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Continental Country Club
East Flagstaff off Country Club Drive, inside city limits. MLS data as of September 2026
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Continental Country Club is east Flagstaff's largest association: about 2,395 owners around an 18-hole course that opened in 1960. Condos, townhomes, and single-family homes share one HOA with pools, courts, and a clubhouse, club membership is optional, and it's all inside the city limits.
Highlights
Continental Country Club, at a glance
City or county
Inside Flagstaff city limits
Typical lot size
0.29 acre (about 12,700 sq ft) for single-family; most 10,800 to 15,900 sq ft
Water and sewer
City of Flagstaff
HOA
Continental Country Club HOA (about 2,395 owners); club membership optional; some homes within the neighborhood are excluded from the HOA
Wildfire setting
Ponderosa pine next to Campbell Mesa forest
Build-out
Established (course opened 1960); homes from the 1970s on
Snow and plowing
City-plowed streets
Homes sold, last 12 months
83 (46 single-family, 26 townhomes, 11 condos)
Short-term rentals: allowed, with registration
City of Flagstaff (inside city limits; HOA registration required)
Continental is one of the few Flagstaff communities where condos and townhomes can be short-term rentals, not just the houses. A June 2022 order in the HOA's bankruptcy case allowed short-term rentals after a proposed ban, and today the association requires every rental to be registered, on top of the City's annual license. Individual condo and townhome associations can still have their own rules.
Getting around
I-40 at Country Club Drive; Butler Avenue to town
Safeway on Highway 89 and Walmart on Huntington Drive are 6 to 7 minutes away; Whole Foods, Sam's Club, Sprouts, and Target are 10 to 11 minutes; Bashas' and Natural Grocers are 12 to 14 minutes. Flagstaff Medical Center is about 5 miles, and NAU is about 4 miles down Butler Avenue.
Continental Country Club is the big one on the east side: about 2,395 owners in one association, inside the city limits, reached from the Country Club Drive exit off I-40 or along Butler Avenue. It is not gated. The association takes in single-family streets, several townhome and condo communities, and the golf course that opened in 1960. A buyer can find a 1980s ranch, a 1990s two-story, and a newer build within a few blocks.
Continental has more ways in than almost any neighborhood in town, from a first condo to a golf-course home, and we have helped clients at every level of it.
This was one of the most active neighborhoods in Flagstaff over the last twelve months, with 83 closings: 46 single-family, 26 townhomes, 11 condos. Single-family sales ran from $600,000 to $2,100,000 with a median of $902,350, and the middle half landed between about $723,000 and $1,169,000. Townhomes and condos ranged from $285,000 to $799,000, and the median across every product type was $706,875. The typical house was about 2,420 square feet, built in 1984, and homes went under contract in a median of 52 days.
The club is what people ask about first. Continental's 18-hole course is open to public play, and Aspen Valley next door is a separate private club. Membership is optional. The association runs the pools, tennis and pickleball courts, the clubhouse, and the activity center, and Campbell Mesa's trails and Foxglenn Park are on the doorstep.
Questions buyers ask us most about Continental Country Club
Do I have to join the country club if I buy here?
No. Everyone pays HOA dues for the common areas, and club membership is a separate choice if you want golf or the social amenities. Homes outside the HOA can deed-restrict into it with first-year dues waived.
What happened with Lake Elaine and the special assessment?
Can I put up a fence?
What do homes cost in Continental Country Club?
Terrain & Access
The neighborhood, mapped
Continental Country Club spreads across east Flagstaff from the Country Club Drive exit off I-40 to Butler Avenue and Oakmont Drive. Zoom out to see the drive to downtown along Butler; switch to satellite to see the golf course, the former Lake Elaine, and the forest at Campbell Mesa.
In the Area
What's changing around Continental Country Club
City seeks funding to shrink "Lake Continental"
The City and BNSF have finished design of a $19.5 million culvert replacement under the rail embankment near Country Club Drive, four eight-foot culverts plus a nine-foot one usable as a pedestrian underpass. It would lower the Rio de Flag flood pond known as Lake Continental by about ten vertical feet. The City is seeking a federal rail grant of up to $15.6 million, and no start date is set.
azdailysun.comButler Avenue widening planned from 2027
The City's Butler-Fourth Improvements Project would widen Butler Avenue to four lanes from Little America to the Sinagua Heights subdivision, with roundabouts, separated bike and walking paths, flood fixes, and I-40 ramp changes. Design is about 60 percent complete, an open house is set for October 15, 2026, and construction is expected to start in 2027. Butler is the main route to town, so plan on detours.
connect.flagstaffaz.govHOA emerges from bankruptcy with a plan for the old lake
Owners approved a $2,000 special assessment, a $97-a-year dues increase starting January 2024, and a $2.5 million option to turn the drained Lake Elaine into four to five ponds with walking trails open to every homeowner. A court order in the same case allowed short-term rentals.
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Areas within Continental Country Club
Golf-course single-family streets
The core of the association, including Evergreen, Continental Country Club Estates, Canyon Country Club Estates, and Sunridge, with homes from the 1970s to today on lots that commonly run a quarter to a third of an acre. Last year's single-family median was $902,350. Homes on the course or with lake-preserve views carry a premium we price separately.
Townhome and condo communities
Several complexes, including Continental Townhouses, Walnut Canyon Village, Lakewood Village, Saddleback Lodge, and the Tanglewood Villas and Walnut Canyon Hills condos, each with a sub-HOA on top of Continental dues. They sold from $285,000 to $799,000 last year and are among the only Flagstaff condos where short-term rentals are allowed.
Lakeside Acres (around the former Lake Elaine)
About 100 mostly custom homes on lots of an acre or more, most of them in the Continental HOA. Only 52 owners had lake access when the lake was full. These sales are tracked in a different MLS area, so ask us for their comps separately.
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What makes this neighborhood unique
Continental is the most flexible neighborhood in Flagstaff. You can buy a condo, a townhome, or a golf-course house inside the city limits, join the club or skip it, and rent short-term in product types most HOAs in town do not allow. That flexibility comes with homework: the HOA's history with Lake Elaine, a fencing rule that surprises dog owners, and sub-associations with their own budgets.
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Compare with similar neighborhoods
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Amberwood
Amberwood is the custom-home enclave at the east end of Butler. Choose Amberwood for larger custom homes and fewer neighbors; Continental for more choices and the club.
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Pine Canyon
Pine Canyon is the gated private-club community on the south side. Choose Pine Canyon for the gate and a newer luxury product; Continental for a lower price and optional membership.
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Ponderosa Trails
Ponderosa Trails is the non-golf neighborhood on the south side. Choose Ponderosa for a quieter setting and I-17 access; Continental for golf, rec amenities, and rental flexibility.
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Doney Park and Timberline
Doney Park is acreage northeast of town. Choose Doney Park for an acre or more and no HOA; Continental for city services and amenities close to home.
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