Joelton, Tennessee · 15 miles from downtown Nashville
Awaken the
Wild Within
Two hundred and fifty acres of private ridge and pasture outside Nashville, where bison and elk range free — and one hundred fourteen families, and no one else, hold the gate code.
Our purpose
Bison Ridge exists to provide a one-of-a-kind luxury nature retreat — an immersive experience where members encounter majestic wildlife, exceptional service, and awe-inspiring surroundings.
It is a sanctuary for those who crave the new, top-tier privacy and exclusivity, and seamless luxury — without needing to board a plane. Aman-level seclusion, Four Seasons-level service, Blackberry Farm charm, fifteen miles from downtown Nashville.
The land
The Wild,
Refined
Most places ask you to choose. Manicured and artificial, or rugged and rough. Bison Ridge refuses the trade: two hundred and fifty working acres of ridge and pasture north of Nashville, held in their own character, with every comfort inside them curated to the inch.
Rugged beauty, curated to perfection. Majestic, not rustic. Expect the unexpected.
The herd
They were here first
Bison. Zebra. Scimitar-horned oryx. Fallow deer, Highland cattle, and more than fifteen species in all — ranging the pasture the way they are supposed to, not penned for a photograph. You will watch them from a terrace, from horseback, from the far side of a fence line at dusk. Here, the wild isn't tamed. It's honored. And so are you.
What opens, and when
Built in phases,
on purpose
The renderings show design intent. What matters more is the sequence — what opens first, and what follows. Founding Members arrive at the start of it and watch the rest come in.
Opening
- The clubhouse, member lounge and common rooms
- The resort pool, terraces and cabana lawn
- The Ridge House — the club restaurant and bar, open on a published schedule
- Member parking and clubhouse access
- Regularly scheduled member activities and ranch programming
Spa & wellness
- Spa — with a standing member discount on treatments
- Fitness facilities
The villas
- Villas on the property for members and their guests to stay the night
The spa
Water, warmth
and quiet
A spa building set into the slope above the pond — treatment rooms, an indoor pool and a hearth, with the water and the tree line on the other side of the glass.
Amenities
What is here,
and what it is for
A sixty-two-acre amenity, purpose-built for one community and kept behind a guarded gate, can offer things a club on ten acres cannot. Some of it is what you would expect at this level. The rest is what the land makes possible.
Founding Membership
Numbered
one to one
hundred fourteen
Every membership carries a number. Number One has been issued. When one hundred and fourteen are gone the roll is closed — no day rate, no guest pass, no waiting list that eventually gets in.
What it is
A key, not a booking
A membership at Bison Ridge admits you and your household to a private club and wildlife reserve: the clubhouse and member lounge, The Ridge House restaurant and bar, the ranch programming, and the run of the sixty-two-acre resort grounds. The homesites around it are private land, but the herd does not observe the boundaries — more than fifteen species range the full two hundred and fifty acres, which is why you see them from the terrace, the trails and the road in.
It is a club membership — not equity, not a share of the land, and not a timeshare. What it buys you is access, and the quiet that comes from a gate.
There are one hundred and fourteen in all. One is included with each of the fourteen homesites, and travels with the land. The other hundred are offered to members who do not own here. The club is the same either way, and so are the quarterly dues.
The terms
The first fifty
pay less
The first fifty memberships go at the founding rate. From the fifty-first onward the rate steps up, permanently. It is the simplest reason to come early rather than late.
How to join
It starts
on the land
There is no online application and no sales floor. You come walk the property, meet the herd, see what is built and what is coming — and if it is right, we go from there. Membership is handled privately, one family at a time.
Come see it
Tell us you are interested and we will set a private tour. One of us meets you at the gate and walks the ridge with you for as long as you want to stay.
Claim your number
Memberships are issued in order, and the first fifty carry the founding rate. Our membership director will walk you through the current terms in writing, and your deposit will be held in escrow by Magnolia Title & Escrow.
You are in
Your number is yours from that day, and it does not change as the club fills. Dues begin when the doors open, not before.
Come stand on it before you decide anything.
Photographs and renderings only go so far. What sells this place is standing on the ridge at dusk with the herd moving below you — so that is what we invite you to do, with no obligation attached to the visit.
Your deposit will be held in escrow by Magnolia Title & Escrow, an independent third-party escrow agent — it is not paid to us. Speak with our membership director first; the terms that apply to your membership are confirmed in writing before anything is paid.
The Founding chapter
Early has
a meaning here
Arriving early is worth something here in three specific ways. You pay the founding rate, which does not come back once the first fifty are issued. You hold a low number, permanently. And you join while the club is still deciding how it runs — what is on the calendar, which nights the kitchen is busy, what the ranch does season to season — so the first families have a say in it rather than inheriting someone else’s version.
