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 listings or the tax records, you have seen it as Beaverdam Estates. The entrance sign says otherwise, and so do the agents who work here. 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 listing and tax records |
| County / city | Putnam County — Eatonton, GA |
| Streets | Hoot Owl Lane, the only road in the subdivision |
| Getting there | In off Hoot Owl Lane on the Putnam side, past the farmland and the pasture |
| Time to grocery | About 5 minutes to the Eatonton Publix |
| Gated | No |
| HOA | Low and variable, generally $25 to $125 a year |
| Water access | Private docks for the waterfront lots, none for the homes across the road |
| Lots | Generally around an acre, with a couple of much larger parcels at the end of the road |
| Schools | Putnam County School System. Not eligible for the Lake Oconee Academy lottery |
What Homes in Beaverdam on Lick Creek Sell For
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 since 2022 have run from the mid $700,000s up to around $1.5 million. Homes off the water have run from the $300,000s to around $500,000. It is close to an even split between the two, so confirm which side a house sits on before you compare anything.
A large house on the road side and a smaller one on the water can sell more than $600,000 apart. If you are working from price per square foot here, it will tell you nothing useful, much like most of Lake Oconee real estate.
You Are Buying the Water, Not the House
The waterfront half has moved hard. Several houses on this road have roughly doubled or better between two sales in the last five or six years, without anyone adding a room. That is the clearest statement anyone can make about where the value sits here.
The road side has moved too, on a gentler curve. Real appreciation, but a different animal entirely from the waterfront numbers. But representative of a great increase in equity for those owners as well.
The top of this market sits around $1.5 million. Above that, properties have sat on the market for a while. The message is fairly consistent for sellers — price it right and it will move.
This is not a super fast market either. The typical sale here has taken a couple of 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. The houses date from the late 1980s through to recent construction, most of them from the late nineties, and they vary a good deal in size. Lots run around an acre, with one waterfront property assembled to more than twice that.
There is a real thread of log and timber homes here — a North Carolina log home with a koi pond and waterfalls, log cabins with wrap-around porches. 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.
The water here is good for this part of Lake Oconee, deeper than what you might expect up a cove like this one. Frontage varies. Two large tracts at the end of the road carry far more than anything else, 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 the Eatonton Publix and near the marina is convenient, 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 and east.
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.
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 listing records 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?
The subdivision splits into two bands. Waterfront sales since 2022 have run from the mid $700,000s up to around $1.5 million. Homes off the water have run from the $300,000s to around $500,000. Which side of the road a house sits on matters more than anything else about it.
Do all the homes in Beaverdam on Lick Creek have docks?
No. It is close to an even split between the lake side and the road side, and only the lake side carries a dock. 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, generally $25 to $125 a year. There is no gate, pool or clubhouse to fund.
How deep is the water at Beaverdam on Lick Creek?
Good for this part of Lake Oconee, and deep enough at most docks to keep a boat in the water year round. There are max docks on this road. Depth still varies lot to lot, so confirm it on the specific property.
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. Apparently a lot of beavers built a lot of dams back in the day.
What school district is Beaverdam on Lick Creek in?
Putnam County School System, out of Eatonton.
Interested in Beaverdam on Lick Creek?
Hoot Owl Lane rewards knowing the individual houses — which have been renovated and which are still original. 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, REALTOR® | Lake Oconee Real Estate Authority with Coldwell Banker Lake Oconee Realty/Lake Country — born and raised here, a five-time Readers’ Choice Best Realtor, 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.
Last updated September 2026.