The Reserve at Granite Highlands is New Tradition Homes' section of the newest phase of Granite Highlands, the hillside neighborhood above downtown Washougal. New Tradition describes it as Phase 9, with just 20 homesites averaging about 7,500 square feet, and plans to offer both single-level and two-story homes from its Classic Series. As of October 2026 it's coming soon: the interest list is open, and plans, prices and an opening date haven't been published.
It's worth a look for buyers who want a newer home inside Washougal city limits on a bigger-than-typical lot, five minutes from downtown Washougal and eight from downtown Camas. It also sits in the same neighborhood as Toll Brothers' Bluffs and Ridge collections and David Weekley's coming section, which gives you a lot to compare on one hill. New Tradition's 5% pre-sale incentive for Granite Highlands runs through December 15, 2026, so timing matters if sales open this fall.
Community overview
Builder: New Tradition Homes (October 2026) Location: Granite Highlands Phase 9, near N 6th St and N Y St, inside Washougal city limits; the phase's new lots front N 10th St and N Lebrun Dr (October 2026) Status: Coming soon; interest list open, no opening date published (October 2026) Pricing: Not published (October 2026) Home sizes: Not published; single-level and two-story Classic Series plans (October 2026) Homesites: 20, per New Tradition. County records show Phase 9 recorded September 10, 2026, with 41 residential lots plus common tracts, so New Tradition's 20 are about half of the phase (October 2026) Lots: About 7,500 sq ft on average; Phase 9 lots in county records run roughly 7,500 to 9,000 sq ft, with one larger lot (October 2026) HOA: Dues not published. The common tracts in Phase 9 are owned by the Bluffs at Granite Highlands HOA (October 2026) Schools: Washougal School District: Hathaway Elementary, Jemtegaard Middle, Washougal High (October 2026) Sales office: None yet; we can get you on New Tradition's interest list and keep you posted (October 2026)
The homes
New Tradition hasn't released which plans it will build here or what they'll cost. What it has published is the series and the spec. The Reserve uses the New Classic Series, and New Tradition says the Classic plans come with a wide range of options and selections, in both single-level and two-story layouts.
The Classic Series included-features sheet (updated March 2026) lists:
- Kitchen: slab quartz counters with a full-height tile backsplash, stained alder cabinets with 42-inch uppers, a walk-in pantry on some plans, a Whirlpool stainless slide-in electric range with hood, built-in microwave and dishwasher
- Living areas: engineered hardwood in the entry, kitchen, dining, great room and powder bath, an electric fireplace, LED lighting and a two-tone paint package
- Baths: quartz counters, tile floors, a tile shower with a frameless glass door in the owner's bath, and a soaking tub on some plans
- Energy: a heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump water heater, balanced fresh-air ventilation, R-23 walls, R-38 floors, R-60 ceilings and high-efficiency windows
- Exterior and garage: James Hardie siding, 2x6 framing, an insulated garage door, a drywalled and insulated garage, and wiring for a future EV charger
Lot premiums, view lots and the upgrade prices that turn a base plan into your home will come with the price sheet and the site plan.
Homes for sale now: none. County records show the Phase 9 lots still held by the developer as of October 2026, so the first New Tradition homes here will be pre-sales, where you pick the lot and plan and the home is built for you.
Current incentive: New Tradition's Granite Highlands Special Incentive contributes up to 5% of the base price of a pre-sale home toward financing, upgrades or closing costs when you finance with one of its Trusted Lenders, through December 15, 2026. It can end sooner and doesn't combine with other offers. New Tradition's own example is $50,000 on a $1 million base price; that's an illustration of the math, not a published price. Because the offer is for pre-sale homes, it applies once New Tradition starts writing contracts here, so the useful question is whether that happens before mid-December. A credit used as a rate buy-down and the same credit used toward upgrades or closing costs work out differently depending on how long you keep the loan, so it's worth comparing both against an outside lender's quote.
