Neighborhood
Eagles Nest is Silverthorne's established golf-course community, the custom-estate neighborhood surrounding the Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks at the base of the Gore Range. A master HOA with sub-associations, no transfer assessment, golf by separate membership, and direct access to the Eagles Nest Wilderness and the Gore Range Trail.
Eagles Nest spans several sub-associations, and its jurisdiction, in-town Silverthorne versus unincorporated Summit County, should be confirmed at the specific filing, so short-term-rental rules fall under the applicable town or county regulations plus the governing HOA or sub-association restrictions. Confirm current STR permissibility and any HOA limits on a specific parcel before underwriting rental income.
Eagles Nest is a drive-to community off Golden Eagle Road about two and a half miles north of I-70. The free Summit Stage county bus serves the Silverthorne and Wildernest area nearby, but plan on a vehicle for most trips.
Eagles Nest is governed by a master association, the Eagles Nest Property Homeowners Association, with sub-associations beneath it (the Golf Course Sub at Three Peaks, the original Eagles Nest subdivision, the Ranch at Eagles Nest, Fox Valley at the Raven, the Hideaway townhomes, and others), so dues and rules vary by filing; there is no metropolitan district. The HOA typically covers common-area maintenance, snow removal, and trash, runs a community center for gathering, and the homes are on public water and sewer. Golf at the Raven at Three Peaks is by separate membership, a limited number of season passes, or public play, and is not included in HOA dues. Unlike the RETA communities, Eagles Nest is not on the Town of Silverthorne transfer-assessment list and at least one sub-association carries no transfer tax; confirm the transfer-tax status and jurisdiction at the specific filing. The Blue River and Highline Creek hold trout nearby, and trails lead from the neighborhood into the Eagles Nest Wilderness and onto the Gore Range Trail. The elevated wildfire rating reflects the wildland-urban-interface setting: dense surrounding lodgepole pine, heavy fuel loading left by Summit County's historical mountain pine beetle epidemic, and steep terrain, the same factors that place much of forested Silverthorne in elevated WUI exposure. Exposure varies by parcel, though, since the community's irrigated golf-course fairways act as fuel breaks for the homes immediately adjacent to them, so a lot fronting the course generally carries less than a lot backing to forest. Treat this as an elevated-risk setting where defensible space and home-hardening matter, and confirm both the specific exposure and any work done at the parcel level.
The names take a moment to untangle. Eagles Nest is the community; Three Peaks is the golf course and its premier custom-estate filing, played today as the Raven at Three Peaks. The course opened as the Eagles Nest Golf Club in 1986 and was rebuilt in 2000 by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry with Tom Lehman, and the neighborhood grew up around it. It sits west of the Blue River and north of Lake Dillon, off Golden Eagle Road about two and a half miles north of I-70, at the base of the Gore Range and bordering the Eagles Nest Wilderness, with the loftiest fairways sitting around nine thousand one hundred feet.
This is an established community rather than a new development. The original homes date to the early-to-mid 1990s, the golf-course filings filled in from around 2000 onward, and new construction still continues on the remaining lots. The housing is predominantly custom single-family estates, several of them past Parade of Homes winners, set on lots that range from modest to a couple of acres, with townhome groups, duplexes, and a few small condominium buildings rounding out the mix. The result is a neighborhood with real range in both age and product, anchored by the fairways and the Gore Range behind them.
Living on the Raven does not come with golf.
The course operates on its own membership and season passes, a limited number of which are available, alongside public play, and none of it is bundled into HOA dues. A buyer who wants to play regularly should price a membership or pass separately and confirm current availability, because the rounds are not included with the address. What the address does include is the setting, the course as the green heart of the neighborhood and, in winter, as a cross-country ski center.
