The amenities will be located around Longhorn Lake at the north end Boot Ranch, and in Metzger Park, a new residential village near the Clubhouse. The two areas will be connected with a new 10-foot wide paved trail that spans the two miles between these areas. Longhorn Lake features will include a covered party deck with fireplace and canoe/kayak tie ups; a swim beach, jumping platforms accessed by raft; and two tree houses connected by a swinging bridge.

At Metzger Park, central green space will accommodate a one-acre putting park and 3.5 acres of play fields. Work will begin in 2017 on the restoration of the 19th century stone Metzger House for use as a general store and mail center.

Boot Ranch, ranked among the top-10 golf communities in America by Golf Digest, currently features a Hal Sutton-designed 18-hole golf course and 34-acre practice park; a 55,000 square-foot Clubhouse Village; and the Ranch Club with three pools, a pavilion that seats 300 and lighted courts for basketball and tennis. At present, Boot Ranch has about 200 Club members, more than half of whom own property in the community.

“Today, Boot Ranch offers a top-tier golf experience and an amazing pool complex,” said developer Mark Enderle of the Terra Verde Group. “Our vision for this expansion is to take full advantage of this extraordinary land with lots of outdoor activities you just can’t do in the city.” The acclaimed private club design firm Swaback Partners of Scottsdale is doing the architecture and planning work.

Enderle added that a freestanding fitness center, a new sporting clays course, and a lakeside clubhouse are also in the early planning stages.