A 358-acre master plan built around a 43-acre spring-fed lake — the Lake Club amenity, kayak launches, walking trails, and family-scale product. A meaningful differentiator among the CR-210 master plans.
Master-developer attribution has evolved through phases — multiple sources publicly link both ICI Homes and Dream Finders to Beacon Lake development. Confirm current status with the MLS listing or the Beacon Lake CDD before relying on any specific figure.
Beacon Lake is a 358-acre master-planned community in St. Johns County, entered off CR-210, and built around a 43-acre spring-fed lake that gives the community its name. That is a genuinely unusual feature among Northeast Florida master plans — the lake is the amenity, not an afterthought. Kayak launches, a Lake Club amenity building on the water, and a walking trail perimeter all key off the lake.
Multiple sources publicly link both ICI Homes and Dream Finders Homes to Beacon Lake as builder and/or master developer through various phases. Whichever badge appears on a specific home, the master-plan amenity model is consistent. Confirm the specific builder on your offer before writing — builder-provided incentives, closing packages, and warranty terms are meaningful.
Beacon Lake sits inside the Beacon Lake Community Development District. The CDD funded the roads, water, drainage, and amenity infrastructure through bond issuance and now levies an annual assessment on every home for debt service and operations. The HOA is separate and pays for amenity operations and common-area landscaping. Confirm both lines on the specific listing.
The amenity package centers on the lake — a differentiator that most other Northeast Florida master plans can't replicate.
Beacon Lake is governed by the Beacon Lake Community Development District, an active Chapter 190 special district in St. Johns County. The CDD collects an annual assessment on the property tax bill that funds debt service on the original infrastructure bonds plus operations & maintenance. Debt service retires on a defined schedule at bond maturity; O&M continues indefinitely.
The exact annual amount varies by phase and by year. Confirm the current-year assessment with the MLS listing, the seller's closing statement, or the Beacon Lake CDD before you write.
The HOA pays for Lake Club operations, pool operations, common-area landscaping, and community events. HOA billing is typically quarterly. Some phases may carry a supplemental sub-HOA fee — confirm at contract.
Beacon Lake has delivered in phases with named product collections (townhomes, cottages, executive) rather than distinct village brands. The MLS field is the authoritative source.
Attached townhome product at Beacon Lake's entry price band. Full amenity access with lower-maintenance yardwork.
Compact single-family cottage product. Smaller footprint, easy lake-and-Lake-Club access.
The heart of the community — 3–5 bedroom single-family product on standard lots.
Larger executive floor plans on premium lots. Some estate lots have lake or preserve frontage.
Beacon Lake is currently zoned to Liberty Pines Academy (K-8) and Beachside High School in the St. Johns County School District. Both are A-graded schools. Beachside High opened in 2022 to relieve the Nease and Ponte Vedra High capacity and serves the northern/eastern portion of the county.
SJCSD occasionally re-draws feeder boundaries. The Beachside High attendance boundary is particularly worth confirming, as it has been adjusted since the school opened. Confirm exact attendance by street address using the SJCSD lookup tool before you write.
Times are off-peak estimates. CR-210 near I-95 and near Nocatee at rush hour add 10–15 minutes.
Community kayak and paddleboard launches serve the 43-acre lake. Motorized-boat rules and any dock arrangements are set by the HOA and are typically restrictive on a community lake — confirm with the HOA before you buy for waterfront use.
Yes. Beachside High is close-by along the CR-210 / SR-16 corridor. Confirm exact attendance by address using the SJCSD lookup.
Beacon Lake is not a gated community as a whole. Confirm any collection-level access arrangements in the MLS listing and title work.
Nocatee is the flagship — larger, closer to the coast, with its own K-8 schools and town center. Beacon Lake is smaller and centered on the 43-acre lake. Total annual cost differs by phase; ask us for a side-by-side.
CR-210 to I-95 for downtown Jacksonville, JTB Southside, and St. Augustine. CR-210 east for Nocatee Town Center and Ponte Vedra Beach. The community's I-95 proximity is one of its strongest daily-life features.
Different market. Our coastal referral is Tim Sherman at thesaltwaterrealtor.com. Beacon Lake is inland with CR-210 as the main artery.
Because the CDD/HOA math shifts by collection and phase, and Beachside High zoning is worth verifying by address. We come from Putnam County next door and cover inland St. Johns full-time. Call (386) 916-8707.
Beacon Lake is the CR-210 master plan built around a community lake. Compare with Shearwater (lazy river, Trout Creek Kayak Club) also on CR-210, Trailmark off SR-16, Silverleaf north of SR-16, or the flagship Nocatee east on CR-210. Coastal Ponte Vedra Beach is a separate market — referral to Tim Sherman at thesaltwaterrealtor.com.
Read the full St. Johns County guide →Tell us the collection (townhome vs. cottage vs. estate), the school zone, and the fee stack you can live with — we'll send the right listings and the honest read.
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