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New Tradition Homes is a family-owned builder based in Vancouver that has been building since 1987. Its Classic Series homes carry a 2-10 warranty: two years on workmanship, two years on systems and a third-party-backed ten-year structural warranty. Finishes are chosen in New Tradition's Design Studio, and its incentives run through its Trusted Lenders. In Clark County it's also building at Harmony View and Si Ellen Farms in Vancouver, Amira's Song and Walker Field in Battle Ground, and Paradise Pointe in Ridgefield.
The rest of Granite Highlands
Granite Highlands has been built out in phases since the early 2000s, and four builder sections are now selling or coming on the hill. Toll Brothers is selling its last three quick move-ins at Bluffs at Granite Highlands, listed from about $1.6 million with move-ins in early 2027. Toll's Ridge at Granite Highlands has mostly single-level plans over daylight basements from 2,980 to 3,844 square feet, announced from $1.4 million, with sales expected in November 2026. David Weekley Homes lists Granite Highlands as coming soon, with no plans or prices yet. Each builder will price its views, lots and finishes differently, so if you like the hill it's worth seeing all four.
Schools
The Reserve is in the Washougal School District. New Tradition lists these schools, and Clark County's records place every Phase 9 parcel in the same attendance areas:
| Level | School | Grades | Students (2025–26) | Drive time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Hathaway Elementary | K–5 | 299 | 6 minutes |
| Middle | Jemtegaard Middle School | 6–8 | 408 | 10 minutes |
| High | Washougal High School | 9–12 | 912 | 10 minutes |
Drive times are free-flowing from the community. In late September 2026 the district began a 90-day review of closing or consolidating Hathaway Elementary, citing enrollment decline since 2019; it hasn't said where Hathaway students would go, and it plans to keep the property for a possible future school. Some older Granite Highlands streets to the south are in the Camas School District, though the Phase 9 lots are all Washougal. Tell us which lot you're considering and we'll confirm the assignment with the district.
Inside the community
New Tradition points to nearby parks, trails and outdoor recreation rather than on-site amenities, and we found no clubhouse, pool or gate planned. The pull is the setting: a hillside near the west end of the Columbia River Gorge, on lots larger than most new construction in the county. County records show the Phase 9 common tracts owned by the Bluffs at Granite Highlands HOA, which suggests the Reserve will join that association; New Tradition hasn't confirmed it. A recent Bluffs listing showed dues of $270 a month. The dues, the budget and what the CC&Rs say about fences, RVs and rentals for this section aren't published yet, and we'd get them in front of you before you commit.
Parks and outdoors nearby
- Lookout Ridge Park: 2 minutes, just west of the community
- Hathaway Park: 6 minutes; on the Washougal River, with a non-motorized boat launch
- Washougal Waterfront Park and Trail: 8 minutes; the Port of Camas-Washougal's park and path along the Columbia
- Lacamas Regional Park: 9 minutes; Clark County's park around Round Lake and Lacamas Lake, with trails and waterfalls
- Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach: 9 minutes; 93 acres with a Columbia River beach and trails
- Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 9 minutes; 1,049 acres of restored floodplain at the west end of the Gorge
Getting around
Drive times from the community in free-flowing traffic; SR-14 and the bridges take longer at rush hour.
- Downtown Washougal: 5 minutes
- Downtown Camas: 8 minutes
- I-205 at SR-14: 20 minutes
- Glenn Jackson Bridge (I-205): 21 minutes
- Downtown Vancouver: 27 minutes
- PDX airport: 29 minutes
- Interstate Bridge (I-5): 31 minutes
- Downtown Portland: 38 minutes
- Transit: C-TRAN Route 92 (Camas/Washougal) runs within about a mile
Daily life
- Groceries: Grocery Outlet on SE 2nd Ave (4 minutes), Safeway on Evergreen Way in Washougal (7), Safeway in downtown Camas (7)
- Coffee and dining: Washougal Coffee Company on Main St (5 minutes), downtown Washougal around Reflection Plaza (5), downtown Camas restaurants (8)
- Library: Washougal Community Library on C St (5 minutes)
- Healthcare: Vancouver Clinic in Camas (14 minutes), PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's hospital and ER in Vancouver (24)
What it costs to own
- Jurisdiction: City of Washougal, with city water and sewer, Camas-Washougal Fire and power from Clark Public Utilities.
