GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
4.2
732 Reviews (732)
5 Stars
414
4 Stars
236
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
85.2%
Recommend this course
671 out of 732 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
5.0
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.7
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.1
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.4%
Recommend this course
48 out of 59 reviews
Read Reviews
frame.svg
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
circle-star.svg
Course Highlights
Berkshire Valley's course layout consistently earns top marks, with challenging holes, fast greens, and well-maintained fairways impressing repeat visitors. Friendly staff and solid value make this scenic course a strong choice for golfers of all skill levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 71
Length 6810 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

Berkshire Valley has a scenic location in the Highlands region of northern New Jersey. It is known as one of best public golf courses in the area. The course is perched atop the ridge of Green Pond Mountain, providing a dramatic topography for a challenging round of golf. The front of the golf course was carefully carved from a hillside, featuring narrow fairways that place a premium on accuracy. The first five holes are particularly scenic as well as formidable. There are some open holes that play along the cliffs, subjecting them to the prevailing winds, one of these is the intimidating par-5 third. The Berkshire Valley golf course finishes with its signature hole. This hole can be deceiving since it has a generous fairway, but the second shot is uphill to a tough green.

Book a Tee Time at
Berkshire Valley Golf Course
Powered by GolfNow.com
Hot Deals at Berkshire Valley Golf Course
View more Hot Deals on

Course Details

Year Built 2004
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Rulewich (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

Accolades

The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
golf ball.svg
$120 in monthly tee time promo codes
waivedfees
12 rounds of waived fees
redeemtrophy
GolfPass Member Pricing
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection

Reviews

4.2
732 Reviews (732)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Elevation Changes 35
Bunkers 27
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
Advanced Golfers 26
Locals 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 34
In the 'Burbs 15

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Reviewer Photos

Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Shortcuts Taken in Maintenance

This is a nice layout but from time to time conditions deteriorate and/or shortcuts are taken. Now is one of those times. 2 of the par 3’s are water carries and the weeds have been allowed to grow so high that the greens are no longer visible from the tee! Blind shot par 3’s over water!. The cheapo course solution has been to install tall flags instead of cut the weeds. This is a joke and ruins 2 perfectly fine holes. And the tee boxes are badly beat up on most holes too.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Busy

Golfer spacing could be better. A long period of time went by after i arrived with nobody sent out, then several groups were sent out close together. If nobody goes out on a time slot let someone who's early get out to improve golfer spacing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Berkshire Valley was in terrific condition when I there on 7/723. As good or better than private courses that I've played.

The course is a fair and fun test for mid to high handicappers, especially from the Gold Tees, with a few straightforward holes and a few challenging ones. So there's a fair mix of the easy and difficult.

The staff was friendly and accommodating, including the starter. (Our cart lost power on the 18th tee. I called the pro shop and two of the staff came out immediately

with a replacement for us.)

A little pricey for non county residents, but well worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rain out

I never really got to play. The whole course only played six holes because of a torrential downpour, could not play the course because it was flooded beyond playing conditions. I was wondering if there’s a rain check involved seeing that I only played six holes will you respond to this hopefully yes overall the course seems to be a nice course. I hope to play fully in the future.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

DISAPPOINTING!!

Course used to be a gem - one of the top public courses that you could play in NJ. NO LONGER!!

Course conditions have drastically deteriorated. Beat up tee boxes. Fairways in poor condition. Many ball washers without water. Driving range mats frayed with beat up old balls.

VERY OVERPRICED at $81 weekday for a non-county resident - absolutely NOT worth the price.

Will NOT be returning anything soon.

VERY DISAPPOINTING!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Loved it

I am a 16 handicap and usually try and play courses that are not too challenging because I am trying to improve... slowly. This course was challenging for me with elevation changes and some blind shots, but I absolutely LOVED IT. I shot a 90 and was very happy with that score. The price was very reasonable and I will be playing this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 63
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course

Love playing here when it's avaliable. Overall the course was in great condition. Staff is friendly. Hope to come back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall a good course

Great track but tee boxes were a mess. Divots through out the course were left unrepaired. Such potential but lacked the fine details that make a course great.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really nice

Nice course and staff. Need a little more time between tee offs as we’re not as good as everyone else and feel pressured to hurry.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the laid out of the course.

Very challenging, but fun to play. The course is in excellent shape. Can’t wait to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Nearby Courses
Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Semi-Private
4.3451817222
686
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Military
0.0
0
Denville, New Jersey
Private
0.0
0
Sparta, New Jersey
Semi-Private
4.3956246192
679
Franklin, New Jersey
Public/Resort
4.1730200063
536
Denville, New Jersey
Private
5.0
1
Franklin, New Jersey
Private
4.0
1
Sparta, New Jersey
Private
5.0
1
Bloomingdale, New Jersey
Public
1.0
1
Hamburg, New Jersey
Semi-Private/Resort
4.5046078855
401
Mount Tabor, New Jersey
Private
0.0
0
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Public/Municipal
4.0738651625
635
Golf Packages
The Monster Golf Club

Resorts World Catskills Stay & Play Package

Click Below
MONTICELLO, NY | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Resorts World Catskills Casino and golf at The Monster at Resorts World Catskills.

Resorts World Catskills Stay & Play Package

Click Below
MONTICELLO, NY | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Resorts World Catskills Casino and golf at The Monster at Resorts World Catskills.

Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package

CLICK BELOW
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel and golf at Seaview Golf Club - Bay & Pines Courses.
Seaview Golf Club - Bay Course

Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package

CLICK BELOW
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Seaview Hotel - Destination by Hyatt and golf at Seaview Golf Club - Bay & Pines Courses.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account