Oak Hollow.
Lake access in the middle of High Point, a 1,500-acre park out your back door, and home prices that make most buyers do a double take.
Oak Hollow
Lake access in the middle of High Point, a 1,500-acre park out your back door, and home prices that make most buyers do a double take.
Oak Hollow
Oak Hollow is the neighborhood that anchors northern High Point around one of the most significant recreational assets in the Piedmont Triad — Oak Hollow Lake.
At 1,500 acres, this lake is genuine — not a pond with ambitions, but actual boating, fishing, kayaking, and waterfront living within city limits, all under 20 miles from Greensboro and 15 miles from PTI Airport.
The neighborhood isn't just one thing — it's a collection of communities that share the lake as a common thread. Oak Hollow Estates, Sailing Point, Carol Bay, and Oak View all sit in proximity to the lake and the park, each with their own character. Oak View is the older, more established side with primarily ranch homes and brick bungalows on quarter-acre-plus lots with mature trees, median home prices around $235,000. Carol Bay and Sailing Point have newer construction including townhomes and two-story traditionals with a more suburban feel and buyers who want lower-maintenance living near the water.
The park itself is the neighborhood's anchor in a way few suburban amenities actually earn. Oak Hollow Lake Park has a marina, tennis center, 18-hole golf course with lakeside views, festival grounds, campgrounds, fishing access, and a boat launch. The Oak Hollow Golf Course, established in 1972, offers a pro shop and The Grill Room for post-round meals. The Palladium Shopping Center sits along NC-68 on the eastern edge of the neighborhood for daily errands. Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point Medical Center is under 10 miles away.
Residents consistently describe the neighborhood with the same words: community, friendly, peaceful, accessible without a car. A neighborhood that organically earns those descriptions is worth paying attention to.
Oak Hollow is a top-20 lake real estate market in North Carolina. That's not a local claim — that's where it ranks statewide among lake home markets. Roughly 60 lake homes are typically available at any given time, with very few undeveloped lots remaining. If lakefront or lake-view property is part of what you're looking for, inventory here is genuinely limited and well-priced properties don't sit long.
A buyer can enter Oak View for around $235,000 in a solid brick ranch, but a lakefront property in Carol Bay or Sailing Point can push well above $500,000 depending on the view and finishes — both are technically Oak Hollow. Knowing which part of the neighborhood you're shopping in and what you're actually getting for the price difference is a conversation worth having before you start touring.
For buyers where school assignment is a driving factor, verify the specific address you're considering is zoned correctly directly with Guilford County Schools before committing — boundaries shift.
Homes in this part of High Point have been spending around 46–55 days on market on average, slightly longer than the city median. The buyer pool for lake-adjacent properties is more specific than the general High Point market, which means a well-priced home moves, but buyers have room to think. That's not a red flag — it's just a more deliberate market.
If you're weighing Oak Hollow against other High Point neighborhoods or Triad communities with lake access, I'm happy to walk through what the real differences look like — price per square foot, what lakefront actually means here versus elsewhere, and what your budget gets you on the water or near it.