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- Single-level living
- Lap pool and spa with cabanas
- Indoor and outdoor lounge
- Access to all 55+ and all-age amenities
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What Life's Like
Activities
Wellness is woven into every aspect of living at Gavilán Ridge. Our 55+ lifestyle offers an array of activities, clubs, fitness programs, and 12 open pickleball courts, with 8 additional all-age courts coming soon to Gavilán Ridge – all designed to support health and vitality at every stage. With curated opportunities to stay active, socialize, and grow, Gavilán residents can truly flourish. This forever community model brings generations closer, allowing grandparents to live near their grandchildren and families to stay connected, creating a nurturing environment for all ages.
Clubhouse
Discover an exclusive retreat for our 55+ residents, with a collection of indoor/outdoor amenities set around a scenic courtyard with panoramic hillside views. Stay active with a lap pool, fitness center, pickleball, and bocce. Unwind with a paint-and-pour class, a drink at the club bar, or gather in the ballroom and meeting spaces for events. Relax by the fire pit with neighbors as the sun sets. The Club at Gavilán Ridge, the community’s new social hub, coming Spring 2026, will connect you to everyone and everything you love.
Resort-Style Amenities
From clubhouses and bocce ball courts to refreshing pools and BBQ barns, every 55+ resident amenity has been thoughtfully designed to create a vibrant, active community for all Gavilán residents. Special amenities ensure peaceful, perfect recreational time, whether soaking up the SoCal sun or hosting lively dinner parties. The Perch, the newest exclusive amenity, offers a range of options, from a pool with lap lanes to an outdoor dining patio with BBQs and a firepit. With social spaces, cabanas, and an entertaining room, The Perch brings the best of Ranch living to the Village of Rienda. The Outlook, just a short walk from all Gavilán neighborhoods, features a resort-style lap pool, cabanas, and seating areas, making it your new favorite hangout. The BBQ Barn offers an ideal retreat for neighborly get-togethers with BBQ counters, a fire pit, bocce ball courts, and turf areas.
More Community Features
- The Perch at Rienda (55+ Exclusive): Lap pool with cabanas, spa, indoor/outdoor lounge and dining/entertaining spaces, fire pit.
- The Outlook at Esencia (55+ Exclusive): Lap pool, spa, indoor/outdoor lounge area.
- The Getaway at Esencia (55+ Exclusive): Indoor lounge with lending library, BBQ/outdoor kitchen, water feature/lawn area.
- The BBQ Barn at Esencia (55+ Exclusive): Outdoor kitchen with BBQs and dining / entertaining spaces, bocce ball courts.
- The Hacienda at Sendero (55+ Exclusive): Palomino Bar and great room, pool with cabanas, spa, indoor fitness, movement studio, fire pits/BBQs, bocce ball courts, locker rooms with showers, massage room, lending library.
- The Canyon House & Canyon Coffee: A social hub featuring, an open-air courtyard overlooking Oak Canyon, multiple loggias, meeting and event rooms, a catering kitchen, and a large activity lawn. Canyon Coffee by Blue Hummingbird features specialty coffee, teas and refreshments.
- RMV Farms: With rows of crops, planter beds, a chicken coop, greenhouse, and a courtyard for garden and culinary workshops, Esencia Farm, Sendero Farm and Gavilán Farm offer a unique farm-to-table experience right in your back yard.
- Ranch Camp: A unique collection of recreational amenities including a 4 lane lap pool, fitness center, the Ranch Cove 20,000 sq. ft lagoon style pool, event lawn, picnic and BBQ area.
- Sendero Field: With lots of open space, enjoy baseball fi elds, four pickleball courts, a picnic pavilion, grassy areas and a nature inspired adventure playground.
- Oak Canyon: An oak-filled preserved canyon with scenic lookouts and multi-use hiking trails that lead to The Canyon House.
- The Hangout: This communal gathering spot features tables and chairs, a food prep area, BBQs and fire pits, and a custom fountain that is covered by the “chandelier trees,” illuminated at night.
- Boulder Pond & Playground: A recreational outdoor community amenity offering a variety of resident experiences including a half-mile of walking paths, 3.5 acre pond, and playground for children of all ages.
- Sendero Marketplace: A lifestyle retail destination with a wide range of offerings including dining, shopping, and more.
- Providence Mission Hospital Sports Park & North Plunge: A state-of the-art, multi-use park with softball and baseball diamonds, synthetic turf soccer fi eld and batting cages. The North Plunge includes tennis/pickleball courts, a swimming pool, along with a BBQ and fire pit for enjoyment all year long.
- The Hilltop: A community recreational centerpiece with fitness and group spaces, swimming pool, spa and wader, event staffed bar, arcade, fire pits, catering kitchen with private patio, BBQ pavilion, and a large event lawn.
- Rienda Plunge: A recreational destination at Rienda featuring a pool, spa, event room, BBQ, patio and tot lot for year-round entertaining and gatherings.
- Ranch House & Guest House: The Ranch House and The Guest House offer something for everyone, including a large indoor entertaining space with catering kitchen, event room complete with an outdoor patio, lawn and BBQ, fitness center, lap pool, splash pad, and more!
- South Paw Dog Park: The perfect retreat for a furry friend. A dog park complete with dog watering and washing stations.
- The Backyard: Expansive park with an eclectic mix of play features for little ones to let loose on larger-than-life playground equipment. There is a ½ mile trail and BBQ and picnic pavilions.
- The Pavilion: Gymnasium, tot lot, outdoor gathering, picnic structure with BBQ, and open play area with soccer field and softball backstop.
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Elara at Gavilan Ridge
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