Lake Ashton Golf Club is a 55+ / age-restricted (HOPA) master-planned community off Ashton Club Drive that straddles the Lake Wales and Winter Haven city limits in Polk County, central Florida, roughly midway between Tampa and Orlando (community and 55+ community guides, 2026). It spans about 1,200 acres around Lake Ashton and is built around two private 18-hole championship golf courses.
Development began in 2002, with the community attributed to Lakeland-area developer Larry Maxwell and CRF Communities, who also designed the golf courses (Winter Haven Sun and Club and Resort Business, 2020). It grew to roughly 1,650 homes by 2020 and has expanded over the years from the original Lake Wales side into the Winter Haven side, so the home product spans multiple eras and sections; confirm the build year and section for any specific home.
Because this is a large community governed by two Community Development Districts plus a homeowners association, the money is made or lost on the total carrying cost and the home, not on the address alone. The drivers are the CDD assessment for the district a parcel sits in, any remaining CDD bond debt, the HOA, the amenity dues, and the specific home, lot, and section, all of which have to be read from the current district and association documents for the exact parcel.
The pitch is a deep amenity base for an active-adult lifestyle: two golf courses, a 26,000 square foot clubhouse, a 30,000 square foot health and fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, a bowling alley, and a long list of clubs and activities, with downtown Lake Wales, Winter Haven, and Bok Tower Gardens close and the Orlando attractions corridor a manageable drive. The work is the diligence: read the two CDDs, the HOA, and the amenity math, and match the home to how you will use it.
