A network of unique organizations in and around Stoney Creek and on Wintergreen Mountain–some run by active volunteers, others managed by committed professionals–is what makes our Wintergreen community extraordinary

The Wintergreen Property Owners Association, Inc. is part of almost everything at Wintergreen. WPOA is composed of all the owners of all properties at Wintergreen. The majority of the association's board of directors are elected by the members in an annual process. Besides the Architectural Review Board, WPOA maintains and manages the Tuckahoe Clubhouse, 53 miles of roads, two pavilions, two swimming pools, parks, 11 lakes, a trout stream, and two overlooks. WPOA is responsible for most all of Wintergreen's open spaces in Stoney Creek and on Wintergreen Mountain. It operates the Wintergreen Police Department and oversees the professional staff of the volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad.

Ski in the winter; golf in the summer, spring and fall; play tennis; swim in the pools or the lake at Stoney Creek; enjoy the spa; or, just relax with fun dining at Virginia's premier four-season vacation resort in the middle of this unique, beautiful mountain and valley property.  At one time a member-owned organization, the resort (the largest private property owner at Wintergreen) was purchased in 2015 by EPR Properties and is professionally operated by Pacific Group Resorts. The resort offers special membership programs to Wintergreen property owners, owns and operates Wintergreen Real Estate and provides hundreds of jobs for the community.

Wintergreen Music

This independent, non-profit organization changed its name from Wintergreen Performing Arts in 2019. It not only produces high-quality music programs in and around Wintergreen (including a month-long summer music festival and academy in July), but also offers popular cultural and social events. A part-time professional staff with the help of hundreds of volunteers from the Wintergreen community and beyond bring in talents from all over the nation and the world to annually create a professional orchestra and offer dozens of individual programs.

The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen

The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen is an independently managed and financed nonprofit educational organization. The foundation's Trillium House at the top of Wintergreen mountain is used as an educational and meeting facility for both their own programs and others. With staff and volunteers, the foundation has programs throughout the year and, with financial support from the resort, maintains Wintergreen's 30-plus miles of hiking trails and publish the must-have hikers' map of Wintergreen's trails.

Wintergreen Sporting Club

Sports currently include archery (with two ranges on WPOA property), boating (kayaking and canoeing), fishing (fly fishing and spin casting), shooting (shotgun–clay, pistol, rifle), hiking, and biking. Membership is limited to Wintergreen property owners and their family members, although a limited number of property owner-sponsored memberships are available for local residents who do not own property at Wintergreen. Membership dues to join this all-volunteer group are only $25 per person per year.

Wintergreen Adaptive Sports

Thousands of students with disabilities–both children and adults–have received adaptive instruction in outdoor sports through this independent, professionally-managed, volunteer-supported nonprofit. The disabilities have included amputations, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, developmental disabilities, hearing impairment, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment and others. WAS has served a number of wounded veterans.

Wintergreen Ski Patrol

Ensuring that those skiing Wintergreen Resort enjoy a safe and rewarding snowsports experience is the number one concern of the ski patrol. The patrol is part of the National Ski Patrol system. The volunteers are focused on safety. They promote safe skiing as well as providing rescue and emergency care when needed on the resort's ski slopes.

Wintergreen Fire and Rescue volunteers

Both the fire and rescue operations at Wintergreen have strong volunteer organizations. Volunteer assistance is part of over 90 percent of the fire and rescue service calls. The volunteers have training that runs the full gamut from driver to medic as well as pump operator to firefighter. The volunteer program’s long success is driven by those in the community who appreciate Wintergreen as a special place that is both exciting and relaxing, but always safe.

Here to Stay Wintergreen

HSW is dedicated to enabling aging Wintergreen residents to continue living safely and independently in their own homes with meaningful connections to the community. The nonprofit, started in 2021, is dependent on a reliable core of volunteers dedicated to providing services discretely and responsibly.

Wintergreen Community Foundation

The Wintergreen Community Foundation is another way for individual property owners to have a significant and lasting impact on this extraordinary community. This foundation was created to allow the entire community to work more effectively with those property owners seeking to build upon the community’s traditions and history in a significant way.

