Shagbark

Property Owners Association

Welcome to Shagbark

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Shagbark is a premiere community in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, located just outside of Pigeon Forge and near Gatlinburg and Sevierville. About half of the Cabins in Shagbark are primary or second homes, while the other half are overnight rentals.

Fees and Dues

  • Yearly Fees/Dues – Home $850 – Lots – $350
  • For 2024, there is a special assessment of $500 for road improvements in addition to the dues.
  • We are on a Calendar Year (1/1 – 12/31)
  • We bill annually
  • Bills go out in late November or early December and are due by Jan 31st
  • A transfer fee of $300 per property sale is due from the buyer.
  • To find the current dues owed by property, email office@shagbarkpoa.com

Rentals

  • Overnight rentals are allowed in Shagbark
  • All incoming guests must be registered with the HOA and will be issued a pass by the guard gate upon arrival.
  • A fee for the use of the common areas by non-owners is a $10 fee per booking and a $10 fee per car collected from the cabin owner or management company.
  • For more info on setting up your cabin for rentals, please get in touch with the guard gate at (865) 428-5956 Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, or email security@shagbarkpoa.com

Utilities in Shagbark:

  • Cable/Internet
    • ATT Fiber optic to the house
    • up to 5 GB speed Internet​
  • Electricity​
    • Sevier County Electric​
  • Water/Sewer​
    • Shagbark is on well/septic
  • Trash
    • ​Trash is taken to the dump by owners​​
    • Some small businesses will remove your trash​​
  • Mailboxes
    • Mail is delivered to the central mailboxes by the US Post Office
    • Assigning mailboxes is handled by the Poas Office, not the HOA.
  • Packages
    • Packages are delivered directly to the property, except for the Post Office.  The Post Office delivers packages to a mail shed next to the mailboxes.  The mail carrier will put a note in your mailbox with the door code for the package building.

What do you get for being part of Shagbark?

  • Security
    • We are the only community with 24/7 Security Personnel at the entrance to the neighborhood.
    • No one is allowed in the neighborhood without a reason for being there.
    • Our guards receive training and are certified by the State of Tennessee.
    • Our primary expense is personnel, with Security being our most considerable outlay.
    • We employ three full-time people at the gate and three to four part-timers who work one or two days a week.
  • Common Areas
    • We employ a full-time maintenance employee who takes care of the common areas.
  • Pool
    • Our pool is open from 9 AM to 9 PM – Starting on Memorial Day to Labor Day
  • Pickle Ball
  • Tennis Court
  • Basketball Court
  • Park with Fitness Trail & Dog Park
  • Frisbee Golf
  • Cornhole
  • Playground
  • Picknick Pavilion
  • Community Center – Available for rental
  • Storage Units – Available for Rent
  • Long-term RV – Boat – Trailer parking is available at the Community Center.
  • Roads are all Private and are maintained by Shagbark
    • There are about 22 miles of roads in Shagbark
    • About 1/3 of the area has gravel roads
    • We pave and repair roads, shoulders, and culverts​
    • We blow leaves, cut trees, salt, and plow snow and ice
    • Individuals maintain personal driveways
    • We maintain street signs and directional arrows.