Paul Logan
REALTOR® & THG Elite Agent
Fredericksburg38.3367° N 77.7558° W
Lake ofthe Woods.
A gated community on two private lakes in northeastern Orange County, with a Locust Grove mailing address.
A subdivision guide inside Orange County, in the Fredericksburg market. Homes for sale are the live feed further down.
At a glanceLocust Grove
The publicrecord.
Census, the association, and the county tax schedule — quoted, not estimated.
Lake of the Woods is a private, gated residential community in northeastern Orange County, along Route 3. The Census Bureau counts it as its own place: 8,081 residents in 2020, up from 7,177 in 2010, when it was first listed as a census-designated place. Mail goes to Locust Grove, ZIP 22508. It is not one of the three communities named on the Orange County page. Gordonsville, Barboursville, and Unionville sit elsewhere in the county, and the housing inside these gates is its own market.
The association describes more than 2,600 acres, 4,260 lots in 16 sections, 850 of them with lake frontage, and more than 41 miles of private roads. It has held the common areas since 1972. Every owner is a member. A seven-member board, one vote per lot, sets an annual assessment due May 1. That charge is not the county tax. Orange County's 2026 real estate tax is $0.62 per $100 of assessed value: $0.46 for the general fund and $0.16 for fire and EMS.
The community was created in 1967 by Virginia Wildlife Clubs, a subsidiary of U.S. Land, Inc., and then developed as single-family, owner-occupied housing by Boise Cascade. The association marked its 50th anniversary in 2017. It is still gated. The association contracts security around the clock, and a tour requires a licensed real estate agent or a member's guest. Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire and Rescue is based inside the community and also answers calls in northeastern Orange County.
Published profiles describe it as a bedroom community for Fredericksburg, and since 2020 the census place has been listed in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The association places the entrance about 15 miles west of I-95 and 18 miles east of Route 29, roughly halfway between Fredericksburg and Culpeper. The courthouse town of Orange is a different drive, to the south.
- Type
- Census-designated place
- County
- Orange County, Virginia
- Population (2020)
- 8,081
- Population (2010)
- 7,177
- ZIP
- 22508
- Community area
- 2,600+ acres
- Main lake
- 500 acres
- Real estate tax rate (2026)
- $0.62 per $100
Population is the decennial census, via the place's Wikipedia entry. Acreage, lot count, and the lake sizes are the association's own description. The tax rate is Orange County's, published for 2026, and it is reset annually. The tax rate is set annually; check the current year before budgeting.
Where it is38.3367° N 77.7558° W
The roads thatactually matter.
Route 3 is the road that matters. The distances below are the association's, not a drive-time estimate.
Route 3
The community fronts it. The association describes the entrance as about 15 miles west of I-95 and 18 miles east of Route 29.
Fredericksburg and Culpeper
Roughly halfway between the two, which is the trip the northern end of Orange County actually makes. The courthouse town of Orange is a different drive, south of here.
I-95 and the train
The interstate is east of the gate, not at it. Virginia Railway Express stops in Fredericksburg and at the Spotsylvania station. There is no station inside Lake of the Woods.
The longer drives
The association names Washington, Richmond, and Charlottesville as cities within reach. This page does not turn that into a commute time. Traffic on I-95 decides the day.
Living here3 notes
The case forLake of the Woods.
What the association and the public record actually say. Where something is a trade-off, it says so.
Two lakes, not a park
The Main Lake covers 500 acres.
Flat Run and springs feed it. Veterans Memorial Dam, built in 1968, runs 1,400 feet along the northwest shore. Members have two marinas, seven access areas, and eight sand beaches. Published depths run from about two feet where Flat Run enters to about 45 feet at the dam. Keatons Lake, near Route 3, is a 35-acre fishing lake with its own launch and beach. A fountain pond at the front gate hosts the annual youth fishing tournament. None of this water is a public park.
The gate is the point
Common areas belong to the association.
Membership comes with the lot. The board meets about monthly, committees are open to members, and the annual meeting falls on Labor Day weekend. Covenants govern the roads, the water, and the amenities. After the assessment is paid, members get identification for the facilities and both gates. Read the covenants and the current assessment before writing an offer. The board sets the dollar amount each year, so it is not printed here.
