Martis Camp Homes for Sale
This luxury community nestled at the base of Northstar's Lookout Mountain is the ultimate of mountain living. With a spa to rival those you might find in the Bay Area, several swimming pools, award-winning Tom Fazio Golf Course, tennis club, and more, Martis Camp is literally the vacation home you will never want to leave. Read more ...
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Martis Camp's Private Ski Access
Don't feel like fighting the crowds to go skiing? Just call the private van that will shuttle you straight to the base of Northstar's Lookout Mountain, where Martis Camp members enjoy a private lodge with restaurant, bar & locker rooms. After a great day on the slopes, you can book a massage at the spa and follow up with a dip in the heated saline pool. The gated country club was created around the idea that members are entitled to a hassle-free vacation experience, and Martis Camp tops the charts in luxury, with a Nordstrom's approach to customer service.
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Architectural Excellence
Martis Camp has been an amazing canvas for architects and builders eager to push the limits on Mountain Modern design, and many Martis Camp homes have won awards for architectural excellence over the years. Since its inception, Martis Camp has been a leader in redefining the "Tahoe" home style. One extraordinary example is a Sandbox Studio home with interior walls of board-formed concrete that won the "Contemporary Home Award" from Tahoe Quarterly Magazine for 2013. As a former editor of the magazine, I had the opportunity to write about this elegantly spare home, a curiosity in 2012 that has become more of a template to copy a decade later. Click here for a link to full article
This Martis Camp home won the Tahoe Quarterly 2013 award for Contemporary Design. Click the photo for the full details
Martis Camp's Location
Martis Camp is located in the Martis Valley area of Truckee at the base of Northstar's Lookout Mountain, midway between North Lake Tahoe and historic downtown Truckee.
Getting to Martis Camp
Martis Camp is less than a mile from the Truckee Tahoe Airport, making it easy to fly here by private jet, chartered service, or Surf Air, a subscription-based commuter airline serving various destinations in California and Texas, as well as Las Vegas. The private commuter airline, with a hub near Martis Camp at the Truckee Airport, has made it possible for several Martis Camp homeowners to make Truckee their primary home. With no waiting in line (they vet flyers in advance for security clearance), and no tickets (you pay one monthly fee), it's possible to get from Truckee to Palo Alto in less time than a typical commute might take from other Bay Area commuter hubs. (Not to mention their four new additions in Texas, including Dallas)
Home Prices in Martis Camp
Homes in Martis Camp, Truckee, CA range from $4 Million for homes on smaller cottage lots to as much as $25 Million for estate properties like this Chateaux with guest houses overlooking the Carson mountain range.
Home prices at Martis Camp have quadrupled since its inception more than two decades ago. The private community was the brainchild of Nick Hackstock and Jim Bartlett, friends and development partners who had launched Lahontan as Truckee's first gated community in the 1990s. The neighboring Martis Camp property was a logical extension of their vision to transform the forests near Northstar into an oasis of luxury homes. They made the smart decision to build the infrastructure and amenities (including a 55,000 SF Clubhouse overlooking the 18th Fairway) early in their development. Those facilities became the anchor point for selling the private community during the real estate slowdown that followed the last major Recession.
The early years saw Martis Camp homes selling for between $2-3 Million on average. Since that time, Martis Camp has seen steady appreciation, with prices approaching (or eclipsing) waterfront home sales at Lake Tahoe. A 9,000 SF home sold in 2024 for $23.6 Million, shattering previous year record sales.
Home prices at Martis Camp in Truckee, CA have grown steadily since its inception, with the median sales price soaring to north of $8 Million in 2022 as Luxury homebuyers flocked to Martis Camp to escape urban lockdowns. Median pricing since that time has hovered in the $7 Million range.
The Cost of Membership at Martis Camp
Martis Camp offers both Social and Golf memberships, and every property sale is subject to a 1 percent conveyance fee, as well as a Social Membership "transfer fee," which is $125,000 in 2025. Purchasing a home in Martis Camp does not automatically entitle owners to use the Club facilities; a separate application is required for that.
Breakdown of Fees and Costs at Martis Camp:
SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP
• 2025 Annual Social dues are $29,000. Billed Annually on January 1st
• Social Membership Transfer fee of $125,000
• Social members have access to two tee times per month and can host up to a foursome. The tee times are limited to Sunday-Thursday after 1 pm and all players including the social members pay full green fees • Includes amenity access for Extended Family Guests with exception of golf unless they are a guest of the social member during their two tee times per month
GOLF MEMBERSHIP
• 2025 Golf Membership Initiation Fee: $300,000 (50% Equity Membership) • 2025 Annual Golf dues are $45,000. Billed Annually on January 1st
• Limited to 375 Golf Members
• Includes amenity and golf access for Extended Family Guests (Extended family guests may play the golf course unaccompanied Sunday-Thursday after 1 pm and pay 1⁄2 green fees. Extended family guests cannot host guests)
HOA Fees: $1,900/Quarter
TRANSFER Fees:
- Conveyance fee equal to 1% of the sales price
- Social Membership Transfer Fee ($125,000 in FY 2025)