
$395,000 $172/sqft
385 Bass Lake Drive
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
2 bd · 2 ba · 2,294 sqft · 1979 · 3 d ago
Bass Lake is a small Pisgah Forest neighborhood where cottages, cabins, and modest mountain homes sit on wooded lots around a community lake.
Community overview based on MLS listing data for Bass Lake, Pisgah Forest
Bass Lake is a small Pisgah Forest neighborhood where cottages, cabins, and modest mountain homes sit on wooded lots around a community lake. The appeal is immediate: room to spread out, direct access to water, and a location that keeps Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Forest, Brevard, and Hendersonville all close at hand.
Home dates in Bass Lake run from 1965 to 1990, giving the neighborhood an established mountain character rather than a new-build feel. Most homes are detached single-family properties, and the language around them stays consistent: cottages, cabins, ranch-style layouts, and homes with vaulted ceilings, fireplaces, hardwood floors, and flexible lower levels. About half of the recorded sales include basements, and storage rooms, workshops, and bonus spaces appear regularly, which adds useful square footage beyond the main living area.
Lot sizes reinforce that sense of breathing room. Community averages sit near 0.68 acres, with recorded homes starting around 14,374 square feet and extending to roughly 76,665 square feet. Fenced yards, garden space, mature trees, and winter or mountain views show up throughout the neighborhood, while decks, patios, screened porches, and covered balconies are a defining part of how homes are used.
The neighborhood amenity that gives Bass Lake its identity is the lake itself. Listings reference lake access, pond and lake views, and even canoeing, which is unusual for a community of this scale. Seven recorded sales carry a waterfront flag, and several homes are marketed around their relationship to the lake or pond edge rather than around formal clubhouse-style amenities.
Bass Lake also stands out for its outdoor positioning. Pisgah National Forest is typically framed as five to six miles away, DuPont State Forest around eight and a half to ten miles, and downtown Brevard roughly fifteen minutes from the neighborhood. That geography shows up over and over in the way homes are presented: this is a place tied to hiking, biking, waterfalls, and weekend access to Western North Carolina's best-known natural assets.
Bass Lake sits between Brevard and Hendersonville, a practical position for everyday errands while keeping a distinctly wooded setting. Downtown Hendersonville is commonly described at about twelve miles, and Asheville Regional Airport appears at roughly thirteen miles from the neighborhood. The assigned school pattern points to Pisgah Forest Elementary, Brevard Middle, and Brevard High.
Bass Lake offers a compact, established mountain neighborhood with a genuine lake amenity, larger wooded lots, and a location that makes outdoor recreation one of its strongest everyday advantages.
Palmetto Park Realty Team · Pisgah Forest
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28 recently sold in Bass Lake, Pisgah Forest
| Property | Sold | Sold Price | Days on Market | Size | Sold to Ask | Sold $/SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | May 28 2025 | $373,900 | 37 | 989 sq ft | 104.0% | $378 |
| | Jan 2 2025 | $319,000 | 31 | 1,181 sq ft | 101.3% | $270 |
| | Feb 27 2023 | $314,000 | 87 | 2,456 sq ft | 93.7% | $128 |
| | Nov 21 2022 | $150,000 | 58 | 928 sq ft | 83.8% | $162 |
| | May 31 2022 | $74,000 | 36 | — | 83.1% | — |
| | Oct 6 2021 | $239,000 | 37 | 935 sq ft | 100.0% | $256 |
| | Jul 23 2021 | $239,000 | 42 | 948 sq ft | 100.0% | $252 |
| | Jan 20 2021 | $246,000 | 117 | 1,616 sq ft | 96.5% | $152 |
| | Dec 30 2020 | $200,000 | 47 | 2,179 sq ft | 105.3% | $92 |
| | Dec 9 2020 | $268,000 | 58 | 1,982 sq ft | 101.1% | $135 |
| | Sep 17 2020 | $160,000 | 34 | 919 sq ft | 106.7% | $174 |
| | Nov 27 2019 | $233,000 | 111 | 1,416 sq ft | 97.1% | $165 |
| | Jul 25 2019 | $220,000 | 49 | 1,644 sq ft | 105.3% | $134 |
| | Jul 23 2019 | $160,000 | 46 | 1,190 sq ft | 100.0% | $134 |
| | May 28 2019 | $179,000 | 89 | 929 sq ft | 97.5% | $193 |
| | Mar 14 2019 | $119,000 | 210 | 1,383 sq ft | 91.6% | $86 |
| | Oct 30 2018 | $179,000 | 0 | 912 sq ft | 100.0% | $196 |
| | Jul 19 2018 | $176,000 | 73 | 813 sq ft | 100.6% | $216 |
| | Dec 22 2017 | $175,500 | 91 | 1,109 sq ft | 100.3% | $158 |
| | Nov 29 2017 | $119,000 | 42 | 1,640 sq ft | 100.0% | $73 |
| | Dec 9 2016 | $135,000 | 70 | 1,007 sq ft | 100.1% | $134 |
| | Jun 21 2016 | $165,000 | 64 | 1,020 sq ft | 97.6% | $162 |
| | May 3 2016 | $162,000 | 50 | 1,616 sq ft | 101.6% | $100 |
| | Mar 21 2016 | $137,500 | 360 | 1,124 sq ft | 94.8% | $122 |
| | May 15 2014 | $126,000 | 121 | 1,192 sq ft | 90.6% | $106 |
| | Feb 27 2013 | $114,250 | 161 | 1,648 sq ft | 76.2% | $69 |
| | Feb 20 2013 | $145,000 | 289 | 1,500 sq ft | 90.6% | $97 |
| | Jun 22 2012 | $87,500 | 116 | 1,600 sq ft | 100.0% | $55 |
Closed sales from MLS history for Bass Lake, Pisgah Forest
Bass Lake median sale price is $239,000; Pisgah Forest is up 4.0%.
Below trend-line threshold — city median shown for context
+1 outside price range.
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