348 Bear Run, Clio , California 96106, US
(530) 897-2300
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About Nakoma Resort

The new 42-room lodge at Nakoma Resort is complemented by Altitude, a 12,000-square-foot recreation center with a teen game room, bar, small gym with a climbing wall, a children's center, fitness room, 24-seat movie theater and outdoor lap pool and jacuzzi. It's open to lodge guests and residents of the still developing golf community. The clubhouse at the Dragon at Nakoma was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Facts

Price Range$$$, $$
Property Class★★★★
Acres1280
Year Opened2015
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual, Bar, Fine
Room TypesRoom
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Nakoma Resort

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
230 Reviews (230)
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

SandOnTheGreens

Pace of play was awesome. Could not see the group in front or behind us. Very relaxing. For the most part the fairways are tight, and if you slice or hook your ball is gone. Great place for a day of golf.

The greens were sanded and very wet at the beginning of the round.

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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great place to play

Great place to play friendly staff. challenging course but fun to play very professional atmosphere. Scenery is spectacular I highly recommend it for all golfers to play.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Exciting challenging fun

Play course about 5 times a season. Always a lot of fun. Greens much slower this year. Helps with approach shots and putting. Nice change. Highly recommend. Must play if you're in the area.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 31
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Magnificent!!

Truly amazing course start to finish. Beautiful scenery and wonderful views throughout. Greens and fairways in great shape as was the entire course. Staff was wonderful and very helpful.

Course was challenging and requires good tee shots and positioning to have a fighting chance.

Highly recommend and can't wait to play again.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Recommended
Played

Will be back when better weather conditions

Unfortunate weather conditions, but awesome course and challenging to say the least!

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First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

The Dragon Prevailed

The Dragon at Nakona is a blast to play...beautiful mountain golf course with breathtaking views. The course is in great shape with difficult approaches to the greens. Overall a challenge to play but rewarding in many other respects. The staff was great...beautiful facilities...and great food services. Thank You!

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Better hit your target!

The Dragon is a very difficult but very high quality golf course. The green complexes are a bit difficult for the average player. If you are not hitting it straight, you will pay dearly. Unfortunately, I was not hitting it straight Sunday but I will be back to this course because it is very interesting and rewarding if you play well.

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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

The Dragon...

Beautiful facility, never disappointed with the experience. Golf is tough, if your out of position off the tee or anywhere other than below the hole on the green...your toast. I played it on a "hot deal" normally out of my price range.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Played

Ridiculous greens

I'm a 6 hdcp and these greens were so fast and undulated that it was almost unplayable for an average golfer. The greens were very difficult to hit and if you did the ball would bounce over into a trap or roll off due to undulates. Pin placements were at top of ridges. Almost every tee shot was blind with trouble hidden over hills across the fairway. Staff very cold. Stay away !

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Previously Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 1.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Golf now customers beware of the hot tee time rate if you want a good round.

The course is beautiful, the facilities stunning. The bartender really new her craft.

The club pro assistant Jeremy was very friendly. I am assuming the older gentleman in the club house is the club pro. He could work on his customer service skills. Very cold and clearly not favorably told golfers who pick the hot tee time rate, as he made a little comment about golf now bookings.

We went out at the 8:05 time, which was perfect weather wise because it was very hot when we rolled up to the club house at 12:10. It also made for a fast round, which, we needed because we were driving 9 hours to get home after the round.

However, it meant we had to contend with sprinklers that were on during our round, mowers who felt no need to stop while we played and even at 10:10 the sprinkler system on 10 soaked my cart.

I would have felt that we were disregarded because we were 3 female golfers, if the pro had not made the golf now comment when we checked in. Our fourth had a sore back after 4 days of play and opted out of the dragon to rest for the morning. I wonder if he had been along if the sprinklers would have been turned off.

The sad part it we had been discussing playing the Dragon for 2 years and finally everything fell in place for a trip.

Personally, I recommend Whitehawk or Grizzly Ranch over the Dragon.

First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 2.0
Friendliness 2.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Return trip

Played 8/23/2015 and got slayed so I had to return for a rematch but this time alone. Made a few more pars but a few higher "other" scores as well.
Just a top notch facility and ultra friendly helpful staff.
They welcomed me back by name in the pro shop!
A must play if you enjoy mountain golf, but expect to be humbled if you're not a stick. (low handicap)

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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

The Dragon

Very good course. Great views on a very challenging layout. Long narrow fairways, small tough greens, and some blind shots...everything you want to test your patience. Be sure to read tips on scorecard if playing for the first time.

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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Playing the Dragon

First time playing the golf course and it was a lot of fun to play. Elevation tee changes make it a challenge and the second shots are difficult to elevated greens. There are fungus problems on some of the greens. The staff was really cool, let us tee off earlier than our tee time. Overall, it was worth the drive out.

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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Great Course with Great Surroundings

For late summer course in excellent condition. Greens fast but really great shape overall. Can get warm so pick your time of day or weather. Wonderful day from Reno to come up have lunch and play golf. About an hours drive.

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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Challenging golf with beautiful views

The dragon is a very challenging course. There are a lot of tee shots where you have to be very precise. Driver is not the best option on most holes. I had a great time playing this course. I played in the very 1st tee time of the day and had the entire course to myself, so pace of play was not a problem. It was disappointing that I was ahead of maintenance so the greens weren't cut and completely dew covered. I'm sure the greens were good after they were cut which was usually right after I played. I wish I wouldn't have been on a tight schedule so I could have let the mower go through and I could have played on freshly cut and smooth greens. There are a couple of quirky holes but overall I would recommend this course if you are in the area.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Mountain Joy

What an absolutely beautiful course!! Played it for the 1st time and looking forward to my next outing.

Downside - no ATM available on site and no ball scrubbers on the carts or course, so bring a wet towel to keep your golf balls clean.

First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Dragon

Spectacular. Beautiful and challenging. A great afternoon.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Make The Trip!!!

Ok so I was really excited to go and play the Dragon, I had heard some really nice things about it. Let me just say that my expectations were exceeded. We pulled up and the two nice young men grabbed our bags and gear from the trunk and loaded them up right away on our cart. They gave us parking instructions for our car, where to pay and purchase anything we needed from the pro shop. Range and putting green were in excellent shape! I read through all of the reviews on this course before we decided to play, some said it was way too hard and unfair, others said it was playable. Truth is the course is very difficult, but not unfair. You are playing up in the mountains so there is a good amount of elevation change, some places you just can't miss or you will lose your ball. That being said the course is not unfair and good shots are rewarded. The one caveat is that local knowledge will go a long way to improving your score, expect a higher than normal score because the course is tough and the wrong miss will make a difficult recovery. Course wasn't crowded and we were able to enjoy the quiet surroundings. Go and you will be planning your next trip back before you finish the front 9!

First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Absolute Beauty!!

Pulling up to the course your immediately impressed with the gourgeous clubhouse! Then the first tee to the last whole is an absolute blast to play! If your like me around a 15 handicap don't expect to shoot your career best, the course will eat you alive!! Rarely had a flat lie and the greens are incredible tough with bunkers protecting them on all sides. A++ will def be playing again soon!

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
Recommended
Played

best course ever played

bring extra balls to be safe ,this course will test your best

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
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