5653 Laura Walker Road, Waycross, Georgia 31503, US
(912) 285-6154
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About Laura S. Walker State Park

Georgia's Laura S. Walker State Park is located in the southeast part of the state near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the largest nearby city is Jacksonville 90 minutes away by car. The state park is home to The Lakes Golf Course, an 18-hole course opened in 1996 and plays 6,656 yards from the back tees. Overnight guests of the state park can stay in one of six cabins, each of which are two bedrooms. There are also RV and campsites available. Off-course amenities here include a dog park, sand beach along the lake, boating, kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals.

Facts

Price Range$
Property Class★
Acres626
Year Opened1996
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Practice FacilityYes
MarinaYes
Beach AccessYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Laura S. Walker State Park

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
635 Reviews (635)
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Love this course

Fairways and tee boxes in great condition. Greens roll true but a little furry and slow. I’m sure it has everything to do with healing from earlier punching. Played previously and they were much faster. Can’t beat this course especially for the money.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Bad Greens are No Fun !

Greens were the worst I have ever seen for a State owned course . Rate should have been 50% off.

Very disappointing !

Golfnow needs to make courses add updates are disclaimers.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 3
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
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 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
Played

Disappointe

I have played this course of and on since it was opened. This was the worst conditions I've seen with the greens.

I would not recommend playing this course until condition improves. At least their should be a reduction of 50% in rates, and also, should advise players of the condition of greens.

As for pace of play, there was a couple I caught up with, with no one in front of them, on the back nine. Waited on every shot, would not ask me to play through. We were both riding in carts. I was playing as a single.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Always a pleasure

Love this course, drive over an hour to get to it ..great, fun layout...beautiful surroundings...very friendly staff...always a great experience and enjoyable round! Greens are a little rough, but hopefully they will improve soon...regardless, I’ll be back!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Course is getting there...in a month, should be good

Greens are 25%...lots of dead spots on the green, but grass is growing in.

Bunker work is almost finished...really polishes the look of the course.

The fairways are getting lush...lots of empty divots though.

We filled our sand jugs 3 times.

Dormant rough is really bare from all the cart traffic.

Need to rope off some areas to let the grass grown back in around the greens were carts ave been driving EVERYWHERE!!

Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Great State Park course

They are working on the course to improve play with new fairway and green side bunkers. Overall a great course.

Verified Purchaser
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
Review 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Cart paths are rough. Places need a good deal of work.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Worth every penny, but hot deal was only $10

Kind of got what we paid for today. Have had a lot of rain, mud balls all day, but to be expected. Bunkers were in horrible shape. I understand rain messing them up some but they don’t look like they’ve even been raked since I played there in November. “Sprigs” of some sort of grass on the greens made for plinko like putting. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not upset at the hot deal, but I would have been pretty perturbed had I paid normal rates.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Wet but good

The area has received a tremendous amount of rain. Considering that the course was in very good shape.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Walrus

Great layout and good conditions. However, if you book through GolfNow for this course, you will be treated as a second class person. In their words, they have “special guidelines” for golfers who buy “cheap”golf.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 2.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Tranquil Fun Track

Love playing this course, it’s a real fun layout, a lot of risk/reward holes, measures only 6600 yards from the tips but plays pretty long. Good challenge, have played the white tees before and you can be real aggressive. Great course for any skill level. Only complaints today is that the range was closed and it appeared that they’d overseeded tee boxes and haven’t mowed them in over a week (I played last weekend as well) so on the par 3’s your tee shot was like hitting out of the rough.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great Course for all Levels

Beautiful, well kept State golf course. Fairways are manicured and the greens are moderately fast. The staff is wonderful! The customer service and southern hospitality is top notch. The pro shop is well stocked with food ( hotdogs, chips, a variety of other snacks , drinks and beer) and almost any golf related item you would need. There are some challenging holes but all levels of golfer will enjoy this course.

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course was in great shape.

I've had the opportunity to play this course several times. The staff is always friendly and inviting. The course is challenging yet fun for the novice golfer. The course was in excellent condition the greens were fast. The pro shop is well stocked and the gentlemen in the pro shop get an A+ for customer service.

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
T O P 1000
Reviews 78
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great layout

I've been reading the great reviews about this course for 5 years and finally got to play it. It is an excellent layout and the condition is also excellent with the exception of the bunkers. They have had a LOT of rain and most of the bunkers are washed out or have become ponds. The greens and fairways are excellent despite the rain. I hope I can play again sooner than 5 years from now!!!

Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great condition

Course is in great condition. Greens roll really well.

Verified Purchaser
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 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great course

I havent played this course in over 10 years other than the aand traps this course was in excellent shape will differently be back

Verified Purchaser
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 5.0
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