Get to know The Retreat at Eagle Cove on Lewis Smith Lake in Walker County. A recorded 2023 declaration identifies original Lots 1–4 and references Plat Book 11, page 24. Read the source-qualified ownership notes while the connection between those lots and MLS listings is reviewed.
Find the right place within The Retreat at Eagle Cove.
Original four-lot scope, mobile/manufactured-home restrictions, the extended RV/camper limit and the questions still open about current fees, amenities, construction and rentals.
The connection between this recorded community and MLS properties has not yet been verified. Counts and asking prices are withheld rather than reported as zero. The recorded document summaries remain available for your research.
The recorded community has not yet been matched to MLS properties. Recent-sale figures are withheld; this is not a report of zero sales.
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A CLOSER LOOK AT The Retreat at Eagle Cove
The setting. The details. Your plans.
Explore the available community information alongside what individual properties report.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE A PROPERTY
Your neighborhood questions, answered.
Document summaries describe the sources reviewed. Confirm current amendments, fees and the rules for your exact lot.
The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove, recorded November 9, 2023 at Walker DML Book 2767, pages 181–185. Its stated scope is original Lots 1–4, referring to Plat Book 11, page 24. Exhibit A identifies land in Section 36, Township 12 South, Range 6 West and expressly references Lewis Smith Lake.
Is there an HOA, and what does it cost?
Confirm current terms
The complete copy does not identify an HOA, dues or assessment schedule. This does not establish that there is no current association or charge. Request current dues, special assessments and road-maintenance responsibilities for the offered lot.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Complete declaration · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–182
What neighborhood amenities are available?
Not verified
A shared park, playground, pool, gate, boat launch, community dock or slip entitlement is not established by this copy. Confirm actual facilities, operating status and the offered lot’s access rights.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Complete declaration and Exhibit A · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–185
What size home can I build?
Confirm current terms
The copy restricts residential use but does not state a numerical minimum dwelling area or a complete dwelling-type rule. This is not proof of no minimum size or permission for modular, tiny or barndominium construction.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 4 and complete declaration · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–182
What styles and plans need approval?
Document summary
The recorded addition/accessory rules require consistent or matching/blending exterior materials. No general architectural committee or plan-submission process is established in this copy; confirm current approval requirements before ordering a home or addition.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 5 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Are manufactured or mobile homes allowed?
Document summary
The reviewed copy prohibits mobile homes and manufactured homes. Verify that the offered lot is within the original recorded scope and check later changes.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 2 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Can I keep or stay in an RV or camper?
Document summary
RVs, campers and other temporary living structures may not remain on the lots for periods longer than 14 consecutive days under the source. Storage versus occupancy, cumulative stays and current approvals are not fully resolved; this is not blanket short-stay permission.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 3 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
When must construction start?
Not verified
No purchase-to-start deadline is stated in the supplied complete declaration. Later instruments and property-specific obligations have not been verified.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Complete declaration · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–182
When must construction finish?
Not verified
No construction-completion period is stated in the supplied complete declaration. Confirm current documents and approval conditions for the offered lot.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Complete declaration · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–182
Can I rent through Airbnb or VRBO?
Confirm current terms
The residential-use clause excepts residential rental or lease from the commercial-use restriction, but gives no minimum stay or complete current short-term-rental policy. Airbnb or VRBO permission has not been verified.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 4 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
What other rules should I know?
Document summary
The covered lots may not be further subdivided; propane/gas tanks must be buried and not visible from road or water. The property-care clause does not itself prohibit boat storage in a boathouse or on a lot, but it grants no dock or boathouse construction approval.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provisions 1 and 6–7 · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–182
All five supplied pages were visually read. This is a summary of that stamped copy, not confirmation of the current amendment chain or the rules for an offered parcel. Current fees, amenities and complete rental permissions remain unverified. The recorded lots have not yet been tied to current MLS records; unmatched inventory is not a report of zero properties or sales. Research checked Nov 1, 2026.
Exhibit A identifies original Lots 1–4 in Walker County and includes calls along the 510-foot contour of Lewis Smith Lake. These legal descriptions do not establish current dock depth, dock permission or shared amenities.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Exhibit A · DML Book 2767, pp. 183–185
Building & ownership notes
The available document copies state:
The declaration prohibits further subdivision of the covered lots.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 1 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Mobile homes and manufactured homes are prohibited in the reviewed copy. Confirm the offered parcel and any later recorded changes.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 2 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Recreational vehicles, campers and other temporary living structures are prohibited on the lots for periods longer than 14 consecutive days. This is not blanket permission for RV occupancy or proof of an annual or reset allowance.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 3 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Lots are restricted to residential purposes. The commercial-use clause excepts residential rental or lease and prohibits business-advertising signs; it does not supply a complete current short-term-rental policy.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 4 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Added living spaces must use exterior finishes consistent with the original home and matching or blending materials or colors. Garages and storage buildings use similar materials; their metal siding must match or blend.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provision 5 · DML Book 2767, p. 181
Propane or gas tanks must be buried and not visible from the road or water. The property-care clause addresses debris and nuisance waste.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Provisions 6–7 · DML Book 2767, p. 182
Recorded document trail
Official record citations help identify the documents to review. Index entries alone do not establish their rules or current application to a lot. Use the county, instrument, book and page references to search and verify the records yourself.
Use the exact title and Walker DML Book 2767, pages 181–185 to find the declaration. It refers to Plat Book 11, page 24. The referenced plat, official index match and later amendments still need review.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Recorded November 9, 2023 · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–185; Plat Book 11, p. 24Walker County probate record search · Recorded November 9, 2023 · DML Book 2767, pp. 181–185; Plat Book 11, p. 24
The document covers original Lots 1–4. That scope has not yet been tied to current MLS properties. Current listings and recent-sale figures are withheld until the original-lot relationship is verified; an empty result would not establish that no properties or sales exist.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove · Original-lot scope and Exhibit A · DML Book 2767, pp. 181 and 183–185
Before you buy: a property checklist
Does the offered parcel match an original Lot 1–4 on Plat Book 11, page 24 and the declaration’s Exhibit A?
What later recorded amendments, deed provisions and current association or architectural requirements apply to this exact parcel?
Who maintains the access road, and are there current dues, transfer fees, assessments or shared-facility charges?
What written rules and public approvals apply to the intended rental, home type or RV/camper use?
What utilities, wastewater approvals, survey, dock records and shoreline permissions are available for this lot?
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY REPORTS
What current listings say
Descriptions come from the listing brokerage and apply to the linked property. They do not establish rules or rights for every lot.
Property membership has not yet been verified for this guide. Current listing notes and counts are withheld; this is not a report of zero listings.
Sources, document scope & review dates
Walker County probate record search
County recording search; search by the book and page shown with each summary. · Reviewed Oct 31, 2026.
Official search destination; source copy not independently index confirmed.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Retreat at Eagle Cove
Walker DML Book 2767, pp. 181–185 · recorded November 9, 2023 · refers to Plat Book 11, p. 24. · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026.
All five supplied pages, including the complete Exhibit A, were visually read. The copy identifies original Lots 1–4. The county index, referenced plat, later amendments and exact listing-to-lot membership have not been independently verified. The private document is not redistributed here.
Document summaries preserve the source's stated scope. Current amendments and the requirements for your exact lot still need confirmation.
Listing matching is under review.
The recorded community has not yet been tied to current MLS properties. We are withholding listing counts, maps and property results for this guide; this does not mean no properties are for sale.
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