Beaverdam on Lick Creek, Lake Oconee | Neighborhood Guide
Beaverdam on Lick Creek is a non-gated waterfront subdivision on Hoot Owl Lane, on the Putnam County side of Lake Oconee near Eatonton. If you have been searching the MLS or the tax records, you have seen it as Beaverdam Estates. The entrance sign says otherwise, and so do the agents who work here — one listing describes the place as Hoot Owl Lane in Beaverdam on Lick Creek. Both names point to the same one road.
It is an older neighborhood by lake standards and it does not feel like one. Homes and yards are well kept, the drive in runs past open farmland, and a donkey and a few cattle stand under the trees along the fence line like unofficial greeters. There are log homes here with wrap-around porches and koi ponds, houses that have stayed in the same family since they were built, and one waterfront home put up from trees harvested off its own lot.
Where Beaverdam on Lick Creek Is Located on Lake Oconee
Beaverdam on Lick Creek sits on Lick Creek on the Putnam County side of Lake Oconee, off Hoot Owl Lane near Eatonton, close to the marina, restaurants and shopping along the Highway 44 corridor. The map below shows where the subdivision falls on the lake.
Quick Facts
| Also known as | Beaverdam Estates in the MLS and tax records |
| County / city | Putnam County — Eatonton, GA |
| Gated | No |
| HOA | Low and variable — listings report figures from $25 to $125 a year |
| Streets | Hoot Owl Lane, the only road in the subdivision |
| Water access | Private docks for the waterfront lots, none for the homes across the road |
| Lots | Three quarters of an acre to 2.37 acres, typically about nine tenths |
| Homes | Built 1987 to 2025, typically late 1990s. 1,580 to 5,900 square feet. |
| Water depth | 5 to 11 feet at the dock, typically 8 |
| Typical sale | Around $345,000 off the water, around $970,000 on it |
What Homes in Beaverdam on Lick Creek Sell For
Across the record, sales run from $189,900 to $1,500,000, with the typical house at about $495,000. That spread is not telling you much on its own, because this subdivision is really two markets on one road.
Hoot Owl Lane has houses on both sides, and only the lake side carries a dock. Waterfront sales run $460,000 to $1,500,000 and land around $970,000. Everything off the water runs $189,900 to $500,000 and lands around $345,000. Of the listings on record, twenty-four carry private dock access, nineteen have none and one has subdivision access. Docks are subject to Georgia Power shoreline permitting.
Size does not sort them. A 3,100 square foot house on the road side sold for $499,000; a 2,500 square foot house on the water sold for $1,150,000. If you are working from price per square foot here, it will tell you nothing useful.
You Are Buying the Water, Not the House
The waterfront half has moved hard, and individual houses tell it better than any average:
| 140 Hoot Owl Lane | $475,000 in 2020 → $1,350,000 in 2024 |
| 156 Hoot Owl Lane | $970,000 in 2020 → $1,480,000 in 2022 |
| 106 Hoot Owl Lane | $525,000 in 2018 → $1,025,000 in 2025 |
| 124 Hoot Owl Lane | $460,000 in 2018 → $1,000,000 in 2025 |
The road side has moved too, on a gentler curve. 129 Hoot Owl Lane sold three times in under two years: $189,900 in February 2019, $288,000 that following June, and $315,000 in December 2020. Real appreciation, but a different animal entirely from the waterfront numbers above.
And there is a ceiling. The top sale on record is $1,500,000, set in March 2026 by a 4,400 square foot house built in 2022. Above that, the market has said no repeatedly. 186 Hoot Owl Lane has been trying for three years — expired at $2,290,000 after 593 days, then withdrawn at $2,590,000 after another 576. A listing at $1,850,000 expired after 286 days, and one at $1,799,000 was withdrawn. The message is fairly consistent.
This is not a fast market either. The typical sale here took about two and a half months to go under contract, and several of the larger houses sat far longer.
Homes, Lots and Character
This is an older, wooded, lived-in subdivision rather than a developer product. Every home that has come through the MLS was built between 1987 and 2025, most of them in the late nineties, running roughly 1,580 to 5,900 square feet. Lots are typically about nine tenths of an acre, with one waterfront property assembled to 2.37 acres and 300 feet of private shoreline.
