If you live in Seven Pines, you might wonder why you’d want to leave considering how many wonderful resident amenities are available right outside your door.

But there’s always sporting fun to pursue, even away from this one-of-a-kind master-planned community on Jacksonville’s southeast side. We’ve listed several quintessential Florida sporting activities below, and one or more might become new favorites, especially for Seven Pines residents who also are new Florida residents.

Check out these nearby sports adventures.

Key takeaways

• Seven Pines residents have easy access to a variety of nearby sports and recreation options, from fishing and golf to surfing.
• The Jacksonville Beach Pier offers both fishing and scenic ocean views just minutes from the community.
• Golf lovers can practice or play nearby at Topgolf Jacksonville or Jacksonville Beach Golf Club.
• Jacksonville’s strong surf culture gives Seven Pines residents plenty of opportunities to learn or enjoy surfing close to home.

Fish the Jacksonville Beach Pier

It’s a local icon only 11 miles and 20 minutes east of Seven Pines, directly on Jacksonville Beach. The photo ops are reason enough to stroll its quarter-mile length above blue-green Atlantic waters, but the fishing scene is legit. Bring rods and tackle or rent it all here. Your admission charge also takes care of the necessary fishing license. Don’t want to fish? A different admission fee allows you to just enjoy the vistas and fresh air.

Located at 503 1st Street North in Jacksonville Beach

Topgolf Jacksonville

Who says you need a golf course to enjoy golfing fun? Even better, this location of the popular driving range-entertainment venue is only a few miles northwest of Seven Pines in St. Johns Town Center, across Interstate 295.

The three-level complex with more than 100 weather-protected bays will have you and yours honing your swings (or learning how to) in no time. Once you empty the ball bucket, tackle a 14-hole mini-course, or grab food and drink at the on-site restaurant and bar.

Have clubs? Bring them. Don’t? Use Topgolf’s at no charge.

Located at 10531 Brightman Boulevard in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Beach Golf Club

If you do want to play golf, how about doing so at one of Jacksonville’s longtime public courses? That’s only 12 blocks from the Atlantic Ocean?

Here’s another sporting adventure that’s an easy drive from Seven Pines, again in nearby Jacksonville Beach. Its namesake public course dates to 1960 and has seen numerous upgrades and renovations, including the most recent in 2009.

Now it’s one of Golf Digest’s top 30 courses in Florida. There’s also a driving range, camps, clinics and instruction available. Book tee times online.

Located at 605 Penman Road South in Jacksonville Beach.

Go surfing

Jacksonville has produced many champion surfers over the decades and its surf culture is alive and well up and down metro area beaches. Visit surf shops in Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach for gear and how-to guidance.

Ask shop proprietors for recs on surfing instructors and camps. Kids’ summer surf camps are plentiful at Atlantic coast hot spots like Jacksonville Beach and New Smyrna Beach much farther south. And there’s likely a camp or series of lessons available for adults too.

Don’t forget to query Seven Pines neighbors or post the question on a virtual community bulletin board. You might discover a veteran surfer, or several, down the street.

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In today’s residential real estate market, many of us ask our new custom Florida homes to do more than simply look resplendent.

They’ll do that, of course. But no matter their size and breadth, modern single-family homes increasingly must fulfill a myriad of functions besides the core necessities of cooking, eating, sleeping and lounging on the lanai.

Seven Pines, the standout master-planned community on Jacksonville’s southeast side, delivers on these mandates. And the two builders co-creating Seven Pines are more than up to the task.

David Weekley Homes and ICI Homes are fixtures in Builder Magazine’s annual Top 100 Builders list, and are longtime stalwarts in Florida’s residential construction.

With that, here’s an overall reminder of just how versatile new homes can be in Seven Pines.

Key takeaways

• Seven Pines offers a wide range of home sizes and layouts, from starter homes to large estate-style residences.
• Rear-load and front-load garage options give buyers more flexibility in how their home lives and functions.
• Many floor plans can support multigenerational living, outdoor living upgrades, and flexible-use spaces.
• Seven Pines homes are designed to balance privacy, open gathering areas, and practical everyday functionality.

Why it’s special

If you’re here, you might already know that Seven Pines encompasses more than 1,000 acres on coastal-forested land dotted by numerous ponds.

It’s also located at the intersection of Interstate 295 (Jacksonville’s beltway) and Butler Boulevard, putting Seven Pines residents only a few miles and minutes from Atlantic beaches, the area’s top retail, dining and services enclave of St. Johns Town Center, and easy access to downtown Jacksonville with its arts, culture and sporting attractions.

