River Hills Country Club Homes for Sale, Valrico FL

About River Hills Country Club

River Hills sits in south Valrico off Lithia Pinecrest Road, wrapped around the Alafia River corridor and a championship course. Arvida started the community in 1988, and the first homes went up that year. Today about 1,160 single-family homes sit across several villages, and two manned gates control entry around the clock. Homes range from roughly 1,300 square feet to more than 5,200, in one-story and two-story plans, and many lots back to fairways, ponds or conservation land. Golf cart garages, screened pools and summer kitchens show up often in listings. What sets River Hills apart from most east Hillsborough golf neighborhoods is ownership: the homeowners association purchased the country club in September 2019, so the club and the community now pull in the same direction. Since then the HOA has put more than $2 million into the clubhouse, greens, pool and courts. Because residents hold a Social membership by default, the club works as the neighborhood living room, with dining, a pool and a fitness center that every household can use. Buyers should ask for the current membership schedule and HOA budget, since both fund the club.

The golf at River Hills Country Club

The course is a Joe Lee design that opened with the clubhouse in 1989. It was conceived as a daily-fee facility with private club amenities and later moved to a membership model. From the back tees it plays about 6,930 yards with a 73.9 rating and 140 slope, so it holds up for low handicaps. Water comes into play on 16 holes, the fairways are Bermuda, and the greens are Champion Dwarf Bermuda. The greens were resurfaced in a six-month project that wrapped in October 2024. Practice areas include a full-length driving range, a short game area and a large putting green, plus a stocked golf shop and lesson programs. The developer sold the club in 2000 and it changed hands several times before the River Hills homeowners association bought it in 2019. Residents get a Social membership through the community, and full golf privileges are an upgrade. Non-residents can also join in Golf, Tennis, Social or Corporate categories with a modest monthly food and beverage minimum.

Is club membership required in River Hills Country Club?

Required with home ownership. Residents must hold at least a Social membership, and listing remarks describe a social access membership that covers dining, pool and fitness with limited golf, tennis and pickleball. Golf, Tennis, Social and Corporate memberships are also sold to non-residents.

HOA: Recent MLS listings show a median HOA of about $223 per month (as of October 2026); listing remarks say dues cover 24-hour guard service, private road upkeep and the social access membership; confirm with the association.

Want the current HOA, CDD and club numbers for a specific home? Ask me and I will pull them from the listing and the association.

Living in River Hills Country Club: location and lifestyle

River Hills feels tucked away but sits about 15 minutes from Brandon shopping on State Road 60 and roughly 25 to 30 minutes from downtown Tampa via the Selmon Expressway or I-75. Lithia Pinecrest Road and Bell Shoals Road handle most daily trips, and FishHawk Ranch retail is a short drive south. Inside the gates there are more than four miles of nature trails along the Alafia River, plus the club's heated 25-meter pool, a 24-hour fitness center, lighted clay tennis courts and four pickleball courts that opened in January 2025. The clubhouse runs a casual grill with course views, a larger dining room for events and an enclosed porch for receptions. Golf carts are allowed on community streets, so plenty of owners drive a cart to the first tee or to dinner. Alafia River State Park and Lithia Springs Park are both close for paddling, swimming and mountain biking.