There is a real thread of log and timber homes here — a North Carolina log home with a koi pond and waterfalls, a log cabin with wrap-around porches, another listing that describes itself as log cabin and elegance in the same breath. One waterfront house was built from trees harvested on the property by the family that then held it for decades. That is not a character you find in newer lake subdivisions.
Recorded dock depth runs 5 to 11 feet, typically eight, which is genuinely good water for this part of Lake Oconee, and several listings advertise max docks. Frontage on the sold waterfront homes runs 100 to 300 feet. Two large unsold tracts at the end of the road record far more, on twenty-plus acres apiece, so a big frontage number here usually means a big parcel rather than a better lot.
Who This Subdivision Suits
It suits someone who wants an established, unfussy lake neighborhood close to town rather than a developer subdivision. Five minutes from Publix and near the marina is genuinely convenient by Lake Oconee standards, and the deep water is real. For a waterfront house with that combination, around a million is well under what the equivalent costs further south.
It will not suit everyone. There is no gate, no golf, no clubhouse and no pool. The dues, where they exist, are nominal, which means very little is being maintained collectively. Houses skew older and several will want work. And dock rights belong to the lots that have them, so a road-side house cannot acquire water access later.
Frequently Asked Questions About Beaverdam on Lick Creek
Is Beaverdam on Lick Creek the same as Beaverdam Estates?
Yes. They are two names for the same subdivision on Hoot Owl Lane at Lake Oconee. The entrance sign and local agents call it Beaverdam on Lick Creek, while the MLS and the Putnam County tax records list it as Beaverdam Estates.
Where is Beaverdam on Lick Creek on Lake Oconee?
On the Putnam County side of Lake Oconee near Eatonton, on Hoot Owl Lane off Lick Creek. It is about five minutes from Publix and close to the marina, restaurants and shopping on the Highway 44 corridor.
How much do homes in Beaverdam on Lick Creek cost?
Recorded sales run from $189,900 to $1,500,000, and the subdivision splits into two bands. Waterfront homes have run $460,000 to $1,500,000 and land around $970,000; homes off the water have run $189,900 to $500,000 and land around $345,000.
Do all the homes in Beaverdam on Lick Creek have docks?
No. Of the listing records, twenty-four carried private dock access, nineteen had none and one had subdivision access, so it is close to an even split. Confirm it for any specific property rather than assuming from the street.
Does Beaverdam on Lick Creek have an HOA?
There is one, and it is minimal. Listings report dues ranging from $25 to $125 a year. There is no gate, pool or clubhouse to fund.
How deep is the water at Beaverdam on Lick Creek?
Recorded dock depth runs 5 to 11 feet, typically about eight, and several listings advertise max docks. One waterfront home records eleven feet at the end of the dock.
Is Beaverdam on Lick Creek the same as Beaverdam near Greensboro?
No. They are different neighborhoods in different counties that share part of a name. Beaverdam on Lick Creek is on Hoot Owl Lane in Putnam County near Eatonton. Beaverdam and The West Place are on Armour Bridge Road in Greene County near Greensboro, on the Richland side of the lake.
What school district is Beaverdam on Lick Creek in?
Putnam County Charter School System, out of Eatonton. Because it sits in Putnam County rather than Greene, it is not eligible for the Lake Oconee Academy lottery.
Interested in Beaverdam on Lick Creek?
Hoot Owl Lane rewards knowing the individual houses — which have been renovated, which are still original, which lots carry a dock and how deep the water is at it. Get in touch and I will tell you which side of that line any given house falls on. You can also compare the rest of this shore in the Eatonton and Putnam County guide, or browse every community on the Lake Oconee neighborhoods page.
I am Margie Sorrell, a Lake Oconee REALTOR with Coldwell Banker Lake Oconee Realty/Lake Country — born and raised here, a five-time Realtor of the Year, a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Coldwell Banker International President’s Elite, and a Certified Global Luxury Property Specialist with over $100 million in career sales.
Sale figures drawn from 44 MLS listing records covering 24 individual properties on Hoot Owl Lane, closings from June 2018 through August 2026. Last updated September 2026.