Heritage El Dorado Hills

Heritage El Dorado Hills is an award-winning Lennar master-planned 55+ community set in the scenic Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California, about 25 miles east of downtown Sacramento. The gated community is designed around resort-style living, with roughly 1,000 single-story homes winding through tree-lined streets at the southern edge of El Dorado Hills, bordering the rural expanse of the Sacramento metro area. Lennar builds here across four distinctive collections — Mosaics, Legends, Estates, and Reflections — with nine floor plans ranging from roughly 1,137 to nearly 3,000 square feet and two to three bedrooms. The Mosaics Collection offers the most accessible single-story homes (1,230–1,784 sq ft) with designer kitchens, 9-foot ceilings, and efficient layouts. The Legends Collection steps up to 1,813–2,423 sq ft with standard solar, quartz or granite counters, and European-style cabinetry. The Estates are the largest homes, while the newer Reflections Collection introduces compact, right-sized floor plans starting around 1,137 sq ft. Nearly every home comes with owned solar, smart-home features, and the low-maintenance, single-story living that 55+ buyers ask for. New construction continues in the adjacent Heritage Carson Creek expansion, which is adding a brand-new clubhouse (Club Carson) and additional Mosaic II and Legends II floor plans. Life in Heritage revolves around two private clubhouses. The Retreat, the original 5,000-square-foot recreation center on a five-acre site, houses a fitness center, aerobics and dance studio, an indoor heated lap pool for year-round swimming, locker rooms, outdoor spa, pool deck, barbecue area, a community event lawn called The Green, and lighted tennis and pickleball courts. The second clubhouse, The Resort, is the high-end social hub — a pub and catering kitchen, private theater room, art and craft studio, billiards, card room, multipurpose rooms, and a second outdoor pool and spa. Between the two, residents have indoor and outdoor pools, multiple pickleball and tennis courts, bocce, a dog park, community garden, and miles of walking and biking trails winding through greenbelts, creeks, and oak groves. The social calendar reflects the vibe locals describe as 'like being on vacation all the time.' Clubs and interest groups include BBQs, biking, bocce ball, cards, coffee klatch, healthy lifestyle club, Heritage Wheels car club, hiking, line dancing, pickleball, book clubs, and wine tastings — and new groups form regularly as the community continues to grow. Location is a major draw. El Dorado Hills Town Center is minutes away with national and boutique shopping, dining, a movie theater, and a farmers market. Palladio at Broadstone in Folsom — 80+ retailers and restaurants — is about 10 minutes west, along with Folsom's Harris Center for the Arts. Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is just down the road for boating, fishing, and hiking. Shenandoah Valley wine country is 25 minutes east, and Lake Tahoe skiing and the Sierra Nevada are roughly 90 minutes up Highway 50. Downtown Sacramento is 25 miles west, and Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is about 32 miles / 50 minutes away. Unlike many new California master plans, Heritage El Dorado Hills has low Mello-Roos exposure, which buyers frequently cite as a financial advantage.