Laguna Woods Village, California

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Approximately 15 years ago, my husband and I moved into a Southern California retirement community called Laguna Woods Village. We feel so fortunate to have found this place. Our retirement community is pretty incredible ... two golf courses, five pools, tennis courts, an equestrian center with horses owned by the community, riding trails and arenas, seven clubhouses, including one for the largest bridge club in California, a performing arts center, a ball room, hundreds of classes we can take, and constant parties and special events. The above photo of our main golf course was taken from the patio of the private community restaurant ... a lovely place to have dinner or a cocktail. There is a creek, surrounded by a private park, which meanders through part of the community. It is a great place to walk. I have often posted photos of egrets and ducks I have taken while walking along the creek. We can also walk around the perimeter of the smaller, "executive" golf course, as well as anywhere else we want to walk in the community. It is legal to drive golf carts on our streets and to the nearby restaurants, shops and businesses outside the community. This is wonderful for people who no longer drive a regular car. Our closest Starbucks often has a row of decorated golf carts parked outside. There are flowers everyone, all year long. It is beautifully landscaped. Our community also has a free wheelchair accessible bus system which will pick you up and take you to any home, clubhouse or local business. We are surrounded by dozens of business which specialize in catering to an aging population. For example, there are places which will deliver restaurant meals to your door. We are also surrounded by churches, synagogues and temples. We have a lot of of religious diversity in our community. All that, and we are on the edge of the charming artsy beach community of Laguna Beach and only four miles from the ocean. For those who no longer drive, they can take the local bus to the beach for less than $1 each way. To be fair, the one downside is that the homes and condos were built in the 1960s and 1970s. Most of them have been modernized and upgraded over the years, with granite counter tops, walk-in showers, hardwood floors, skylights and various other upgrades. However, they are still a little old-fashioned. The upside of the older housing is that this is one of the more affordable communities in Orange County, California. (Not cheap, but far less than the multi-million dollar homes in Laguna Beach.) Anyway, with so much to do here, people do not spend a lot of time sitting around in their condos! If you want to learn more about our community, here is a link to the official website, and below that is a YouTube video about our community: https://lagunawoodsvillage.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vra8D-TFuyE I would love to hear what everyone loves about the community where they live, too!