Winchester Country Club is a gated golf and residential community in Meadow Vista, in the Sierra foothills above Auburn, built around an 18-hole course co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr. Homes are custom and semi-custom on wooded lots along the fairways and ridges, and finished homesites remain available for buyers who want to build. The clubhouse, swim and tennis club, and trail network sit inside the gates.
- Golf course co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr.
- Gated, with HOA-funded 24-hour community patrol
- 35,000-square-foot clubhouse with dining, pub, and fitness center
- HOA swim and tennis club with junior Olympic pool
- Custom and semi-custom homes, finished homesites available
- Hiking, biking, and equestrian trails inside the community
Living in Winchester Country Club
Winchester occupies roughly 1,170 acres of foothill terrain in Meadow Vista, with oaks, pines, and granite. It is the only gated golf community in Meadow Vista and one of a handful in Placer County, surrounded by rural land rather than subdivisions.
The centerpiece is the golf course, one of only seven in the world co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and his son Robert Trent Jones Jr., stretching about 7,200 yards from the back tees. Around it, a 35,000-square-foot clubhouse holds dining rooms, a bar and pub, and a fitness center, and an HOA swim and tennis club adds a junior Olympic pool and three tennis courts.
Homes and homesites in Winchester Country Club
Housing in Winchester is custom and semi-custom, built over the past two decades along the course and on the ridges above it. Lots are generous and wooded, with golf frontage, canyon views, or both.
Unlike most established golf communities, Winchester still has land. Finished lots are available for buyers who want to design and build their own home, and semi-custom homes are built on others. Development has unfolded over many years and more than one owner, so homes vary in age and style.
Golf, trails, and amenities at Winchester
The Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr. course is the reason most buyers come. It plays through the foothill terrain with elevation changes, granite, and mature oaks, and is operated as a private club with golf and social memberships. Club membership is separate from home ownership, so buyers can choose to join, not join, or join at a social level.
The HOA swim and tennis club, with its junior Olympic pool and three tennis courts, is available to residents through the association. Trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding wind through the property’s open space. Winchester’s HOA also funds a 24-hour community patrol.
Schools and getting around from Winchester
Winchester is served by the Placer Hills Union School District, with Sierra Hills School for transitional kindergarten through third grade and Weimar Hills School for fourth through eighth grade, and by the Placer Union High School District for high school.
Interstate 80 is the way out, reached from Meadow Vista by Placer Hills Road, with Auburn a few exits southwest and Roseville and Sacramento beyond it. Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor originates at the Auburn station.
What to know before buying in Winchester
Winchester has an HOA with monthly dues that fund the community patrol, the swim and tennis club, and common-area maintenance; golf and social club memberships are additional and optional. Ask for the HOA documents, budget, and reserve study, and for the club’s current membership terms.
The community lies in the Sierra foothills and within mapped fire hazard severity zones, which bring disclosure, defensible-space, and building code requirements, and which can affect insurance availability and cost; check both early. Buyers purchasing a lot to build should confirm the status of utilities to the lot, the architectural review process, and any build-time requirements.
Buying or selling in Winchester Country Club
Nick Sadek Sotheby’s International Realty has a long relationship with Winchester, having marketed the community and its homesites [[VERIFY: confirm the brokerage’s current role marketing Winchester Country Club and whether the dedicated Winchester website at winchesterca.com is still maintained by the firm]], and serves it from the Nevada City office on Broad Street and the Roseville office on Sierra College Boulevard, with Sacramento and Woodland offices completing the network. Its agents know the lots, the course, the club, and the HOA, and sellers receive the Sotheby’s International Realty global network for marketing a listing.
Begin with a search of current Winchester listings, a home value estimate, a visit with our agents, or a call to one of our offices. The surrounding area is covered on the Meadow Vista and Placer County pages.
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Questions buyers ask about Winchester Country Club
Is Winchester Country Club gated?
Yes. Winchester is a gated community in Meadow Vista, and its homeowners association funds a 24-hour community patrol in addition to maintaining common areas and the swim and tennis club. Golf and social memberships in the country club itself are separate and optional. Ask for the HOA documents and the club’s current membership terms.
Who designed the Winchester golf course?
The 18-hole course was co-designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and his son Robert Trent Jones Jr., and the club describes it as one of only seven courses in the world with that joint heritage. It plays about 7,200 yards through foothill terrain and is operated as a private club with golf and social memberships.
Can you still build a home in Winchester?
Yes. Finished homesites remain available inside the gates, and semi-custom homes are built on others. Buyers purchasing a lot should confirm utility availability, the architectural review process, and any requirements on when construction must begin or finish. Lots and views vary widely, so walk several before choosing.
Is Winchester in a wildfire zone?
Winchester sits in the Sierra foothills, and its parcels fall within mapped fire hazard severity zones, which require disclosure at sale, defensible space around structures, and wildland-urban interface building codes for new construction. Check the designation for any lot on Placer County’s map viewer and ask about insurance early.
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