Living Lakeside

The Lake of the Ozarks, covering 54,000 acres, is known for its more than 1,150 miles of shoreline — the largest lake in Missouri — with more than 55,000 miles of waterways and tons of lakefront real estate property, from single-family living to condos and townhomes. Or custom build your own private piece of paradise on the shoreline of one of the four “arms” of the lake: Osage, the largest; Niangua; Glaize and Gravois.

In Sunrise Beach, The Club at Porto Cima offers waterfront living of all types, with golf-course perks, personal boat docks, a yacht club and clubhouse. Options include Punto Piloto, waterfront townhomes with a boardwalk that circles the peninsula; Bello Point, waterfront townhomes and second-tier, lake-view patio homes; and Magnolia Point, a maintenance-free gated community with cove protection.

The Villages of Shawnee Bend, also in Sunrise Beach, boasts more than 10 miles of unspoiled shoreline, tennis courts, community areas, natural habitat land reserves, a community marina, and pool and clubhouse.

Horseshoe Bend, a peninsula in Lake Ozark that’s shaped like a horseshoe, encompasses many miles of natural shoreline. Here, you’ll find family-owned resorts, upscale condos and private homes. Trade in the bathing suit to enjoy fine dining or shop at the outlet mall in nearby Osage Beach. A residential golf and lake community, Old Kinderhook is located on the southwest end of the Big Niangua Arm. Homeowners can take advantage of two restaurants, a marina with private boat ramp, swimming pool, day spa and fitness facility and 24-hour gated security.

The Osage Beach/Lake Ozark area is home to other on-the-water communities, including Woodland Cove, with high-end lakefront and second-tier lake-access homes; Cayman Beach, a subdivision in a quiet cove off the Osage Arm; nearby Nichols Point, a newer luxury home development; Summit Point, across from the outlet mall; Broadwater Bay, with a large cove setting; Nelson’s Landing, which is small and exclusive; and Cedar Crest, a premier waterfront property above the bluffs.

Others include Hawk Island, a mature development with gentle lots and subdivision amenities; St. Tropez, including lakefront and lake-access homes; Robyn Point, a smaller community on the water; The Boulders, a planned community with lake access; and The Palisades, a residential gated community, with access to Highway KK and the new expressway.

Avila at the Lodge, the first condo phase of the plan for growth and development at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, enjoys all the Lodge benefits, but if you’d rather have a house, check out the townhomes on the water of Country Club Cove, situated in the Village of Four Seasons. It has lake access and is close to one of the area’s best golf courses.

Smaller, more intimate Lakeside locations include the 200-acre parcel on the west side called Coffman Bend, with 40 single-family homes. River Oaks in Linn Creek, a planned, gated community, has cove-protected lots with lake views and deep water, or custom build a dream home. 

Other communities in Linn Creek are Sylvan Bay, with cove-location homes; Serenity Bay, a lakefront subdivision in a cove; Foxhead Shores, with full-time homeowners and lakefront and lake-access homes; Kahala Estates, one of Y Road’s newest lakefront and lake-access subdivisions; and Hartlaine Point, with luxury lakefront homes.

Another city in Morgan County is Laurie, where Blue Anchor Bay Condominiums sit in a quiet cove with two-mile lake views. Millstone, comprising a luxury waterfront penthouse and garden condos, has a fitness area, pool, windbreak, deep water and beautiful views. Estates Court in Sunrise Beach is an upscale community located in a large cove. The Villas at Arbor Glen in Camdenton offer lakefront homes and villas, with views of the Big Niangua Arm and a community pool and dock.

Camdenton’s Townhomes at Oak Ridge Bay are nestled in the back of Swift Hollow Cove and provide lakefront — and maintenance-free — living as well as an on-site boat ramp, available boat slips, sidewalk access to docks, a sandy beach, and a pool and clubhouse.