- Property tax: the 2026 levy for this tax area is about $9.35 per $1,000 of assessed value, roughly 0.93%, or about $9,350 a year per $1 million of assessed value. New homes are assessed in stages, so the first bill can be low; budget for the full amount.
- HOA: not published for this section; Bluffs dues were $270 a month on a recent listing.
- Impact fees: paid by the builder at permit and built into the price. Washougal's 2025 schedule has no school impact fee in the Washougal School District, a park fee of $6,848, a traffic fee of $8,275, $11,563 in water and sewer charges, and a fire fee of $0.68 per square foot. Our custom homes guide compares fees across the county.
What's changing nearby
Granite Highlands is the busiest part of Washougal's new-home map. Phases 8 and 9 recorded in September 2026, Toll Brothers has site work under way at Ridge with sales expected in November, David Weekley is coming, and Toll is finishing its last Bluffs homes into early 2027. Expect several builders working on neighboring streets for a few years. New Tradition also points to the Port of Camas-Washougal's waterfront work, including the planned Hyas Point mixed-use project along the Columbia. On the school side, the Hathaway Elementary review is the change to follow.
What to check before you buy
- Which 20 lots. New Tradition has about half of Phase 9, and it hasn't published which lots. View lots, corner lots and the one larger lot will price differently, so we'll get the site plan and the lot premiums to you as soon as they're out.
- The slope under your lot. County maps show steep-slope areas within Phase 9, and part of it sits in an older state map of potential slope instability. We'll request the geotechnical report and find out how grading and drainage were handled on your lot, and help line up a licensed inspector to look at retaining walls and drainage before closing.
- Mapped water and power lines. A small unnamed mapped drainage feature and Clark Public Utilities overhead lines cross parts of Phase 9 in county data. The site plan will show where any buffers or easements fall, which is worth knowing lot by lot.
- The incentive timing. The 5% offer is for pre-sale homes through December 15, 2026. If contracts open later, we'll find out what replaces it and get the terms in writing.
- Which HOA, and what it costs. We'll confirm the association, then get the dues, budget, reserve study and CC&Rs for you.
- The school picture. We'll confirm the assignment by address; follow the Hathaway review if you have elementary-age kids.
- Construction around you. With several builders on the hill, we'll get the build timeline and which streets carry construction traffic.
- The Design Studio budget. Pricing your must-haves before the studio appointment keeps the final number close to the plan.
How we help here
At the Reserve we'd start now, before New Tradition opens: we get you on the interest list, watch for the site plan and price sheet, and line up its 20 lots against Toll's Ridge, the last Bluffs homes and David Weekley's section, so you see what each builder charges for a view, a single-level plan or a bigger lot. We check your lot's slope, drainage features and power lines on the county maps and ask New Tradition for the geotechnical report, confirm the school assignment by address while the Hathaway review plays out, and get the HOA documents once the association is confirmed. If sales open before December 15, we run the 5% incentive as a rate buy-down and as an upgrade or closing-cost credit next to an outside lender's quote, and help you set a Design Studio budget before you're in the studio. During the build we coordinate the licensed inspections, and our construction background helps us look closely at a hillside home while the walls are still open.
Before you commit to anything, you'll have a written Engagement Proposal with the exact scope and fee.
Also looking at Granite Highlands? See Bluffs at Granite Highlands, Ridge at Granite Highlands, David Weekley's Granite Highlands and the full Washougal new-construction page.
Last updated: October 2026