Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve

Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community in Dunnellon, Marion County, located roughly 15 miles south of downtown Ocala. Multiple independent sources refer to the community as "Del Webb’s Spruce Creek Preserve," and the weight of evidence in this research supports it as a genuinely distinct, separately Del Webb-developed community from the much larger, older "Spruce Creek South" community near Summerfield, which has its own separate golf and country club and its own separate page on this site — the two should never be conflated despite the similar naming. A direct delwebb.com listing page for Spruce Creek Preserve specifically could not be accessed during this research, likely because the community is a completed, late-1990s-era Del Webb build-out no longer represented on delwebb.com’s current active-sales listings; it should be treated as historically Del Webb-developed and today governed under its own established, legacy HOA rather than as a current Del Webb sales listing. Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve consists of 810 homes on 416 acres. Reported home sizes show some internal inconsistency: one source describes single-family homes ranging from roughly 820 to 1,968 square feet with 2-3 bedrooms and 1-2 bathrooms, while separate sources reference specific named floor plans — "Pinnacle," "Dover Canyon," "Castle Rock," and "Martin Ray" — that suggest larger homes than the 820-square-foot low end implies. This discrepancy could not be resolved from the sources available in this research and is noted for transparency rather than resolved by guesswork; prospective buyers should confirm specific floor plan sizes directly with a local agent or the HOA. No current price range was found in this research. The community’s defining amenity is The Preserve Golf Club, also referred to in some sources as Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club, an 18-hole course built in 1997 and designed by Terry Doss, playing to a par of 71 across 6,540 yards. The course features a pine-and-oak-lined front nine, a more open back nine, and a signature waterfall hole. Some current course branding describes it as open to the public, raising a genuine open question about whether the course today operates as a community-exclusive HOA amenity or as an independently operated public course adjacent to the community; this distinction was not fully resolved in this research and should be confirmed directly before assuming golf-club membership is bundled with home ownership. HOA fees are reported as low as roughly $117 to $130 per month by aggregator sources, notably lower than many newer Del Webb communities elsewhere in Florida, which plausibly reflects the community’s fully built-out status and the absence of newer amenity investment or CDD-style debt service; this figure was not confirmed against an official HOA document in this research and should be verified directly before purchasing. No Community Development District fee was identified for the community in the sources reviewed. For healthcare access, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is cited as the applicable nearest hospital system, though no specific mileage figure was found in this research; residents should confirm current drive times directly given the community’s roughly 15-mile distance south of downtown Ocala. A specific mileage figure to Ocala International Airport or other regional airports was similarly absent from the sources reviewed. Buyers evaluating Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve against Ocala-area alternatives, including the newer and larger Del Webb Stone Creek, should factor in the community’s smaller scale, lower reported HOA costs, and established, mature character relative to Stone Creek’s larger, more recently built amenity complex. As one of Del Webb’s older Florida communities, Spruce Creek Preserve offers a genuinely different value proposition than the company’s newer developments: a fully mature, established neighborhood with landscaping, infrastructure, and a settled resident community built up over more than two decades, rather than a still-forming new-construction environment. This maturity typically comes with trade-offs worth weighing directly against newer alternatives — older architectural styles and floor plans, potentially higher deferred-maintenance costs on aging infrastructure, and a more limited selection of current resale inventory compared to an actively selling new-construction community. At the same time, buyers benefit from lower reported monthly costs, an established golf-course amenity, and a genuinely quieter, more rural Dunnellon setting relative to busier Ocala-area alternatives closer to US-441 or I-75. Given the genuine data gaps identified in this research, including unresolved housing-size and clubhouse-ownership questions, prospective buyers should treat this profile as a starting point for direct due diligence with a local agent or the community’s HOA rather than a fully complete picture.

Age Restriction

Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community in Dunnellon, Marion County, roughly 15 miles south of downtown Ocala. Multiple independent sources refer to it as "Del Webb’s Spruce Creek Preserve" or "Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve," and this research supports it as a genuinely distinct, separately Del Webb-developed community, entirely different from the much larger, older "Spruce Creek South" community near Summerfield, which has its own separate golf and country club and is a different Del Webb community with its own separate page on this site. A direct delwebb.com listing page for Spruce Creek Preserve specifically could not be accessed during this research; the community is treated as historically Del Webb-developed, built out in the late 1990s and now governed under that legacy HOA rather than an active current sales listing. Explicit HOPA/80-20 citation by name was not found and should be verified against governing documents.

Housing Types

• Single-family homes

Pricing

Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve consists of 810 homes on 416 acres. Reported home sizes range from roughly 820 to 1,968 square feet with 2-3 bedrooms and 1-2 bathrooms in one source, though separate sources reference specific floor-plan names ("Pinnacle," "Dover Canyon," "Castle Rock," and "Martin Ray") that suggest larger homes than the 820-square-foot low end implies — this discrepancy could not be resolved in this research and should be verified directly. No current price range was found in this research; buyers should work with a local agent for current resale listings and pricing.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: HOA fees are reported as low as roughly $117 to $130 per month by aggregator sources, notably lower than many newer Del Webb communities, plausibly reflecting the community’s built-out status and lack of newer amenity investment or CDD debt service; this figure was not confirmed against an official HOA document and should be verified directly.

CDD Assessment: No Community Development District fee was identified for Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve in the sources reviewed for this research.

Amenities

• The Preserve Golf Club (also referred to as Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club), an 18-hole course built in 1997 and designed by Terry Doss, par 71, 6,540 yards, with a pine-and-oak-lined front nine, an open back nine, and a signature waterfall hole
• Community clubhouse and standard age-restricted community amenities

Getting Around

Healthcare: HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is cited as the applicable nearest hospital system for Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve, though no specific mileage figure was found in this research; residents should confirm current drive times directly.

Airport: Del Webb Spruce Creek Preserve sits roughly 15 miles south of downtown Ocala; a specific mileage figure to Ocala International Airport or other regional airports was not found in this research.