What the lots are
Single-family lots, in sixteen sections.
The plan is 4,260 lots. About 850 of them front the water. The rest sit on the private road network. This is not a condo building and not a townhouse district. What is actually for sale changes every week, and the cards further down are the live subdivision feed, filed under the name Lake of the Woods inside Orange County. A search for the city of Locust Grove mixes in houses outside the gates. Ask for the subdivision.
SchoolsOrange County Public Schools
Schools andthe division.
Orange County Public Schools covers the county — about 5,066 students across nine schools. The Locust Grove schools share ZIP 22508 with the community. Which building a given street is assigned to is the division's to confirm. Ask the school board before you rely on a zone.
Locust Grove Primary
31230 Constitution Highway, Locust Grove. Kindergarten through second grade, about 440 students as the school states it. The building opened in 1990 as Locust Grove Elementary and became the primary school in fall 2011.
Locust Grove Elementary
31208 Constitution Highway. Grades 3 through 5, about 450 students, in the building it moved to in summer 2014. Virginia lists it Accredited for 2024 through 2026, and also identified it for targeted support and improvement in 2024, with one of six quality indicators below standard.
Locust Grove Middle
6368 Flat Run Road, Locust Grove. Grades 6 through 8, in the same postal area.
Orange County High
201 Selma Road in the town of Orange. Grades 9 through 12. The state profile lists the school Fully Accredited for the 2025–2026 school year. The map on that profile does not establish an attendance zone.
Outdoors4 of them
Where theweekends go.
The amenities are association property. They are for members and their guests, not a county park system.
The Main Lake
500 acres, used for boating, swimming, and fishing. Two marinas, seven access areas, and eight sand beaches.
Keatons Lake
A 35-acre fishing lake near Route 3, with a launch and a sand beach. The association also keeps a fountain pond at the front entrance.
Golf, horses, parks
The association names a golf course, riding, and parks among member amenities. This page does not reprint a scorecard, a trail fee, or a stable schedule. Those live with the club.
Fire and rescue
Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire and Rescue is based inside the gates and also covers northeastern Orange County.
On the market86 in Lake of the Woods · live
Homes on themarket now.
Asking prices on the cards are the live feed, and they move. This page does not publish a median, a price per square foot, or a forecast. Budget two separate charges: Orange County's 2026 real estate tax of $0.62 per $100 of assessed value, and the association assessment, which the board resets with the annual budget and which is not quoted here.
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Questions6 answered
What peopleask us.
The questions buyers type before they tour Lake of the Woods.
Orange County. It is a census-designated place there, with a Locust Grove mailing address, ZIP 22508. The Spotsylvania page on this site notes that Locust Grove itself sits across the county line. The MLS files the houses as the subdivision Lake of the Woods inside Orange County.
No. The Main Lake and Keatons Lake are private. The association requires a licensed real estate agent or a member's guest for a tour, and contracted security staffs the gates around the clock.
Every owner is a member. The board sets an annual assessment due May 1, separate from the 2026 county tax of $0.62 per $100 of assessed value. The assessment changes with the budget, so the dollar amount is not printed here.
Orange County Public Schools. Locust Grove Primary (kindergarten through 2), Locust Grove Elementary (grades 3 through 5), and Locust Grove Middle (grades 6 through 8) are in Locust Grove. Orange County High (grades 9 through 12) is in the town of Orange. Confirm the zone for a specific address with the division. A listing site's school widget is not the assignment.
Search the subdivision name Lake of the Woods, limited to Orange County. A city search for Locust Grove includes houses outside the community. The listings on this page use that subdivision field.
The association's own description does not call Lake of the Woods age-restricted. It describes member amenities across ages, including a youth fishing tournament, and the county runs a primary school in the same ZIP code. Confirm the covenants for a specific lot. They, not this page, control use.
Sources · checked November 9, 2026
Lake of the Woods Association · Census place · Orange County tax rate · School division · Locust Grove Primary · Locust Grove Elementary · Elementary school quality · Locust Grove Middle · Orange County High
Thinking of selling
What is your Lake of the Woods homeactually worth?
Mike Hogan founded the brokerage on knowing the county rather than the listing. Ask what that means for this street — or take a cash offer and skip the showings. Neither route commits you to the other.