Soda Bay Homes for Sale

Kelseyville, the friendly country town, is nestled in the rich, agricultural valley of Lake County. The earliest settlers were farmers and merchants, thus setting the stage for this rural community. For decades the Bartlett Pear was King. Today many of the farming acreage has been planted to wine grapes.

Kelseyville offers fine restaurants, two wineries and fun shopping. Outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing and camping are available at the nearby Clear Lake State Park on Clear Lake. A newly renovated Taylor Observatory and Planetarium with its powerful new telescope shows the mysteries of the universe.

Throughout the year, Kelseyville organizations host several activities on Main Street and in the outer neighborhoods.

A community of people involved in the area businesses, schools, churches, service groups and cultural activities. Members in the community take pride in what the country town has to offer: historical sites, recreation, lodging, dining, shopping and special events complemented by rural countryside and agricultural lands.

Kelseyville is the business center for Big Valley, Lake County’s thriving agricultural area and serves a population of 9,000 people. The region encompasses the surrounding recreational and residential areas of Buckingham, Clear Lake Riviera, Soda Bay and Finley.

Home to a number of family-oriented lakeside tourist parks, a small store, a pizza parlor and a cafe, the community of Soda Bay offers excellent access to Clear Lake and some outstanding views of both the lake and Mount Konocti. Its close proximity to Clear Lake State Park, Buckingham Golf and Country Club, and Konocti Resort and Spa make this a popular vacation spot.

Only two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area and five minutes from Konocti Harbor, Buckingham lies in the center of a recreational gold mine offering water sports, parks casino gaming and big name entertainment in addition to great golf. Buckingham Golf and Country Club is a semi-private course with available tee times for the public. A demanding nine-hole layout with separate front- and back-nine tees, this par 72 tester sports a slope of 121 and a rating of 69.2 from the men’s tees. A combination of tree-lined fairways and water on 10 holes places a premium on accuracy. The 17th hole is a dogleg par five with water on the left and a peninsula green. The 18th is a 440-yard par four with a drive over water and a green guarded by two bunkers and a pond. . PGA Golf Professional Mark Wotherspoon has added new bunkers, new water hazards and has given the course new definition from tee to green.