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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4.1
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Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice but greens sandy

Played from green tees. Fairly easy course pretty flat slow greens. Aerated recently,lots of sand,got a good deal and had fun

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Reviews 90
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice course to play in the fall

The course is in much better condition in the early November than that in the spring or summer. Fairway and green were beautiful. Most leaves had been cleaned out of fairway and rough. In addition, the price from Golfnow is too good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

pace of play excellent

course in great shape for this time of year cart paths need repairs

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A Good Return

Wife and I played 11/2 and was glad to see an old classic in NJ has returned to its glory days. Course is in excellent shape after a few years of going downhill. Some of the toughest Par 3's you will ever play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape

The course was beautiful with the fall foliage and bright blue skies. Great shape (except for greens but we knew ahead of time) and very well maintained. Could be one of my favorite courses in northern NJ. Challenging enough to be fun but not discouraging. Highly recommend this course!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aerated

Booked this course twice this year through Golfnow. Showed up and the course was Aerated even though there was no notice on the Golfnow listing. If I knew it was being aerated I would have booked elsewhere. Very Disapointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course

It would have been good to know that 9 holes of the course had been aerated before I had booked it through Golf Now.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall Ok.

9 holes of the course was being aerated ,,, it would have been nice to know this before I played the course and before I had paid.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

very enjoyable course

great course. bin going here for years. has 3 sets of great 9's.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quarry is easier than Lake

Fairways and greens are in excellent shape. Tee boxes need some work. Cart paths are terrible but they repaved one or two holes

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great views

The course gives challenges along with freedom, each nine is different with its own picturesque.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well kept greens

The pace of play could have been better. Hard to play fast on a weekend

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course in decent shape, off course facilities are poor

Played Quarry/Lake which were in reasonable shape given it was October. The fairways had not been mown so it was hard to differentiate fairway from rough on most holes which is annoying when you don't know the course. The greens on Quarry were good and fast, Lake were poor - very bumpy. The course played long as it was wet however no standing water anywhere and did not find any soft spots. The course is challenging and worth playing save for a few gimmicky holes but the clubhouse, cart paths etc ... need to be updated. The starters did seem a little disorganised given it is 27 holes and was very busy the same day. The pace of play was good with no hold ups and the on course marshall was very friendly and kep things moving. Its worth going just for the golf, however i did not hang around to eat there.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

terrible pace of play!

2:36 tee time; teed off about 2:50. 2:30 for 9 holes. Great layout, tough course. Needs some $$. Terrible cart paths, need to see a chiropractor after playing here

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic deal

Great value, great conditions and fast greens on Lake and Quarry. Very pleased and will return to play again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Gorge is Making a Come Back

This WAS a premier course for many years. It went through a couple of tough years which included a GAS Mainline installation. It is now back in style. Moderate to Fast Greens with maintained Fairways. Time to go back and see the great views and Great Gorge.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course need maintenance on Green and Tee boxes

This course needs maintenance
I reserved Quarry course but they changed to rail and lake without letting me know

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Everything

Course and staff were excellent as always.

Fairways were maintained, rough was juicy, and the greens fast & true.

No big deal but the cart paths are pretty beat up. Although they have started fixing them.

Tee boxes are fine mostly but there is one that's terrible. Tee box on Lake 4th has a huge hump in the middle (especially from the green tees). Please fix it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Blast from the past

Great drive in off 94 Friendly staff, inviting fairways from the back tees

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great potential

We played Quarry/Rail courses. Pace of play was 4.5 hours on a Sunday of a holiday weekend, so not too bad. It would have been quicker but the group in front of us was playing off the blue tees, and they should not have been.

The course is very nice but many of the tee boxes were barren and/or were sloped. With all the rain we have had, some of the fairways were a bit shaggy, and the rough was very gnarly.

All things considered, we enjoyed the course and would play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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