Coto de Caza: Your Private Escape homes for Sale


Author: Maita Yoldi | Date Posted: 10/15/2008


Coto de Caza is Portuguese for the term ‘preserve of the hunt’, which connotes the idea that it is a highly private space meant only for those who belonged to the club. A Census Designated Place (CDP), Coto de Caza is an exclusive, guard-gated community in Orange County California. Coto de Caza is also one of Orange County’s oldest and most lavish master planned neighborhoods which began construction in the year 1968.

Coto de Caza California is an impressive private residential community with a vast area of natural resources. All of 5000 acres, the sprawling landscape is a tribute to Coto de Caza residents’ love of nature and their plight to keep their surroundings clean and unspoilt. Natural reserves, parks and sports clubs dot the Coto de Caza terrain as well as schools, shopping malls and restaurants. A typical Coto de Caza home is characterized by tract homes and semi-custom homes belonging to the upper middle class and upper class.

One of the Coto de Caza’s attractions is the Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club, which offers exclusive golf, tennis and social memberships. Conveniently located at the heart of the city, this first private 36-hole country club has newly added a new modern Spa and Sports club within its property. The developers of the club purportedly spent 7 million dollars for the Spa and Sports Club alone, featuring state of the art cardio equipment and gym facilities. Professional and highly trained gym instructors are on hand, locker rooms, saunas and steam rooms are also available for club members’ use. Starbucks, an international beverage chain, is also found within the club’s vicinity. Golf Digest Magazine has named the Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club one of the nation’s top 25 best golf courses built in 1987.

Coto de Caza real estate is naturally a thriving business for an exceptionally well planned city. The city is a suburban planned community comprised of 4000 Coto de Coza homes. Currently there are undeveloped residential lots in Coto de Caza that are available for sale. Coto de Caza homes for sale abound in the premises as well. Back in 1968, Coto de Caza was eyed as hunting lodge with a cluster of cabin-like houses right in the heart of woodlands. Today the Coto de Caza Guest Lodges, completed in 2003, form a part of the city’s charming history. The Coto de Caza General Store is one of the pioneering business establishments in the city. Newer shopping centers in the nearby Rancho Santa Margarita also provide for the residents’ needs.

The Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park, a beautiful expansive natural reserve open to the public, borders Coto de Caza’s east, north and south districts. This park serves as a sanctuary for mountain lions that abound in the area, plus a host of other diverse forms of wild life. Oak groves, age-old sycamore trees and interesting creeks wait to be discovered and explored inside the park. 


If you are looking for homes for sale in Coto De Caza , you can search the multiple listing service (Coto De Caza MLS).


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