About Shadow Hawk

Community Life

Shadow Hawk is a gated community situated in the Sierra Nevada foothills East of Sacramento in Shingle Springs, California.

The community is comprised of 38 well-separated homes, each on 10 acre parcels with plenty of space for horse barns and outbuildings. Many residents have horses and even more have surrounded their properties with white fencing. Many homes have breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the East, and vineyards to the West. The quiet streets within the gated community are maintained by the home owners association and residents frequently take evening strolls and meet on the street since there is little traffic.

The neighborhood is uncommonly tight knit considering the spacing of homes, with many residents claiming they know their neighbors here better than they did when living in other communities where homes were only feet apart.

Home Owners Association

The community has a Home Owner's Association to maintain common areas, roads, gates, fire suppression equipment, a website, and administer the bylaws and architectural guidelines to protect residents' views and property values. Both the Board of Directors members elected by the community, and committee members that oversee various aspects of community maintenance, do so on a volunteer basis.

Very reasonable Home Owner's Association fees are due quarterly. Shadow Hawk has no Mello-Roos fees.

Five residents serve on the Board of Directors, and other residents serve on committees specializing in roads, landscaping, gates, and architectural review. Committees meet regularly to administer community resources.

The Board and committee meetings have become social gatherings onto themselves where business is conducted with friendly conversation, and a few laughs.

Suggestions from new and veteran residents are always welcome, and of course, everyone is urged to get involved.

Afternoon Sun Lights Vineyards to the West - Photo by Dean Zimmermann

Schools

Latrobe Elementary School (API: 936)

Latrobe Elementary School, located in Shingle Springs, California, serves grades K-3 in the Latrobe School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10, and a California Schools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Miller's Hill Elementary School (API: 884)

Shingle Springs's Miller's Hill Elementary School serves grades 4-8 in the Latrobe School District, and receives a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10, and a California Schools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Ponderosa High School (API: 851)

Shingle Springs's Ponderosa High School serves grades 9-12 in the El Dorado Union High School District. It has received a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10, and a California Schools Rating of 10 out of 10. This school has an average Parent Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 22 parents.

Local Services

Individual wells, septic systems, and LP gas serve the homes. All homes have gas heat, hot water heaters, and cook tops. All other appliances are electric.

Electric service is provided by PG&E and telephone service by SBC. DSL high-speed internet service is also available in our area. Residents generally have installed DirecTV or Dish network digital satellite systems for entertainment since there is not a cable service. The community has private mailboxes near the residences, newspaper delivery, and weekly trash and recycling collections. These utilities and services are not included in the home owner's association dues.

As the name implies, Shadow Hawk has no shortage of birds. In addition to smaller birds, is not uncommon to see many types of raptors.