Camas Meadows Golf Club
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Camas Meadows Golf Club is routed through the forested wetlands that surround Lacamas Lake, providing beautiful scenery and plenty of natural hazards. It feels secluded but the club is conveniently just a short drive from Portland International Airport. The challenging track is one of the most popular public golf courses in the Portland metro area. The layout features narrow and winding fairways lined with mature trees and over 50 crushed white sand bunkers are strategically placed throughout. Water also comes into play on almost every hole. Some holes offer a risk-reward setup but most require a smart and careful approach as well as solid execution. At just over 6,500 yards, the course is somewhat short for a championship layout but no less challenging. It is a good compromise for casual golfers who still want to play a high quality round of golf.
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Top Courses in Washington(2017 #7)
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The distance between holes is extremely long. Patrons should be notified before teeing off and encouraged to ride.
Poor pro shop staff
If it wasn’t for the friendly upbeat restaurant staff, we would not be playing here again. The pro shop staff is not friendly, like not even a little bit. My buddy just spent $15K on a wedding last summer and all they wanted to give us was a free cart? And the caviat was, we had to prepay ahead of time for the green fee in order to get the free cart. No thanks Camas Meadows!
Country Club
I was prepared to walk, but when I saw the vast majority taking carts I didn't and was glad---there is quite a bit of walking between some holes. The best aspect of Camas is the layout. A variety of holes and tees. Some wooded holes and many water hazards. The greens, though recently punched were true, and all the bunkers were filled with ample sand. Definitely a place to which I will return
Worth it...
This course offers a classic NW feel w/ Mt. Hood in the back ground and tall trees lining most fairways.
Really enjoy how each hole is carved in the landscape. To score well, you're going to need to be precise off the tee and hit you wedges well. The greens are not terribly hard- once you're there :)
While it's sightly more expensive than other courses in the area like Heron Lakes, Rose City, Tri Mountain which are generally open and allow you to "swing for the fences"- Camas is more narrow and challenging, and worth the extra cash.
Very well maintained, the course is fun, challenging, and rewarding. THe club house is beautiful and the post round beer/food is great too.
While walking the course is fairly flat and easy, there are some pretty lengthy walks between holes- I'm talking 5-7 min walks.
The range is across the street from the club house which requires a bit of a walk. However, great practice facilities.
Go play Camas Meadows...
Fun course close to Portland.
We live in downtown Portland but try to place CM at least once a year - 30 min drive is quite acceptable. Greens were in perfect condition and the rest of the course was better than most for end-of-summer play. Interesting course with no 2 holes the same. Clubhouse for an after-round drink is very nice.
Visually entertaining
It was mens day club at the course, so pace was just a little slow. The course meanders through the housing area, but their landscaping certainly kept us looking and observing.
The greens were in good shape, and the course was in good shape overall. Didn't quite get the picture wanted of Mt. Hood from the fairway due to few clouds.
My only negative is the online booking. It mentions a $50 rate and not until checkout, does it say that is a walking rate.
I pointed this out to the pro shop staff, and he had a comeback for that question, that my guess is quite common for first time players to the course.
The starter, marshalls were all friendly and quite helpful.
Challenging but fair test of golf.
Course in great shape; fairways plush with no noticeable bare or dead spots; greens rolling true. Need to keep your ball in play as some fairways are narrow with wetlands gobbling up errant shots. Beautiful scenery throughout. Definitely a course you want to play more than once.
Staff very friendly and helpful.
Beautiful Views!
Played on a beautiful 65 degree day in February. Some balls plugged due to recent rains but overall the course was very playable considering it is still winter. Pace of play was extremely slow at the start, but picked up on the back nine. This is not a friendly walking course. There are long distances between holes, but with a cart it is a great layout. There is lots of sand and some water and a lot of carries over natural areas. The sand is pure white and very fluffy. Really enjoyed this course as we wove through the trees, meadows and swampy natural areas. Can't wait to cone back in the summer!
Fun layout
Few holes were tough especially into east wind, fun course to play , would recommend riding though.
Between the green to next tee box is relatively long for most part.
I would definitely come back and play again!!!
Camas
The course was in decent shape for a Late November outing. Greens were in great shape.
Attitude
Guy in the pro shop was kinda hostile. I live in Portland and had never been out to Camas Meadows but saw a nice Hot Deal so thought I'd give it a try. I got there early and both practice greens were closed for maintenance. Seemed to be pretty empty so I asked if I could just tee off early. He insisted that the four Hot Deal customers all wait and tee off together at the time we purchased, even though there was no one else scheduled. Seemed to have a pretty negative attitude towards GolfNow customers, saying they've had "real issues" with GolfNow customers asking to tee off ahead of their time. Not sure what it's hurting when there's no one else there (or why they are even on GolfNow). Have had nothing but good experiences elsewhere using GolfNow Hot Deals. Enjoyed the course, but not sure I'll go back with that kind of attitude.
Hot dry summer really did a number on the fairways!
Always a great course to play! Usually lush, and green, but this unusually dry, hot summer really damaged the fairways. The greens are in good condition, the bunkers have awesome new sand, and the pace of play was great. Once our normal weather returns, the course will be back to normal.
Ball Eater
Starting at 630 am found the greens littered with debris and the fairways soaking wet. The course is a lowland cow path. Little grooming has gone into the development of the tight fairways and punishing rough. The weed bowl eats the balls inches off the first cut. But the worst part of the morning was the attitude of the desk at check in. That kid might have been a player once but stuck inside his arrogance is unbecoming to the game. He argued with me about my prepaid registration through golf now. I will not be returning to Camas.