296 Marsh Hill Road, McHenry, Maryland 21541, US
(800) 462-9477
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About Wisp Resort

The Wisp Resort’s 172 acres of ski terrain are heaven for winter-sports enthusiasts, but this resort offers so much more year-round. It is an outdoor playground for all ages thanks to Deep Creek Lake and an endless array of mountainous adventures: canopy tours, segways, mountain biking, a mountain coaster, disc golf, 36 holes of regular golf, gem mining, pontoon boat tours, whitewater rafting and flatwater kayaking. The Fantasy Valley and Lodestone golf courses both boast soaring scenery. Lodestone, designed by Hale Irwin, features some of the largest greens on the East Coast.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres172
Year Opened1955
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsBar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
PoolIndoor
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Wisp Resort

Reviews

3.3
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Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course I’ve ever played- over priced

I’d give those ZERO. And would not recommend or play again. This is by far the worst course I’ve ever been too. At $70+ to play here for 18holes this should be in great shape and the carts should be better, for $70 it should have a range finder on it. I’ve played $30 course that are better than this. The fairways are rough and the rough is uncut geass. The greens have numerous divots, patches, bumps, and tons of goose droppings everywhere. The tee boxes are embarrassing and not well marked at times. The course itself could be good but it’s also a very odd layout. If you’re going to have a horrible course, at least have a course that is more enjoyable. You can’t be ugly and horrible layout. Overall I would STAY AWAY

If you’re here on vacation and really want to golf look else where and look at reviews. These ones were giving a warning I should have took but I had no idea it could actually be that bad

Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Price isn’t worth it

Course fairways and green were very patchy. Pace of play was terrible.

Conditions Poor
Layout Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great improvements

Sand traps are still meh, but the greens, tee boxes and fairways are in excellent condition.

Great improvements since 2 years back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible

Rough wasn’t mowed, grass hardly mowed at all. Will never play again. Can’t believe it has a 3 star rating.

Conditions Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Over-rated

My wife and I had a 10:20 tee-time. I asked the guy at the clubhouse how crowded the tee times were around us since it was a Thursday; he said there were 2 foursomes behind us but just a 2some in front of us. the 10:30 foursome was on the tee-box before we were even to our second shot. There is no starter here to regulate tee times and for the flagship course of Wisp you would kind of expect it. The bunkers are so unkept that they detract from any view this course might have. Just tall hayfield grass around neglected bunkers that mar the landscape. There is oddly not a single trash can on the course, so any empty water bottles, snack wrappers, or beer cans end up in the back of the cart. This course has the feel of any other public muni that just charges more money. Clubhouse has hotdogs and candy-bars at the turn, but that's about it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging and enjoyable course for every level of golfer

Course played nicely with challenging layout and greens. Only minor issue was several fairway bunkers were overgrown and unplayable

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
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 Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/15/2026

Would you recommend this course over Oakland?

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing

Course has been neglected but is improving. Pace of play, however, was terrible.

Course itself was nice for the most part. Greens had a few slight imperfections and rolled very fast but you could tell they were growing in well. Would appreciate the opportunity to play the course again if pace of play is managed correctly. Bunkers were hard as concrete and had rocks in them.

The two-star review comes from the terrible pace of play with no correction to be given by course staff. We were warned that it was their busiest day to date by course staff, who was very nice and apologetic, but even after receiving multiple complaints, the ranger(s) did nothing about play pace and left the course and went home before anyone finished their round. We were stuck behind 3 foursomes that were essentially playing altogether as one group of 12.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great staff, challenging course

Played in a foursome on Mother's Day with my wife and kids. The clubhouse staff couldn't have been more accommodating. It was a cold and wet day with the course being affected by rain and the surrounding geographic attributes affecting a mountainous course. We were rained on several times on the front nine and while waiting on the turn. We asked for a nine-hole rain check and were pleasantly surprised by an 18-hole raincheck/replay. We will definitely go back and try it later in the season when it is hopefully drier. The course just opened for the season ten days earlier, so we will give the course another shot in the season.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best Golf Course

This is my favorite course to play. The challenge it gives, but the scenery is beautiful. It was cold and the pro shop had beanies to purchase to keep warm. I’m a Florida girl and I get cold easy.

I try to play it every year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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