Sawmill Creek is a 1,000-acre oasis in the heart of Palm Coast Park, a sprawling mixed-use development a couple of well-struck drives from the Atlantic beaches of Palm Coast. The community is testament to the peaceful co-existence of residential development and environmental preservation. The evidence is everywhere.

Sawmill Creek was built around, and named for, the Hulett Branch waterway that carried lumber from John Hewitt’s Sawmill to the bustling seaport of St. Augustine during Colonial times. Much of the property remains as it did then, navigable today by an extensive system of trails that connect to Sawmill Creek’s amenities and, at designated points, extend beyond the community’s boundaries to a variety of parks and future adjoining retail shops and services.  

Sawmill Creek will be the first golf course  designed by Jim Furyk with the assistance of renowned architect Michael Beebe. Certified by the Audubon Society as part of its Silver Signature Program, the course meanders through the natural landscape and topography as if it, too, has always been there.  The golf course has been designed for all levels of play, from beginner to scratch golfers.  Extensive practice facilities will include: a driving range with bunkers to practice long fairway shots, 3 pitch and putt holes to practice your short game from 65 or 75 yards, plus a putting green.  The Golf Club House was designed to combine a mix of elegance with warmth and character and will feature dining facilities that can accommodate seating for up to 150 and a tavern/grille.

The Resident’s Club, the community hub and amenity center will include a media room, billiards, fitness center, arts & crafts, internet café, outdoor spa, heated lap pool, and super pool.  The building itself is being built and certified under LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) guidelines, innovative standards for design and construction that use earth-friendly materials and reduce negative environmental impact.  Natural amenities will include miles of biking and walking paths, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, a bark park and linear parks which will connect to county parks, recreation and shopping areas. 

There are five distinctive styles of single-family homes from which to choose, designed to leverage the natural surroundings through the use of airy, open spaces and outdoor entertainment areas. Homesites starting in the $140,000’s are also available for those not quite ready to build.  Perhaps most impressive is that Sawmill Creek’s traditional master plan features several neighborhoods situated around an expansive village center with retail and commercial space, community parks and a  K-8 school. Just outside the community are Crescent and Flagler beaches and historic St. Augustine.

Historically rich, environmentally sensitive, pedestrian friendly and eminently livable.  Sawmill Creek sounds like a place to feel right at home.