Skamania Lodge - The Gorge 9

This course has beautiful views, and is in excellent shape. The greens rolled nice and were in good condition, and the fairways were nice as well.
Unfortunately, this course was too tight for me to have fun. Almost every tee shot you have a narrow fairway surrounded by woods where balls cannot be found. Any shot not in the fairway is lost. Many greens are similar in that there is a few feet of grass around the green and then woods where balls cannot be found. I literally had a ball land on the shoulder of the green, take one bounce, and end up in the woods lost. I must have lost 12+ balls during my round. At other courses I usually lose 1-3.
If you hit very straight and short and want a course where you have an opportunity to score, this is the place for you. Pretty much all of the holes are short enough anyone can get there in regulation. But if you are like me and only hit the fairway about 1/2 the time, and the greens 2/3 of the time, you are going to lose an insane amount of balls and spend all of your time dropping. By the back 9 i was pretty frustrated and wasn't really enjoying myself anymore.

the only drawback to this golf outing, they allowed a 5 some to play directly in front of our foursome.we had to wait on almost all t shots and approach shots.even so we still finished in about 4 hours 30 min. lots of blind shots,I loved this course. plan to play it again and again.

This was such a great place to play!! The views are amazing and if you keep the ball in play can be an easy short course. The only thing I would say that was not quite up to par were some of the tees. There were a few that were pretty bare and just sanded. Also there were a couple that didn't feel quite level, but overall a great time. The greens putted really nice!! Walking the course is not that bad, if you can walk Chahalem Glen than this will be a breeze. Just keep it in play and be on the left side of the fairway on 10. Amazing, will play again and got a great hot deal. TY Golf Now.

Course was not quite in as good condition as past rounds. Greens were a bit over sanded so they were quite slow with little break. So... Putting was easy - - but that is not really a good thing.
Fairways were good except for some spots of hard pan which I was not expecting.
Overall, I had a very nice round and a great time.

It was really hot the day we played and some of the fairways weren't really all that green, but I love this course. Remember to bring a couple extra sleeves of balls - this course will eat them up unless you are always in the fairway. Love the staff and great value.

beautiful course. the view alone is worth the price. hit the ball straight. bring an extra sleeve

This course is very narrow. If you don't hit the ball straight, bring an extra dozen balls with you.
The greens were fairly quick and pretty true but the tee boxes are sparse and need some work.
Staff was excellent, and when I told the desk pro that I would be walking he told me they have complimentary pull carts. BTW, don't walk this course if you are not in at least fair shape

Nice course and setting in the gorge. Hilly, with blind shots on several holes, cart recommended. Not a long course, but demands accuracy off tee, with little chance to find shots that find the un-mowed areas. Straight is great here! Greens in nice condition, though not fast. Staff very friendly.

My wife and I have played Skamania a couple of times, but not for a couple of years. We returned to Skamania for a round and rediscovered why we enjoy it so much.

We love to walk a course. Skamania is a bit of a challenge, but the natural beauty of the course and its surroundings make the walk pretty special. No houses, lots of birds, trains tooting along the Columbia, and views of the river weave together to make Skamania a special place.

It's tight...bring a few extra balls!

I've played here every year for the past 3 years because we get a great deal through the Portland Golf Show. This is a challenging course like others have already said. Narrow fairways and not much room for error if your not in the fairway. You will lose balls if you go left or right, but that's what makes this course fun to play. The course was in great shape when we played. My only gripe was a twosome in front of us wouldn't let us play through when we were clearly faster than they were with made for a long afternoon, but hey I was on the golf course so it couldn't be that bad. With that said, I will continue to come here and play as this is truly a beautiful course to play

It's a beautiful course, but very punitive if you stray off course. A shot as little as 3 yards off the fairway results in a lost ball, as the woods are impenetrable. Between my wife and I (we are decent players), we lost 20 golf balls during the day. Unacceptable to me for a course to have such a small margin of error and to lose so many golf balls. Turned what should have been a great day on the course into a bad day out. Could not recommend to any of my friends to ever play this course.

Very beautiful course. Greens were a bit bumpy having been plugged and sanded a couple weeks before. Very narrow fairways. Overall a very fun golf experience. Oh! bring some extra balls.

Excellent golf course short and long holes all shots needed.

Due to the narrow fairways and very rough rough, you will need to hit it straight no matter what club is in your hands, along with huge elevation changes, your missed hits equal lost balls. You have been warned, but rewards await along with some fantastic views on several holes!

What a great place, there are holes where you can see the Columbia River, hear a train horn in the distance but you hear NO automobile traffic. The staff was just GREAT and of the MANY times I have played this course I have never been disappointed. Every time I have friends who play golf and are visiting, I always take them here and they are amazed at the beauty of the course. So go play and enjoy!!!

Pro shop staff hooked my up with two locals who knew the course. Very friendly duo. Course is tight and narrow with lots of areas you can get into trouble, but it's fair, even to a hack like me. Views are spectacular. A couple of areas you encounter zip lines, which was a first to me. Bring an extra sleeve of balls.

The course was typical pacific north west weather. It had rained a lot during the week before so it was a little sloppy. The man in the golf shop was extremely helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. Same with the starter and marshal. Course was tight but fun. Definitely recomend this place!

We were a little set back when we arived and were told we should not be playing. We teed off anyway and except for very sloppy storm ravaged fairways we had a great time. We had the coarse to ourselves and even with constant rain it was very peaceful and we both played well. The coarse conditions were not the green keepers fault as a storm had blown a lot of debris around the fairways but the greens were cleared.

It is a long distance around the whole course, but it is really a good course to play.

Excellent course for variety of challenging holes and scenic views. Can be a ball eater, but that's part of the challenge.