66 Cardinal Dr W Lake Toxaway, NC 28747

Sitting atop a knoll with a 360 degree view of mountains and lake, this gated estate offers the rare combination of privacy and convenient location. With nearly 6 acres surrounding you, in a neighborhood with other estate properties of 10 to 20 acres, you can close your gate and enjoy your privacy. Yet you're a short golf cart ride from the Lake Toxaway Country Club and the marina for Lake Toxaway. Prefer to canoe or kayak on a smaller lake? Take the path from your door to your private dock on 65-acre Lake Cardinal. The location is wonderful, and so is the house. Designed by noted Platt Architecture, this lodge-like 5 bedroom, 5,000 sq ft post and beam house has a large, open great room with a vaulted ceiling and native stone fireplace. It flows into the dining area, the open chef's kitchen and the spacious outdoor deck that overlooks the lake. The huge master suite features an office (with fireplace) that adjoins the bedroom. Also off the master bedroom is a private porch for enjoying your morning coffee. There's a guest bedroom on the main level, and upstairs, three more bedrooms, each with an adjoining bath. Downstairs is a rec room and a storage room with built-in shelves to hold your files or collectibles or seasonal decorations. Lake Toxaway Estates is a premier mountain lake community in western North Carolina featuring the state's largest private lake, Lake Toxaway. Spend your days water skiing, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, sailing and pontoon boating . Residents may join Lake Toxaway Country Club and enjoy fine dining, tennis, croquet and an award-winning 18 hole golf course designed by Kris Spence.