Salish Cliffs GC
Salish Cliffs golf course is part of Little Creek Resort & Casino.
91 WA-108, Shelton, Washington 98584, US
(800) 667-7711
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About Little Creek Casino Resort

The Little Creek Casino Resort feels worlds away from civilization in the rustic Kamilche Valley, but in reality is only 15 minutes south of Olympia and less than an hour from Chambers Bay, the 2015 U.S. Open host. The hotel offers newly renovated rooms and suites, the Seven Inlets Spa, an events center, five different restaurants, a coffee café and the casino, home to slots, table games, a cigar and wine bar and the Starlight Lounge featuring live music, DJs and karaoke. The Salish Cliffs Golf Club is one of the state’s premier courses, roaming across 600 feet of elevation changes and lush evergreen forests.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Year Opened1995
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

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

Services

ConciergeYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Little Creek Casino Resort

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
239 Reviews (239)
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Amazing course, definitely a must play in Washington!

The course was an excellent condition. The tee boxes were amazing, fairways were good and greens are fast and true. The staff was friendly, from the bag drop off, to starter, and cart girls, everyone was friendly. Course definitely is challenging but fair. Risk reward, excellent views. Watch out for garden snakes, show several. Pace of play was good, played in 4 hours with a slower 4some in front of us but didn't really wait on any tee boxes. Worth the drive from Seattle, also they have Hot deals during the week, so if can, buy one and go play. Won't be disappointed.

First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great time, great course

The back nine has a lot of places you need to carry but it is wonderfull, challenging and in great shape. Plenty of shade in hot weather.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

You Must Play this Course!

The course is challenging with beautifully maintained greens, fairways and tee boxes. Friendly, helpful staff are there to make your golf outing enjoyable! Play it and you will want to return!!

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

Nice but not worth the drive

The course is in great shape, looks beautiful but after driving the two hours from Seattle the dead flat bunkers were a bit disappointing. In my opinion it is not worth the drive. If you are in the area though it is a must play.

First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 2.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 2.0
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Outstanding

Enjoyed the challenge. Course is not cheap, but was in excellent condition. Staff was great. We will be back.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Awesome course!

The staff was super courteous and helped us tremendously because they knew that it was our first time there. The scenery is very nice and each hole gives you something to view outside of playing golf. The course is very well maintained and is very challenging. On the day I went the wind was blowing mach speed but that just added to the challenge. I drove 3 1/2 hours to play this course because I had heard a lot about it and was well worth it. I will definitely be going back.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Immaculate

Salish Cliffs is first class. The course was in beautiful shape: green fairways and challenging true greens. The back nine is more difficult than the front, in my opinion. Each hole is framed nicely, and territorial views are seen throughout the course. The practice areas are very nice, especially the area by the first and tenth tees. The food in the restaurant is good and provides a nice atmosphere, also has a nice outdoor seating area. Everything about this place is top notch and I look forward to returning.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Always fun and challenging

The course is in good condition. It was windy which always adds to the challenge. The course has a nice variety of holes with drivable par 4s and long par 3s/

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful and Challenging

Course conditions were excellent. Nice layout where you can tee off with different clubs. Greens were terrific. A bit windy which makes club selection important.
Joanie came by with the beverage cart several times and made sure we had sufficient provisions.
loved putting on the greens. Smooth and speedy.

First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Great course

What a wonderful place to play golf!! The course is in great condition, the tee boxes feel like plush carpets!!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
Recommended
Played

Salish Cliffs is Beautiful

What a beautiful peaceful setting. Course staff was greaT from check in to drink cart. The Starter was very welcoming and gave us great instruction before sending us out on our round. Entire course was in spectacular shape. Tee boxes were nice. Fairways even nicer and the greens were clean and easy t read making for a playable round for a first timer. I would highly recommend this course!

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Phenomenal Course, but WINDY!!!

