 2)
- Turn right off Hwy. 18 to the entrance of Callaway Gardens
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