Wintergreen’s Neighbor Groups

Within Wintergreen's Stoney Creek and Wintergreen Mountain neighborhoods homeowners have banded together to create a network of very active all-volunteer organizations. The mountain has the Wintergreen Mountain Association and in Stoney Creek, there is the Wintergreen Valley Association, both which hold socials for their members and publish a directory of members with useful lists of service providers. On the mountain there is an active women's club that includes several interest groups. Many of the condos neighborhoods have active organizations. Gathering in private homes, at the resort, at Tuckahoe Clubhouse, and elsewhere, the entire Wintergreen community is infused with regular gatherings of enthusiasts on topics ranging from wine to books, gardening to card games, cooking to knitting, tennis, quilting, pickleball, and more. Wintergreen has two libraries managed by volunteers where property owners share books, audiobooks, etc. Both the Tuckahoe Clubhouse library in Stoney Creek as well as the library located in Trillium House on the Mountain are on the honor system.

Wintergreen Bulletin Board

The WBB, an independent, all-volunteer online project, features a free every-other-Sunday-morning email newsletter with reader-submitted recommendations on services, events, items for rent or sale, announcements, news, and other information about and useful to the Wintergreen, Va., community. WBB’s website has a searchable listing of area service providers (landscapers, plumbers, carpenters, painters, handyman, etc.) recommended by the readers of the newsletter. Sign up here.

Wintergreen Golf Association (aka BOGGS)

This decades-old all-volunteer, independent golf group holds events throughout the season, including weekly tee times for men, women, and pairs, golf clinics, and tournaments. There are also social events during the year. BOGGS (Bunch Of Guys and GalS) membership includes a fun quarterly newsletter and “insurance” when a member must buy a drink for other golfers when a hole in one is made. Membership in the Wintergreen Golf Association is $20 per family. Members must be a Wintergreen property owner or a Wintergreen Resort member. Eligibility for BOGGS-sponsored events follows the rules of Wintergreen Resort, such as who can play the Devils Knob course.

Nelson County Farmers Market

Every Saturday morning from May to November, rain or shine, local farmers bring seasonal produce, fruit, cut flowers, eggs, beef, pork, lamb, and poultry to their market under the large white tents at WPOA's entry to Stoney Creek on Route 151. There are also cheeses, mushrooms, honey, and fresh-cut herbs. Bakers offer fresh breads, fruit pies, cakes, and meat-filled pastries. Crafters and artists present jewelry, pottery, baskets, fabric, and furniture. There is live music and parking is plentiful. 

The Blue Ridge Parkway & Appalachian Trail

Wintergreen is proud to call these two world-famous destinations neighbors. The Appalachian Trail– managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies, and thousands of volunteers–intersects with Wintergreen’s trail system. (A few of Wintergreen’s trails were once part of the AT.) The Blue Ridge Parkway–a national park, managed by the U.S Park Service–is not only a beautiful drive to Wintergreen but also one of the more convenient and direct routes to take to Wintergreen mountain. Wintergreen appreciates these two federal government neighbors and works carefully to respect their special needs. Wintergreen Fire and Rescue is often called upon to assist with accidents or problems along the AT and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Wintergreen Police and the U.S. Park Service police coordinate their efforts when necessary.

Nelson County

While Wintergreen is proud to be part of Augusta County, the vast majority of its property is within Nelson County. (The only way to drive to Wintergreen is via the roads of Nelson.) The WPOA as well as many individual Wintergreen property owners are regularly involved with county staff and elected officials on a multitude of levels.

Rockfish Valley Community Center

Many Wintergreen property owners are involved in this very active nonprofit, community-based, membership organization. Located in a 1938 school building just north of Nellysford, the Rockfish Valley Community Center not only houses but often facilitates a variety of recreational, educational, cultural and business programs. The RVCC also is the home of the Treasure Chest Thrift Shop.

Rockfish Valley Foundation

Headquartered at the crossroads that marks Wintergreen, Va., the RVF is preserving the natural, historical, ecological, and agricultural resources of the Rockfish Valley with projects such as the Rockfish Valley Loop Trail System, Spruce Creek Park, and the foundation's Natural History Center which resides on Route 151 at the original village of Wintergreen, Va.

Nelson 151

Virginia Route 151 through Nelson County is the road most people take to reach Wintergreen. In the 40-plus years since Wintergreen first opened, the two-lane blacktop has slowly grown into a fun destination in itself. The Nelson 151 website focuses on its unique wineries, breweries, and cider-makers, but there is much more to see and do in the area, including restaurants, art galleries, museums, and antique shops. Go have fun!

…and more

Throughout the Wintergreen community you’ll find active volunteers offering their time, talent, and leadership in area churches, schools, and to local worthwhile organizations such as Almost Home (Humane Society/SPCA of Nelson County), the local Habitat for Humanity, the Nelson County Master Gardeners, and the somewhat ad hoc Friends of 151.