https://youtu.be/HVRAYu6hzzw The Lake Laceola development is an award-winning premier gated private mountain/lake community adjacent to Mt. Yonah & the Chattahoochee National Forest. LL is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains just minutes from the widely popular town of Helen, just a short drive to Cleveland & 91 minutes from Atlanta and Hartfield Jackson International Airport. Shopping, camping, cabins rentals, restaurants, theater, family activities, waterfalls, museums, history, art, fishing, and golf are all just minutes away. LL is a flora and fauna paradise; deer, turkeys, bears, bald eagles, wild azaleas, mountain laurel, and forest woods are abundant. LL has mountain top, mountain side, lakefront, and lake & mountain view lots ranging in size from 1 to 19+acres. Lake Laceola Development amenities include underground electrical, high-speed fiber optic internet & public water and fire hydrants, 5+ miles of paved roads, a green community featuring plenty of conservation and green space, some of which is a national forest, security surveillance & monitoring at the entrance, pool, clubhouse, boat ramp, a 120-acre spring-fed lake allows constant water levels & temperatures allow this maintained fishery to be stocked with largemouth bass, trout, walleye, blue gill, red breast, bream, and catfish. There are eight solar-powered fish feeders and shad are introduced periodically to increase forage for this managed fishery. A timber-framed lakeside clubhouse features a fully furnished commercial kitchen with refrigerator, freezers and ice machine, library, pool room, great room, inside & outside fireplaces, fitness center, covered outside seating lakeside covered grilling patio with gas and charcoal grills, outside firepit & seating, secure paddleboard, canoe, and kayak rack storage lakeside community pool two community docks concrete boat ramp & vehicle trailer parking. Fenced & gated boat & trailer storage area hiking and bike trails community mailboxes. Lot 226, AKA 1445 Mountainside Drive is the premier property at Lake Laceola. A perfect mountain top home-site with compass alignment N (front) and S (rear) allows for passive solar design home for full winter sun or choice from numerous other home sites on this 11.59-acre tract. Situated on the ridge of Pink Mountain at an elevation of 2623 feet. The property is partially cleared with 475 feet of frontage with the Chattahoochee National Forest. Commanding panoramic views. The majority view of Lake Laceola and 70-mile view toward Atlanta (S) and Mt. Yonah (elevation of 3166 feet), AKA “The Bear” in Cherokee (1/16-mile NNE), 70-mile views of the Blueridge Mountains and Tennessee (N & NW), North Carolina (NNE) and South Carolina. An established and maintained trail leading to the Lake Laceola Development onto the Chattahoochee National Forest and Mt. Yonah where a 15-minute hike from this property leads to the base of Mt. Yonah and the 1000-foot vertical granite face and a large spring & waterfall. Imagine your drive home every day has you viewing the south granite face of Mt. Yonah.