400 Squaw Creek Road, Olympic Valley, California 96146, US
(530) 412-7034
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About Resort at Squaw Creek

The Resort at Squaw Creek, a AAA Four-Diamond resort, is ideally situated at the base of Squaw Valley, host of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is home to 405 luxury rooms and suites, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course that also offers Footgolf, multiple restaurants, shopping, three outdoor swimming pools (including a 90-foot water slide), outdoor hot tubs, a spa, health and fitness center and Mountain Buddies, a supervised children's program that lets mom and dad get away for awhile to go hiking, biking, fly fishing and more.

Facts

Price Range$$$, $$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres195
Year Opened1990
Number of Units300-500

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Resort at Squaw Creek

Reviews

3.0
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Conditions Poor
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Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wait a couple months

only one green was in great shape. bring a lot of balls

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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1.0
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Don’t Bother

Not worth the money. Course is majestic, layout is challenging and fair. Conditions are terrible. Soggy, muddy fairways. Greens have been neglected. Course will need MONTHS to dry out. Maybe play again in September.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 3
3.0
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First Time Playing

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Played with a friend. Layout was majestic, smoke was not too bad, conditions of greens were poor for the money. Would play a different course for that amount.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible shape

They need to figure out how to maintain the course. Awful condition

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Very nice views

This is my first time playing this course but not the first time to this area. We snow ski at squaw every year so we know the area. The course condition was my disappointment. The course was if fair shape at best. I will be playing a tournament there this Friday that's why I did a warm up round. Word on the street is the course is not in great shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The best of times and the worst of times...

Amazing experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

ski not golf

first hard to find pro shop

second green condition was pre bad

we don' t want play again

good for ski not golf

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Golfer beware

Great course layout, but not very well maintained. The greens are ragged at best. Bumpy and slow. Most if not all the sand traps appear to have not been raked once this entire season. What the heck Squaw Creek? Get it together Also found several planks on the wooden bridges geenside to be dangerously weak and loose. A serious accident waiting to happen.

I generally play this course several time a year, but its not happening this year. Not wirth the drive and the ridiculous green fees for such a poorly maintained course!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst condition course for the price.

I would give this place a few years to get back on track. Conditions were terrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

You should have paid me to play this course!

Greens horrible shape, fairways dry and sprinklers running on numerous holes. Fairways so hard and dry couldn’t keep the ball on the fairway. Most tee boxes dry weeds.

Horrible experience!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Play someplace else

The “ice damage” to the greens and the course conditions are embarrassing. The course is challenging to begin with but general maintenance and conditions were terrible. We were fortunate that was not a factor in the day.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor shape

I hope they can resurrect this nightmare of a course

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Golfer beware

I would typically recommend playing this course. Great layout and a beautiful course overall. But what this site failed to mention, was that the greens are in terrible shape. Sanded, bumpy and very patchy! The late snow damaged them to unplayable shape. What's worse, the course still wants top dollar to play it. In my experience in playing mountain courses, they are at least a month away..... Save your money!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Spectacular

I’m writing this because the negative reviews here almost scared me away from coming to this course, which would have robbed me of an unforgettable, awesome time playing it. It’s true that the greens were bumpy, but that’s because the grass takes time to grow back after the snowy season ends. So I’m sure these will be much smoother in the late summer/early fall.

Given the dreadful reviews here, I was pleasantly surprised at the imperfect, but totally playable condition of the tee boxes and fairways. The course is built into the mountain sides and natural wetlands, giving it a really authentic feel. Personally, I would argue that this is how golf was meant to be played, sans a reliance on heavily manicured, human-created landscapes. Overall, I felt like I was hanging out in Yosemite and I got to bring my golf clubs too!

And by the way, I did not find the course conditions to take away at all from how true my score felt at the end of each hole. The course is a great, fun challenge as is. In the wetlands area, just stay out of the thick grass beyond the fairway - it will eat your golf ball.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in only fair conditions due to winter weather problems

Course in fair shape due to winter weather problems, many sandy areas on tee boxes, greens, & fairways.

Lumpy conditions on greens should have 2 stroke putting limit.

Course conditions better than easier Northstar Resort which I play a few days ago (only front 9 open). Northstar probably should not have open this season due to their continuing problems with poor grass conditions.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No the business

Staff and mountain surrounds are great. Not busy and pace of play was great but the course condition was terrible. Fairway either overgrown and unkempt or overwatered and soggy. Greens are fuzzy where grass is present or have more sand than grass. It looks like they are letting the course go to build houses on it the next year. It’s a great background with a terrible course. Not worth the discounted $85 but maybe if they posted a $40-50 round you could justify the beautiful surroundings.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Squaw 6/2021

We left after 9 holes due to slow play and poor course conditions. I understand it’s been a difficult year and I am willing to be understanding of the course conditions. However, the pace of play was absolutely intolerable. The staff gave us some of our money back, but we were very disappointed with our overall experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Opening day

It was opening day, the course was a little rough due to the recent weather and damage to the course from the winter. Very difficult course, makes a par feel like a birdie on many of the holes. Majestic grandeur of the mountains is breathtaking. Really looking forward to playing once the repairs and maintenance has been done. So much potential!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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