Governance runs through a master association, the Eagles Nest Property Homeowners Association, with a set of sub-associations beneath it, the Golf Course Sub at Three Peaks, the original Eagles Nest subdivision, the Ranch at Eagles Nest, Fox Valley at the Raven, the Hideaway townhomes, and others, so the exact dues and rules depend on which filing a home sits in. The master HOA generally covers common-area maintenance, snow removal, and trash, runs a community center with gathering space, and the homes are on public water and sewer. One meaningful financial distinction: Eagles Nest is not on the Town of Silverthorne transfer-assessment list, and at least one sub-association carries no transfer tax, so a buyer here generally avoids the one percent transfer cost that applies in the RETA communities like Angler Mountain Ranch and Summit Sky Ranch. Confirm the transfer-tax status and the governing sub-association on the specific property.
For the rest of the year the neighborhood lives outdoors. Paved bike paths run through it and connect to the Blue River rec path into Silverthorne, trails climb into the Eagles Nest Wilderness and onto the Gore Range Trail for hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing, and the Blue River and Highline Creek hold trout within easy reach. Wildlife moves through constantly, elk, deer, moose, and fox, and the views run across the Williams Range, the Gore Range, Keystone, and south to Baldy Mountain. It is a drive-to-resort location rather than a slope-side one, but a central one, minutes to downtown Silverthorne and within reach of Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin, and Vail. For a buyer who wants an established custom-estate address on a real golf course, with the wilderness at the back fence and no transfer tax at closing, Eagles Nest is the most golf-centered community in Silverthorne.
Distinct character zones, each with its own price band, vibe, and reasons to choose it.
The premier custom-estate filing, set on and around the Raven at Three Peaks. The fairway-front and golf-adjacent lots are here, and the homes run to the largest and most architecturally ambitious in the community.
The established core, where the community's earliest homes from the early-to-mid 1990s sit. A settled, tree-grown part of the neighborhood with a wide mix of custom homes.
A newer single-family golf-home filing, generally more recent construction than the original subdivision, for a buyer who wants an established address with a newer house.
Attached product within the community, including the Hideaway townhomes and Fox Valley at the Raven, for a buyer who wants a lower-maintenance home on the course without a full custom estate.
Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest
Golf is the organizing idea, with a caveat. The Raven at Three Peaks is the green heart of the neighborhood, an eighteen-hole course rebuilt in 2000 by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry with Tom Lehman, but playing it is a separate decision from living here. Access comes through membership, a limited run of season passes, or public play, none of it bundled into HOA dues, so a regular player should budget for it on top of the home. In winter the same fairways convert to a cross-country ski center, which keeps the course central to the community year-round.
Ownership is structured as a master association, the Eagles Nest Property Homeowners Association, over a set of sub-associations, so the dues, the design rules, and the exact obligations depend on which filing a home sits in. The master HOA generally handles common-area upkeep, snow, and trash, and maintains a community center for gatherings, with homes on public water and sewer. A financial point worth knowing: Eagles Nest is not on the Town of Silverthorne transfer-assessment list, so a buyer here generally avoids the one percent transfer cost charged in the RETA communities, a real difference at closing on a large purchase. The housing itself is established and custom, with several past Parade of Homes winners among the estates.
Outside the game, the neighborhood is built for the outdoors. Paved bike paths thread the community and tie into the Blue River rec path toward Silverthorne, trails climb into the Eagles Nest Wilderness and onto the Gore Range Trail, and the Blue River and Highline Creek give up trout close to home. Wildlife is a constant, elk, deer, moose, and fox, and the views run to the Williams Range, the Gore Range, Keystone, and Baldy Mountain. It is a drive-to-resort location near downtown Silverthorne and central to five ski areas, an established custom-estate base for a buyer who wants golf and wilderness over slope-side access.
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A gated equestrian community on large-acreage lots in unincorporated Summit County, governed by its own Metropolitan District. Both sit spacious and wilderness-adjacent, but Eagles Nest is golf-course living around the Raven at Three Peaks, while Ruby Ranch is about horses, acreage, and gated seclusion. Golf or horses.
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A secluded hillside neighborhood of custom homes prized for privacy and Gore Range views, with a strong HOA and the Hamilton Creek Metropolitan District. Both are established custom-home communities with strong HOAs; Eagles Nest is built around the Raven golf course, while Hamilton Creek is hillside privacy with no golf.
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