Homesites at Bison Ridge
Fourteen
homesites
Fourteen parcels along the ridge — land inside the gate, held to one architectural standard, with the herd on the other side of your window. A club membership comes with each one.
The ridge, lot by lot
Where each
one sits
Fourteen homesites wrap the sixty-two-acre resort core, so every parcel sits inside the gate and within a short drive of the clubhouse. They range from five acres to thirty-five, on two creeks, with waterfalls, springs, ponds and ridge-top views between them.
Two are sold and one is reserved. What is left is below.
| Lot | Acreage | The site | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One1010 Bison Ridge | 5 | The first house on the ridge, built and delivered at 2,500 square feet. | $1,950,000Sold for | Sold |
| Two1020 Bison Ridge | 5 | Ridge-top, close to the entrance. A residence is planned here to the community standard. | $1,250,000 | Available |
| Three1030 Bison Ridge | 5 | Two waterfalls and double pond views. Building pad and driveway already in. | $600,000 | Available |
| Four1040 Bison Ridge | 5+ | Ridge-top homesite with a pond view and wooded privacy on three sides. | $600,000 | Available |
| Five650 Axis Ridge | 5+ | Flat building area under mature hardwoods — room for a large custom home. | $600,000 | Available |
| Six640 Axis Ridge | 5+ | Gently sloping, ridge-top views, the easiest access on the hill. | $750,000 | Available |
| Seven630 Axis Ridge | 5+ | Elevated, with the premier view on the property — creek, fields, the resort and the pool. | $1,250,000 | Available |
| Eight601 Axis Ridge | 6+ | A private retreat set back from the road, looking over Marrowbone Creek. | $600,000 | Available |
| Nine555 Buffalo Run | 5+ | Over 500 feet of creek frontage on flat ground. Well, septic and a 120′×60′ pad are in. | $1,100,000 | Available |
| TenBuffalo Run | 8.70 | Wide frontage directly on Marrowbone Creek. | $1,350,000 | Available |
| ElevenBison Ridge | 4.99 | Creek frontage with resort views, reached by its own private bridge. | $600,000 | Available |
| TwelveHilltop1500 Eagle Way | 5.01 | Farmland, cliff and creek views from the top of the hill. Well in. | $1,000,000 | In escrow |
| ThirteenHilltop1528 Eagle Way | 7.08 | Panoramic views over the valley in a serene natural setting. | $1,250,000Sold for | Sold |
| FourteenThe ReserveBuffalo Run | 35.81 | The largest parcel — creek frontage along Holloway Branch, two springs, and enough land to hold its own horizon. | $3,500,000 | Available |
Represented by
Compass RE · Nashville
Bison Ridge is represented by the Erin Krueger Team at Compass RE. They hold the lot list, the design guidelines and the waitlist, and they are who walks you through a purchase from first look to closing.
Prices shown are current asking prices for available homesites, and the contract price for those already sold. Acreages are approximate and subject to final survey; prices and availability are current as of this page and change without notice.
Already in the ground
You are not
buying raw land
Ridge land around Nashville is usually sold bare — you close, then spend a year and a good deal of money finding water and getting power to the site before an architect can draw anything. That work is finished here before the lot is offered.
The offering
Land, not inventory
Homesites at Bison Ridge are sold as land, to be built on — but not by anyone. Homes here are built by a short list of preferred builders approved for the community, working to one design standard: siting, materials, roof lines, light discipline and setbacks that keep the ridge looking like a ridge rather than a subdivision with a good view.
Because the residences sit inside the club's boundary, ownership and membership travel together. Buying a homesite includes a club membership — there is no initiation to pay on top of the land — and from opening you carry the same quarterly dues as every other member. Founding Members see the release first.
Setting
Fifteen miles
from everything
you already do
Joelton sits on the northern edge of the Nashville basin. Close enough that dinner downtown is not an expedition. Far enough that the only thing outside at night is the herd.
For builders
Apply to build
at Bison Ridge
Homes on the ridge are built by a short list of approved builders. The list is deliberately small, and it is not open by default.
What we are looking for
A short list,
held to one standard
Fourteen homesites means fourteen houses, permanently. Each one sets the tone for the ones beside it, so we approve the builders rather than leaving it to whoever a buyer happens to meet.
We are interested in established Nashville-area builders with completed custom work at this price point, the crews to run a ridge-top site, and the patience for a design review that has real teeth.
Apply
Tell us
what you build
Send this and we will follow up. If it is a fit, we will walk the property together and go through the design guidelines before anything is signed.
Questions first? info@bisonridge.com
Application received
Thank you.
We will be in touch. If your work fits the ridge, the next step is a walk of the property and a read of the design guidelines.
