123 Route 94, Vernon, New Jersey 07462, US
(973) 827-2000
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About Mountain Creek Resort

Mountain Creek Resort is a four-season destination in Vernon, N.J., just an hour outside of New York City. It features a waterpark; the 27-hole Great Gorge course, which was purchased in 2018; the Treescape Aerial Adventure Park, home to zip-lining, climbing obstacles and rope walks; and a Bike Park of 52 trails that is loaded with jumps and 1,000 feet of vertical drop. The course was part of the old Playboy Club in the 1970s and 1980s, attracting famous names such as Dean Martin and Bob Hope for a game. It’s a beautiful property with wonderful mountain views and elevation changes. Guests can stay in the Appalachian hotel or enjoy more space and privacy in a one- to three-bedroom townhome rental at Black Creek Sanctuary. Both accommodations offer outdoor pool and hot tub facilities. 

Facts

Price Range$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres532
Year Opened1965
Number of Units100-300

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual, Bar
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Mountain Creek Resort

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Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
1115 Reviews (1115)
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Rainy Day but course played well

Scattered rain all morning but the course held up well. Only negatives were the tee boxes and the bunkers. I know we are later in the season but the Tee boxes had a lot of divots, holes, and just needed to be maintained. Started teeing 2 yards behind the markers. Bunkers need to be maintained a bit more. Well at least players need to do their part after playing from it.

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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 5.0
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

GREAT GORGE REVIEW

Course has so much potential. T-boxes, rough, and sand traps all need work and TLC. Greens were nice and super fast...almost too fast. Cart paths in terrible condition as is parking lot. I thought it was a bit pricey for what you got. This should be about a $50 course vice a $90. But layout is great and fun. Could really be a top course with right care and vision.

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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 1.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Commented on 09/08/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Great Gorge Golf Club - Lake/Quarry Course.

Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great day

Course was in good shape with some challenging holes. Views were an added bonus as is Hef’s Hut for a cold beverage after the round.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great price

Fast greens challenging blind shots from elevated tees course a must 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 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Recommended
Played

Recommend playing

Looking forward to going back and play this 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 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 53
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
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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 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

It’s been awhile…

I haven’t played Great Gorge in over 10 years. Played Rail/Quarry today and a lot has changed. First, the fairways and weren’t uniformly in great shape. Tee boxes and greens were in pretty good shape. Second, they removed the gps system from the golf carts. Not knocking the course, but I remember it being pristine back in the day.. It was def worth the $46 hot deal though.

Views are amazing and greens can be tricky if you’re not paying attention. Can be challenging enough for low handicappers and enjoyable for high handicappers depending on what set of tees you hit from.

All in all, we’ll worth the fee, but def wouldn’t travel from Staten Island again. It’s not the course I remember.

Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Hi DadJokes,

Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Great Gorge Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Unfriendly female staff

This course is designed to be quite difficult and many challenges await. However, the unkindness of the staff rather than the course made it quite unpleasant during the game, and I vowed not to come back to this golf course again because of the steps.

Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 2.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 4.0
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Commented on 08/30/2022

Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (973) 846-8692, and thanks for visiting Great Gorge Golf Club - Lake/Quarry Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 2.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Excellent course

Excellent course and worth the money in compare with other sorounding course. Fair way and green is well maintain.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 3
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 5
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played
First Time Playing
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 2.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 2.0
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Great Gorge Golf Club - Lake/Quarry Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Reviews 5
Recommended
Played
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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 2
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
T O P 100
Reviews 165
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

In pretty good shape

In pretty good shape we played Lake in rail as the other day . Lake was a little beat up but it was ok Rail was excellent the greens are pretty hard to read , some of the sand traps had rocks in them other where very good tee boxes OK definitely play if you play it for about 50 bucks

Top 100 Contributor
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played

Lake 9 Needs Work

We played the Lake/Rail. Was disappointed in the Lake 9. Some pretty rough fairways that really need some attention.

They should consider shutting down Lake for the season and getting it back into playing shape.

Railside was nice with its great signature hole.

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Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 2.0
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Commented on 08/16/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 5.0
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