With fairways cut through forest, and privacy on every hole, Salish Cliffs is what you think of when you think PNW golf. The conditions were immaculate from tee to green, best greens I've putted on in WA. However, the prevailing strong (consistent at 20-30mph) headwind you play into on the majority of the holes made playing the course an exercise in frustration. If I could guarantee a calm day, this would be the best course I've ever played. But it sounds like those calm days are few and far between. Still, you should play this course to say you have.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Best one yet

We are in a weeklong trip to Seattle, playing each day.
We arrived early, and pro shop staff asked if we wanted to start early if he could fit us in..being already in the high 80's , we said yes!! Everyone was super friendly, you can see they are very interested in providing excellent customer service. The course was in spectacular condition. Some if the other courses we have played gave been totally baked out with terrible greens. Not here..excellent outing. No rating for beverage/ food as we had brought plenty of Gatorade

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

This course is a lot of fun.

Loved the course - challenging, but fair. The greens were in great condition and the fairways were pristine. We will definitely go back before the end of the summer.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Expect windy conditions

Well maintained golf course, with nice 18 hole layout. There was swirling winds and found out that was the norm, so expect to lose a few balls, especially with dense borders along the fairways. Excellent food and staff was very courteous. The course is located on the backside of the casino. Give yourself a little time to get there and hit a bag of balls that are free with cart/green fees.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Excellent Conditions and Perfect Weather

This was my first time playing Salish Cliffs. The course was in excellent shape and the greens may have been the best I have ever played. This course ranks as a Top 5 course for me. And I have played several PGA Tour courses.

The bag drop is pretty straight forward and the assistants were helpful and friendly. I was able to get a pretty good rate through golfnow so that made me feel pretty good to start with.

The driving range was pretty small but it had multiple targets to aim at. The targets were close to the speed of a normal green so you could get some idea of how your shots would react to a full swing. The practice putting green was very much like the greens on the course so it gave you a good indication on what was in-store. The chipping area near 1 and 10 tee was as good as any I have seen. 3 greens to practice at with various conditions. Make sure you head up to the tee a few minutes early so you can take advantage of this area!

I thought there was a great mix of holes on the course and many stood out. All the holes were very fair. The par 3, 2nd hole was my favorite. It's a short par 4 that can be reached. I birdied that hole so of course it stood out. #1 is a par 5 and it can be reached in two but it's a very difficult tee shot. Make sure you are ready for that first hole. #18 is a great finishing hole that can be reached in two. It has some water to navigate on the approach.

I would suggest playing this course. The only negative was the pace of play. I played as a single and I had to wait on every shot and the round took almost 5 hours. I played a second 18 and no one was on the course. So if you go at the right time you can play in under 4 hours.

I can't wait to get back out to the Pacific NW so I can play this course again.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Commented on 07/10/2015

If you played as a single, you should expect to wait on every shot unless the course is empty. I would agree that 5 hours is too long for a round of golf.

T O P 10
Reviews 293
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Salish Cliffs Golf Course

I drove down from Alberta to attend the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay and figured I'd play Salish Cliffs again as it was in the area. I've played here several times in the past few years (5 rounds in April) and have never been disappointed with the course. I have high praise for the golf course but a lot of golfers, myself included were pretty disappointed during a visit the week of the 2015 US Open at nearby Chambers Bay.

This visit was an exception, because the US Open was being played in the area golf course management took it upon themselves to "rip off the tourists" by charging $150 dollars instead of the usual $95 summer rate. The three ball I joined on the second hole & golfers I spoke with in the clubhouse after the round had choice words about the "gouging". Yes, I could have refused to pay their BS rate but I played anyway after having driven 2 days. Bottom line is...I won't be spending any money at Salish Cliffs when I take my annual spring golfing trip next year or the next.

Alberta Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 1.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Commented on 07/10/2015

Hotels jacked their rates from $150 to $500 a night during the US Open, but a golf course can't raise their rate?

Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Awesome course

Great course and nice staff. Would recommend to anyone who is in the area and looking for a beautiful place to go.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Worth the drive

Was able to book a "Hot Deal" on Golf Now. It is about an hour and 15 min drive from Renton to Shelton. Course conditons were great tee to green. One of my favorites in the Puget Sound area.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Perfect conditions

Sailors clips was a treat. The course was in excellent condition. It plays pretty fair but can come up and bite you at any time. A great challenge and I highly recommend playing it. I will definitely come back.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
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