El Prado GC - Chino Creek: #5
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3.7
1242 Reviews (1242)
5 Stars
236
4 Stars
602
3 Stars
284
2 Stars
73
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
83.1%
Recommend this course
1050 out of 1242 reviews
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3.7
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.4%
Recommend this course
70 out of 85 reviews
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3.7
144 Reviews (144)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
64
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
82.6%
Recommend this course
119 out of 144 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6858 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.5

El Prado Golf Course in Chino offers two 18-hole courses, Chino creek and Butterfield Stage. Chino Creek is the longer of the two at 6,858 yards from the back tees. It is also considered more challenging but both are player friendly enough to appeal to all skill levels. As its name would imply, the Chino Creek runs along the entire length of the golf course. You find water in several different forms throughout the course including lakes and meandering streams. The layout is spread across rolling terrain with elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. Several of the holes begin from elevated tees and it's likely you'll face more than one uphill battle. Trees and bunkers also come into play but the fairways are wide and forgiving. It's not an overly difficult golf course but beginners can also try the shorter and less challenging Butterfield Stage Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Rick Hunter’s Jr. Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.7
1242 Reviews (1242)
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great weather and beautiful course

I hit the electric tower wire with my driver shot.

It landed on the fairway luckily.

The hotdog is really good and I also like that the fact that the golf courses were super green after some rain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
2.0
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Previously Played

Prado getting an Ego

Average round here 5-6 hours. No Marshall. No cart girl. Just ridiculous. Course has so much potential.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 121
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Wet Morning Great Conditions

The course was wet and soggy. The greens were recently punched so they rolled bumpy. The tees and fairways were in great shape. The men in the pro shop are always nice and personable. Thank you!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Decent greens in the front, back 9 ...

The fairway of the course was in good condition, however the greens were terrible. Way too bumpy and holes on greens.

Hopefully they will get repaird.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/21/2025:
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Played On
Reviews 69
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in decline

I had played El Prado Chino Creek years ago. Then, the greens were in excellent shape! They putted true and were quick. I was disappointed in the conditions of the greens this time. Also the customer service was not very good. The starter was pretty much nonexistent. The 1st tee was open for over 10 minutes. When my time to tee off, I went to the tee and teed off. Nobody called the time at all. I played the first 3 holes alone, then joined another twosome. The bunkers are not in good shape either. My playing companions wouldn't play from them at all.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good golf day

Tee’s off on Chino Creek on time. There was a tournament going on the other course so that was busy but not on our course. The 2 some I was paired off with never showed so I asked the 2 some after me to join. Overall it was a good experience. The course was good with a couple of areas that were unplayable/under repair. Had a good time on and off the course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Long time El Prado patron

This course is close to me, I have played here for thirty years. Fix the tee boxes!!!! The greens are super bumpy, but I like it when they’re fast.

I know it gets a lot of play, but if they could just improve a few things it would change the whole feeling. I like that it’s pretty cheap to play, but it would make the round more enjoyable if it was a little better on the upkeep side.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wont finish if you tee of at 1pm.

Took a buddy there to play for his first time. A few of my friends are new golfers and looking to get memberships at a local course. He wanted to try El Prado since he read great things, and it's been a year or so since I last played.

Tee was 107pm. I understand it is a weekend and pace of place might have been slow.

We did not tee until almost 145. Even worse? Played until 6pm and did not finish more than 14 holes. Pace of play was horrendous and random people kept jumping in front of us and joining other groups. There were groups of 5 and 6 playing together and the Marshall did not care. Try to ask some of the people who jumped ahead who they were playing with and then they pretend to not speak English lol.

Appeared someone people had later individual tee times and drove through the course to catch up with their friends to play 5 or even 6 man groups.

Worst pace of play in my life and complete waste of money. Looks like another few year break from Prado at least. Better off playing or getting your membership at Cresta Verde, worse course conditions but at least you'll get to play golf.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 148
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Getting worse

The course environment is really terrible. Many areas of the fairway have no grass, making it uneven, muddy, and waterlogged. The grass on the greens is patchy, and the green on hole 7 is only half covered with grass, while the rest is bare mud. The restrooms are filled with a strong urine odor, as pungent and irritating as ammonia.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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