Address: 7 San Marcos Trout Club
Status: On the Market
Price: $1,099,000
“Enter if You Dare” read the hand-painted sign hanging across the road as I wound my way toward house number 7 at San Marcos Trout Club. Orange pumpkins and black bats painted alongside were clues that the sign was a Halloween greeting, rather than a warning from the neighbors. On the contrary, as I pulled into the driveway and let my dog, Scout, out of the car, two little boys walked up and asked to pat her. “Why are so many people visiting this house?” one of them asked. His mother walked up behind him and said gently, “They’re moving, remember? People are coming to look at the house and maybe be our new neighbors.”
This warm introduction to the Trout Club gave me a glimpse into life in this idyllic mountain community. Everyone knows their neighbors, and kids play together in the picturesque setting filled with trails, swimming holes, and plenty of communal open space.