Homes for everyone

From homes under 2,000 square feet on 40-foot-wide homesites that can make great starter-home options for first-time buyers, to estate-sized floor plans ranging from approximately 3,500 to more than 5,000 square feet on 70-foot wide homesites, the choices and options can be right-sized to innumerable Seven Pines customers.

Rear-load homes, another versatile feature on-trend in today’s residential housing market, is another Seven Pines hallmark. These are homes designed with garages at the rear of the floor plan, which frees up living and lounging areas up front (and safer play spaces for little ones).

Rear-entry garages are reached by small street at the back of the home, often tucking outdoor living space just off the garage and at the back of a home. This creates a wonderful oasis that’s a private extension of indoor living space.

Don’t worry. There’re plenty of front-load floor plans of all sizes with the garage entry at the front of the home, a must-have for many Seven Pines customers.

Other helpful features

The ability to serve multiple functions is one reason Seven Pines floor plans are so versatile.

Two-vehicle garage or a three-vehicle garage? A one-level home or a two-level home? How about a swimming pool, outdoor kitchen or both?

Kitchen pantries that are handy yet invisible? Or glass-door pantries that show off organizational skills and treasured cooking collectibles?

Housing older family members or young-adult children who need more nest time? Many Seven Pines homes can be tailored to multigenerational living.

Last, perhaps the best feature: Seven Pines homes scale no matter what size. Flex spaces, privacy and open living, dining and social areas can be part of every Seven Pines home.

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One of many reasons current Seven Pines residents might live here could be because they examined its Jacksonville-metro location and thought, “You can get anywhere from there.”

So true!

Rising from land curated by one of Jacksonville’s historic families, Seven Pines is near all the metro action AND a residential haven from it. That’s no small achievement for this unique master-planned community being developed jointly by David Weekley Homes and ICI Homes.

Why is this important? A community’s location affects its residents long after that initial move-in phase. And everyone wants the good vibes and easy access to remain a longtime perk.

Here’s why Seven Pines’ location is perfect for Jacksonville and beyond.

Key takeaways

• Seven Pines offers a prime Jacksonville location with quick access to beaches, downtown, shopping, dining, and major highways.
• The community blends convenience with a natural setting, surrounded by coastal forest, ponds, trails, and open space.
• Residents enjoy on-site amenities including a resort-style club, fitness spaces, social areas, and water access.
• Everyday essentials are close to home with Publix, retail, dining, and medical services all within or near the community.

Quick history

This is the cool part, especially for buyers who aren’t familiar with the area or Florida in general.

More storytelling is here on Seven Pines’ website, but the gist: Seven Pines is named for seven brothers of the Skinner family, who used what’s now this splendid master-planned community for family celebrations and recreation.

It occupies its present-day role as a welcoming, comforting place that hundreds of current and future Seven Pines residents can enjoy in much the same ways as the Skinner family did.

What’s around here

Convenience, convenience, convenience.

Seven Pines’ approximately 1,000 acres are sited southeast of the Butler Boulevard interchange with Interstate 295. It’s part of Jacksonville’s growing southern side, with Atlantic beaches only a few miles and minutes east of Seven Pines’ main entrance at the intersection of Kernan and Butler Boulevards.

St. Johns Town Center — Jacksonville’s largest shopping, dining and entertainment destination — is on the northwest side of the I-295-Butler Boulevard interchange.

Cross Butler Boulevard after exiting Seven Pines’ main entrance, and five minutes north on Kernan Boulevard is the University of North Florida, its nature trails, driving range and golf complex.

And, since I-295 is Jacksonville’s beltway, Seven Pines residents can quickly reach the downtown area’s arts, culture, business and sporting enclaves. Plus, Jacksonville International Airport is a mere 30 minutes to the north on I-95, with historic St. Augustine a similar distance to the south, also on I-95.

What’s in here

Seven Pines’ physical location is swathed in beautiful coastal forestland and numerous ponds. The community’s trails and sidewalks connect everyone to the Club at Seven Pines, for neighborly get-togethers, or downtime on bicycles, in kayaks or with running mates.

The Club at Seven Pines functions as the amenity center and a natural gathering spot with its resort-style swimming pools, social spaces, playground, fitness center, event lawn and launch for personal watercraft on an adjacent lake.

Seven Pines also boasts at-home convenience, with Florida-native grocer Publix as the anchor to The Village at Seven Pines, a 182,000-square-foot retail, dining and services center within the community.

There’s also a growing medical presence here with a 50,000-square-foot medical office building on property, plus the Baptist HealthPlace campus at Butler Boulevard and I-295.

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