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Our Community

Developed by golf enthusiast and philanthropist, Edgar Haber, the Carmel Valley Golf and Country Club (now Quail Lodge & Golf Club) opened in 1965. Originally a dairy farm, the land had long been loved by Mr. Haber, who commented when he first viewed it more than ten years earlier: "I thought it was the most beautiful piece of land I had ever seen. But I didn't see a dairy farm. All I could see was a golf course; fairways and greens, doglegs and straightaways."

Mr. Haber's early vision included more than the lodge and golf course itself. When laying out the sub-division woven around and into the course, Mr. Haber and his development team went to great lengths to provide each home site with a different shaped lot, without any thought of a grid, providing almost every home with a particular view of the course, while also providing privacy from adjacent properties. (Source: The Legend of Quail Lodge by Gary M. Koeppel)

There are 163 homes positioned in six clusters around the golf course. To the west are Valley Greens Circle, River Place, Fairway Place and Valley Knoll Road. To the east are Lake Place and Poplar Lane.

Our community is ideally located 2 to 3 miles from Highway 1 parallel to Carmel Valley Road. With its temperate climate, it is on the cusp between the coastal fog and sunny valley. Shops, restaurants and health care providers are only minutes away as well as several outdoor recreational areas. Carmel-by-the-Sea, Big Sur, Monterey and Carmel Valley Village are within easy reach.

While most of the original homes were single-story residences built in the late 60s or early 70s, many have been remodeled or rebuilt in varying styles.

Simply stated, the golf course at Quail Lodge & Golf Club is a joy to play. Originally designed by Robert Muir Graves in 1964 and subsequently renovated by Todd Eckenrode in 2015, the course encompasses over 830 acres as it meanders along the Carmel River - just inland enough to avoid the coastal fog. At 6,464 yards from the black tees, it is a walkable course dotted with trees, sand traps and ponds. The winds and rolling greens provide a bit of a challenge but the course is very playable. You do not need to be a member of the golf club to live at Quail. The course is open to the public.