Colorado National Golf Club
About
The golf course at the Colorado National Golf Club is an 18-hole, public course that is situated just 20 minutes north of Denver. Jay Morrish designed the formerly known as Vista Ridge golf course with a traditional links-style layout. The course covers 7,579 yards of golf from its longest tees and plays to a par of 72. Rolling fairways lined with native grasses and large, undulating greens make the golf course interesting, while beautiful views of snow-topped mountains provide pleasant scenery. The course has many bunkers as well as water hazards. Colorado National Golf Club also features five sets of tee boxes for golfers to work on a number of different handicaps.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by jordanlip on 04/05/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by I81WlSKkTee4dnkVjJkN on 08/19/2025
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Photo submitted by I81WlSKkTee4dnkVjJkN on 08/19/2025
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Photo submitted by I81WlSKkTee4dnkVjJkN on 08/19/2025
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by joshsmith12 on 05/06/2024
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What a view! Photo submitted by Icanhackit on 10/23/2022
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Rainbow on Hole 13 Photo submitted by Icanhackit on 07/02/2022
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Driving Range View Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 04/23/2022
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Hole 14 - Longs Peak Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 04/23/2022
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Hole 2 - Longs Peak Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 05/17/2021
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View from clubhouse Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 05/17/2021
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Photo submitted by 12122012 on 10/07/2012
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Photo submitted by 12122012 on 10/07/2012
Golfer Reviews
Ranger likes his authority
Didn't want to say anything but nothing will change if nothing is said. Course is ok shape but not for a 65plus green fee. Riverdale is a much much better kept course. this course had Ground under repair in a lot of places. Could not drive carts on 3 of the par 4 holes, I understand par 3's- that was not advertised on web or in clubhouse. Horrible customer service. I work in customer service. Have for over 20 years. Not cool. Saw the ranger on hole 3, No hello just a just a "you are 5 min behind" ..then after a few holes "pick up the pace" we told them we are only 10 min behind.. That was a mistakes because they followed us from that point. They were just grumpy old men. The rangers have nothing to do except ride our 4some that day. Don't understand but at most we were 12 min behind the pace according to the gps. No one pushing us..so it didn't make sense. The rangers were present around us on about 12 of the holes. Felt rushed and annoyed even though we were not playing extremely slow. I get it if we are being pushed or playing 30 min behind but geez C'mon man. Came to golf and have a good time but golf was ok the rangers here have taken their jobs to seriously and made this outing a an annoying rushed experience. beware. Won't ever go there again.
Slow pace of play and bad carts
This is a beautiful and challenging course with some problems. The staff we dealt with was friendly. The pace of play was horrible with bad backups. Top that off with the cart shutting down anywhere near the course edge due to "...native grasses..," added to a bad experience, especially when you are nowhere near those grasses. Also, don't get stuck trying to drive your clubs to the car. The cart will stop there too.. I can only imagine what it might have been like on a weekend. This course is a bad deal for the money.
Excellent Value, My Go To Course
CU National is an excellent value. It is my go to course and I have played it more than any other course in Colorado. The layout is very diverse and interesting with lots of elevation change and some really great hole designs (Particularly 1, 10, 14 and 17). The course always looks very good, the greens sometimes need a little work. The afternoon deals are amazing (25-35$ including cart). The only draw back is that the pace of play is extremely slow in the afternoon when the deals are good.
All in all CU national, along with Riverdale Dunes is the best value in the north Denver area.
the course will make you hit every club
This course was fun and not expensive at all. There is a good mix of long and short holes for all par 3's 4'sand 5's, I love it when a course has drivable par 4's. I'll definitely be returning.
Fun course. ... tough but fun
Fun to play. .. tough but fun. Facilities overall need some tlc. Lots of kids running around. I think a 10 year old was driving a cart around with 2 other kids riding. As far as i could tell there was no adult supervision.
Disappointed This Time
I've been to this course before and always regarded it as my favorite. This time, however, I was very disappointed with my overall experience.
Right from check-in, the staff was rather unfriendly. The cart we were given did not contain any tees and was still wet from its recent washing, not to mention it was malfunctioning and difficult to steer.
Additionally, the course was rather overbooked and we didn't have enough time to play all holes as the average pace was approximately 35 min behind. We spent 5 hours on this course and played only 12 holes (2 people). There was no course marshall regulating pace of play and it was frustratingly slow.
The course itself was beautiful as always, which was the only redeeming factor in my round of play.
Best in the area
In the Boulder region this has been my favorite course so far. The standard of the fairways and greens are great, the difficulty is challenging but not too hard. The pace of play can be slowed down by balls easily lost in the wild grass, or the cart path only holes. The views of the front range are spectacular.
Could be cheaper
Not a bad course, however, fairly expensive compared to other courses in the area. $6 for a small bucket of range balls is ridiculous. Greens could use some attention, they are pretty beat up.
Fun course, good value
A beautiful course with a nice layout. Fun to play and nice gps in cart.
Rainy but good value!
Pace was slow but they sent me out as a single so I quickly caught the group ahead. Drinks were exceptionally expensive, but you can't beat $28 for 18 holes and a cart on a nice course!
Good, demanding course from the back tees
Good course, very challenging from the back tees, par 3s averaged around 225 yards, but very reasonable landing areas, and greens were in excellent shape and have some good speed to them. I would play it again next time I'm in denver...
Excellant Condition Course
First time out and this was a welcome surprise...great course, very challenging...if you keep the ball in play! If not it can tear you up.
Needs some work
The course seems to be neglected. The tee boxes on the Par 3s were all chewed up, the greens were shaggy and spotted, but the worst was the "sand" in the bunkers, which was more concrete than sand, completely hardpacked. A sand wedge would just skip off the top of the "sand." Even the rakes wouldn't even scratch the surface of the Quickrete that they used in the bunkers.
great views and hard holes
Very good course. Some of the holes are pretty tough to make it on the green in two when its a par 4. The carts will shut off and will tell you to go in reverse if you are 2 feet away from the rough "native area". Keep cart on cart path or on the fairways . Found that out the hard way.
Challenging
Course plays longer then score card from gold tee. Greens very acceptable with good shot. Layout makes for a very satisfying round even if not scoring well. Will play again from one tee forward.
The Views Are Not Spoiled by the Golf!
Playing this course is always a priority when I am home for the summer. You can choose a tee box that fits your game as there are 6 choices. The greens are kept in good shape, true and quick! When you are choosing your aiming spots on peaks of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, it doesn't get any better!
A course you'd expect to be better
This is purportedly where CU plays their golf. You'd expect for the price they pay and the need to have collegiate level tournaments that course would be in better shape most if the time. Without fail, you can expect to find at least a couple of holes with major efforts in the middle of the fairway or just off the green. The greens are in less than ideal shape most of the time, which is painful because the reads and speed bring good challenge, and it's cruel to get a good line and have your putt knocked off it's line by a bunch of bumps everywhere. They charge for the course as though it is in great shape, and if it were, the price would justify, as it is a fun course that is built well. Paying 6 dollars for a small bucket of balls that are more than half of them coming out destroyed (balls literally with most of the cover ripped up/off) epitomizes this course. A premier price tag for something that could be great, but isn't.
if you like slow play...
TERRIBLE pace of play---5 hours! None of the rangers on the course did anything about the SLOW play. What a shame because it's a good layout. I won't play here again.