The Local Area

Experience the History, Heritage, Hospitality & Charm

ABOUT THE LOCAL AREA


The Preserve at Pickwick Lake is ideal for families and couples, as well as retirees who desire the lakefront living lifestyle. With a favorable year-round climate, the fully recreational lake, and the benefit of no income tax for TN residents, the advantages of purchasing your ideal lake lot at The Preserve at Pickwick Lake are too numerous to pass up. Nestled within Western Tennessee, Main Street leads down to the banks of the Tennessee River, where in years long past a ferry used to transport passengers across the river. The community is rich in Southern charm and hospitality with a wide variety of restaurants, boutiques, and shops.

THE SECRET BEHIND WORLD CLASS FISHING ON PICKWICK LAKE—"THE CATFISH CAPITAL OF THE WORLD"

As part of the 234-mile-long waterway connecting to the Gulf of Mexico, Pickwick Lake meets the Tombigbee Waterway, Mobile Bay, and Tennessee River. As one of the few lakes in Tennessee with little fluctuation throughout the year and one of the best year-round boating opportunities with world-class fishing, the minimum water elevation for the reservoir in the winter is 408 feet and typical summer operating range is 413. As a result, Pickwick Lake is a major vacation spot and magnet for recreational boaters and anglers with a lake emcompassing 47,500 acres and 490 miles of shoreline.

Annually ranked as one of the best bass lakes in the United States, largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass are a plentiful species inhabiting the lake. Other fish species include catfish, crappie, walleye, bluegill, sunfish, warmouth, striped bass, white bass, sunfish, paddlefish, and sauger.

A GOLFER'S DREAM COME TRUE

Golf enthusiasts of every skill level—this is a game changer. Come practice your swing, rain or shine, at the Clubhouse's state-of-the-art golf simulator with stunning reproductions of the world's best courses and brush up on your putting skills on the new 1,750 sq. ft. 9-hole precision putting green.

Book a tee time at the year-round golf Course a few miles from The Preserve at Pickwick Lake with well-groomed Champion Bermuda greens and 419 Bermuda fairways. Built in 1973, the 18-hole Pickwick Landing State Golf Course offers breathtaking views and challenging play for golfers of any skill level.

For the passionate golfer, take your play to the next level. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is a masterpiece of golf courses. The 100 mile journey along The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail includes a total of 26 courses and over 468 incredible holes, offers genuine championship layouts—and an unforgettable experience for golf lovers. The courses were designed by Mr. Jones with two major objectives: to challenge the world’s best golfers for years to come and to provide an enjoyable round for the casual or beginning player. When the first course along Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail opened in 1992, the golf vacation experience was changed forever.

MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA:
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE SOUTHERN SOUL SOUND

A short drive southeast near Florence from The Preserve, you'll find a piece of Southern music history and a MUST SEE for music lovers. The legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and FAME Studio are noted as the birthplace of the Southern soul sound. The quiet Alabama town of Muscle Shoals churned our classic hits like Percy Sledge’s “When A Man Loves a Woman”; “I Never Loved A Man” by Aretha Franklin; “Brown Sugar” by The Rolling Stones; and “I’ll Take You There” by The Staple Singers. Etta James, Willie Nelson, Cher, Cat Stevens, The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, and Jimi Hendrix produced timeless hits with notable hints of pure and distinct Muscle Shoals, Alabama sound fusing hillbilly, blues, rock 'n roll, country, and gospel. 

Jimmy Johnson played backup guitar for Paul Simon and Wilson Pickett. A nine-song sampling from Lynyard Skynyrd's first-ever recordings were produced at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Sam Phillips, who discovered Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash was from close by. 

Today, the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the FAME Studio both continue to operate as working studios, as well as being popular tourist attractions, offering daily tours of the restored facilities. Among the more recent artists to record in Muscle Shoals are Alicia Keys, Drive-By Truckers, Band Of Horses, Bettye LaVette, Phish, Greg Allman, and Cyril Neville.

Luxury Resort Lakefront Community

Dockable Waterfront, Estate & Interior Lake Access Lots

1.45 acre estate lot from only $59,900
2 ACRE ESTATE Lot with Covered Boat Slip from just $89,900
2.3 ACRE ESTATE Lot from ONLY $99,900


LARGE ACREAGE ESTATE LOTS
Payments as low as $299/mo*


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*Approvals are subject to underwriting guidelines, interest rates, and program guidelines, and are subject to change without notice based on applicant’s eligibility and market conditions.

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