Sumner County, Tennessee
Old Hickory Lake Homes & Subdivisions
The honest, complete guide to living on Old Hickory Lake — every waterfront, deeded-access, and lake-view community in Hendersonville and Gallatin, classified by its real lake relationship. We tour this shoreline constantly and we know which lots actually reach the water.
Before you buy on the lake: the dock rule that catches everyone
Old Hickory Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir, so owning a waterfront lot does not automatically give you the right to a dock.Private docks need a Corps permit, and under the 2020 Old Hickory Lake Shoreline Management Plan only certain shoreline (roughly half, the “Limited Development” areas) is even eligible — steep bluffs, narrow coves, and protected stretches are not. The smart move on any lake home is to confirm three things: the lot's shoreline classification, whether an existing permitted dock conveys, and whether a new dock is obtainable. We check all three on every home we show — call 615-265-1000.
Waterfront / private docks
26 communities
Fairvue Plantation
Interior/golf lots from ~$605K; lakefront estates $1.5M–$6.375M
Governors Point
Interior/lake-view sub-$1M to ~$1.4M; true waterfront ~$1.5M–$2.6M+
Foxland Harbor
Townhomes from the $460s; golf single-family $700s–$1.05M; lakefront/Revery Point condos into seven figures
Indian Lake Forest
Interior lots ~$580K–$700K; true lakefront ~$1.4M–$1.75M+
Hidden Point
$700s for interior; waterfront higher
Cherokee Woods
$300s–$700s interior; true lakefront $1.225M–$2.8M
Windstar Bay
~$720K (interior/lake-view); true lakefront $1.4M–$1.875M
Lake Shore Estates
$1M–$3.2M+ lakefront
Lake Club Estates
Interior/land from the low $200s; true waterfront (Snug Harbor) ~$1.1M–$1.4M
Winston Place
New construction high $300s–low $400s; established estate closed comps cluster ~$800s–$1.5M (asking prices above $3M are list-side, not sold comps)
Last Plantation
Luxury $1M+ (blended median ~$1.03M–$1.14M; interior/golf $600K–$900K, true lakefront-with-dock $2M+)
Serenity Bay
$1.2M–$1.4M (closed comps; higher figures are current asking prices)
Cumberland Hills
mid-$400s–$2M+ (waterfront-with-dock estates typically $1M+)
Aqua Estates
Condition-driven; older homes lower, renovated waterfront commands a premium
Bay Point Estates
Median ~$740K (aggregator-reported); waterfront sales reported into the ~$1.4M–$1.5M+ range
Cherokee Island
$950K–$1.2M+ waterfront (recent resales); ~$335K–$510K interior/non-lake lots
Hidden Cove
Cove-end waterfront (Hidden Cove Ct estates) ~$1.05M–$1.75M; smaller/older Hidden Cove Ct homes ~$500K–$545K; interior streets (e.g. Albright Ln) ~mid-$200Ks
Holiday Heights
$700s–$1.35M (waterfront higher)
Indian Lake Peninsula
$450K–$3M+ across the peninsula
Lake Charland
Waterfront ~$840K–$1M (typical); rebuilt lakefront to ~$1.5M
Lakefront Estates
Interior/lake-view homes ~$460K–$485K; true private-dock waterfront ~$1.075M–$2.85M+
Sterling Road Lakefront
Mixed-tier lakefront: lake-view lots offered under $500K, dock-confirmed waterfront in the low-$1M range, and $2.5M-$3M new-build asks that are aspirational (no confirmed recent closed sale on this street above $2M)
Starfall Landing
Land roughly $200s–$500s (point-in-time asks); finished-estate values of $700s–$1M+ are a projection, with no verified finished-home sales
Sunset Bay
$500s–$1M+
Twin Bay
$250k–$850k+
Walton Ferry Peninsula
$190K–$1.5M+ (waterfront higher; condos lower)
Deeded lake access
2 communities
Community dock / ramp
1 community
Buying or selling on Old Hickory Lake?
We represent buyers at no cost to you and we market lakefront listings to a national pipeline of relocating buyers. Tell us what you're after — waterfront with a deep-water dock, a lake-view estate, or a deeded-access community — and we'll line up the right homes.
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