Home to Candlewood's most sought-after waterfront associations, Candlewood Isle and Candlewood Knolls, on the sunset side of the lake.
The New Fairfield shore is where many people picture Candlewood at its best: tight-knit lakefront colonies with private beaches, docks, and clubhouses. Candlewood Isle, a gated peninsula whose association dates to 1930, and Candlewood Knolls are both New Fairfield tax districts and the lake's most recognizable direct-waterfront communities. The west-facing shoreline also means the sunset side of the water. (Note: nearby Squantz Pond and Ball Pond are separate water bodies, not Candlewood.)
The west shore carries the lake's flagship direct-waterfront associations plus several lake-community neighborhoods.
Community classifications are general guidance from the Candlewood gazetteer; a specific property's town and waterfront status are always confirmed against SmartMLS and the deed before any offer. "Lake access / community" means deeded or association rights, not owned frontage.
Candlewood Isle and Candlewood Knolls are the names buyers search for, private beaches, docks, and clubhouses with real community identity.
The west shore faces the sunset across the open water, a daily payoff that's hard to put a price on.
Candlewood Isle and Knolls are organized tax districts with their own amenities and governance, predictable, established, and tightly held.
New Fairfield. Candlewood Knolls is an official New Fairfield tax district, a common point of confusion, but it is not New Milford. The same goes for Candlewood Isle.
Both are New Fairfield direct-waterfront associations. Candlewood Isle is a gated peninsula community (association chartered 1930) with its own clubhouse and roads; Candlewood Knolls is a west-shore lakefront colony and tax district. Both are tightly held and rarely sit long.
No. Squantz Pond is separated from Candlewood by the Route 39 causeway and is a different body of water; Ball Pond is also separate. A Squantz or Ball Pond waterfront is not a Candlewood waterfront.
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