What is The Coves at Smith Mountain Lake?
The Coves is an environmentally designed community at Smith Mountain Lake offering homesites, estate lots and fully constructed homes. It was planned so houses work with the landscape rather than against it, and it includes solar power arrays and an outdoor amphitheater. Owners have community docks, private boat and RV storage, walking and biking trails, and dedicated sunset viewing areas.
Designed to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, with houses that enhance rather than detract from the natural environment. Features solar power arrays and an outdoor amphitheater.
Updated September 2026
Amenities & Features
Housing Options
Solar arrays, amphitheater, and eco-conscious design
Key Details
- Housing Types
- Homesites & Estate Lots, Fully-Constructed Homes
- Location
- Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
The Coves FAQs
Can you buy a lot and build at The Coves?
Yes. The Coves offers homesites and estate lots as well as fully constructed homes, so you can buy land and build or buy something finished. If you intend to build, ask for the design guidelines early, because the community is planned around houses that fit the landscape and that shapes what you can put on a lot.
What makes The Coves different from other lake communities?
The design intent is the difference: houses are meant to enhance rather than detract from the natural setting, and the community includes solar power arrays and an outdoor amphitheater. Those are unusual at Smith Mountain Lake, where most communities lead with golf or a marina instead.
Is there lake access and boat storage?
The Coves has community docks and private boat and RV storage, so you can keep a boat and a trailer without dedicating your own lot to it. Confirm how dock space is allocated for the specific property you are considering, since dock access is usually the deciding factor at this lake.
What is there to do inside the community?
Walking and biking trails run through The Coves, and there are dedicated sunset viewing areas plus the outdoor amphitheater. It is built more around being outside in the community itself than around a club, which suits buyers who want the lake and the woods rather than a golf membership.
Interested in The Coves?
Our team has helped hundreds of buyers find their perfect home at Smith Mountain Lake. Let us guide you through The Coves and find the right fit.