Short answer: Timber Pines is the flagship 55+ community in Hernando County. It has a guard gate, four golf courses, 12 pickleball courts, two pools, a restaurant and its own performing arts center. There’s a wide range of homes, from villas under $200,000 to golf-course single-family homes, so it works across a lot of budgets.
Timber Pines at a glance
- Location: west Spring Hill, ZIP 34606
- History: developed by the Deltona Corporation (the company behind Spring Hill itself); the community association was established in 1982 (Max Life Realty)
- Gate: 24-hour guard
- HOA: varies by home type; one 2026 listing showed $332 a month (Florida for Boomers listing)
Amenities
Three 18-hole golf courses and a 9-hole pitch-and-putt, 12 pickleball courts, tennis, two community pools, a country club restaurant and bar, a fitness center and a performing arts center (Florida for Boomers listing). There are also two pro shops, two dog parks and a busy calendar of clubs. Some villages have their own pools as well.
What the homes are like
- Villas and townhomes: often two bedrooms, from under $200,000, many with exterior maintenance handled by a village association.
- Single-family homes: two to three bedrooms with two-car garages, many on or near the golf courses, from the high $200,000s to the high $300,000s and up.
Most homes date to the 1980s and 1990s, so updates vary a lot from home to home.
What to check before you buy
- Village sub-association: some villages add their own dues and maintenance rules.
- Golf membership versus the HOA: what’s included and what’s extra.
- Roof, AC and windows: insurers look closely at age on 1980s–90s homes.
- 55+ occupancy and leasing rules.
Nearby neighborhoods to compare
- Wellington at Seven Hills: a smaller gated 55+ community
- Lake in the Woods: guard-gated, with large lots and no age restriction
- Silverthorn: gated golf with no age restriction
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