Golfers traveling with RVs are catching on

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Updated: June 6, 2018

Golfers find there are several advantages to traveling with an RV.
The attraction to RVs is growing and mini vacations are more prevalent as RV owners and renters find it’s an attractive alternative to paying for expensive motels and restaurant meals.

Many golf courses around the Pacific Northwest have either upgraded their RV lots or added spaces to their parks. And these are not just any ordinary spots. Most have full hookups with cable television, WIFI connections, laundry rooms, day-rooms and some have swimming pools, kids play stations, dog washing and walking facilities and more. Some RV resorts offer volleyball or other forms of gaming, like Horn Rapids RV Resort in Richland that has shuffleboard, a pool, a dog wash and a full time Activities Director. The RV lifestyle offers wonderful moments that many people never experience like nights sitting around in camp chairs visiting with friends.

Imagine waking up in the morning and looking out your front window at a lush and inviting fairway. All is quiet except the sound of a distant mower. You make a pot of coffee and have a leisurely breakfast and enjoy the quietness of nature before you wander over to the clubhouse for a relaxing round of golf. That is what golfers experience when traveling to the course with an RV.

Driving in an RV has several advantage: a better view of the surroundings (from a motorhome) at a higher vantage point; being able to pull off the road and have a relaxing meal in your home-away-from-home; being able to change your itinerary at will and, most of all, having all of your creature comforts from home with you – your clothes in the closet instead of a suitcase, your favorite brands of food and drink, your own pillow and bed.

With an RV you can sleep in and approach the day on your schedule, knowing that you have all of the creature comforts that you would have at home. Another benefit to RV traveling is the ability to bring the family pet with you, something that is not possible, or at least not comfortable, when traveling by car and staying in motels. There is a change in the demographics of RV owners, the fastest growing group of RV owners are those between the age of 35 and 44, with the average age being 48.

Here is a list of golf courses around the Pacific Northwest that have RV parking:

OREGON

CROOKED RIVER RANCH
Crooked River
(800) 841-0563 or (541) 923-1441
18 hole par 71 golf course
91 RV spaces 21 tent spaces under
separate management

KAH-NEE-TA RESORT
Warm Springs
1-800-831-0100
18 hole par 72 golf course
50 RV spaces w/ full hookups

MALLARD CREEK GOLF & RV RESORT
Lebanon
(541) 259-GOLF (4653
18 hole par 72 championship golf course
43 RV spaces w/full hookups

OAK HILLS GOLF COURSE
Sutherlin
(541) 459-4422
18 hole par 72 golf course
41 RV spaces with full hookups

ROUND LAKE RESORT
Klamath Falls
(541) 884-2520
9 hole par 29 executive golf course

WILDHORSE CASINO
Pendleton
(541) 276-5588 golf course
(541) 966-1891 RV park
18 hole par 72 course
100 RV spaces with full hookups

WASHINGTON

DESERT AIRE GOLF COURSE
Desert Aire
(509) 932-4439
18 hole par 72 golf course
10 spaces with full hookups

CRESCENT BAR RESORT
Quincy
1-800-824-7090 or (509) 787-1511
9 hole par 35 golf course
RV park next to course

CHEWELAH GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Chewelah
(509) 935-6807
27 hole golf course
RV spaces by separate mgmt

DEER PARK GOLF COURSE
Deer Park
(509) 276-5912
18 hole par 72 golf course
127 RV spaces

HORN RAPIDS RV RESORT
Richland
(509) 375-4714
18 hole par 72 golf course
225 RV spaces

IRONWOOD GREEN PUBLIC GC
Glenoma (360) 498-5425
9 hole executive course
RV spaces

MAPLE GROVE GOLF COURSE
Randle
(360) 497-2741
9 hole executive course
160 RV spaces

OASIS RV GOLF PARK
Ephrata
(509) 754-5102
9 hole par-3 course
RV spaces with full hookups

ODESSA GOLF CLUB
Odessa
(509) 982-0093
9 hole par 36 golf course
RV spaces

OTHELLO GOLF CLUB
Othello
(509) 488-2376
9 hole par 35 golf course
Parking for several RVs, elec for 8

PORT LUDLOW RESORT
Port Ludlow
(360) 437-0513 (RV reservations)
27 hole championship golf course
RV spaces with shuttle to course

COLOCKUM RIDGE GOLF CLUB
Quincy
(509) 787-3244
18 hole par 70 golf course
17 spaces with electricity

ROYAL CITY GOLF COURSE
Royal City
(509)346-2052
9 hole par 36 golf course
RV spaces with full hookups

SAGE HILLS GOLF COURSE
Warden
(509) 349-2603
18 hole par 71 golf course
42 spaces with full hookups

SALISH CLIFFS
Shelton
(800) 667-7711
18 hole par 72 golf course
44 spaces with full hookups

SUN COUNTRY GOLF COURSE
Cle Elum
(509) 674-2226
18 hole par 71 golf course
14 RV spaces with full hookups

SUNTIDES GOLF COURSE
Yakima
(509) 966-9065
18 hole par 70 golf course
RV spaces (usually full)

VIC MEYERS GOLF COURSE
(Sun Lakes Resort), Coulee City
(509) 632-5738
9 hole par 36 golf course
Private park and State Park next to course

WILLAPA HARBOR GOLF COURSE
Raymond
(360) 942-2392
9 hole par 36 golf course
20 RV spaces-water & electricity, showers

IDAHO

ASPEN ACRES
Ashton
(208) 652-3524
18 hole par 60 executive course
RV park

CENTRAL LINKS GC & RV PARK
Grace
(208) 425-3233
9 hole par 33 golf course
RV park

CLEAR LAKE COUNTRY CLUB
Buhl
(208) 543-4849
18 hole par 72 golf course
20 RV spaces with full hookups
semi-private open to public

RIVER PARK GOLF COURSE
MacKay
(208) 588-2296
9 hole par 31 executive course
RV park

MONTANA

GLACIER VIEW GOLF CLUB
West Glacier
(406) 888-5471
18 hole par 68 golf course
9 RV spaces

MEADOW CREEK GOLF COURSE
Fortine
(406) 882-4474
9 hole par 27 golf course
10 RV spaces with full hookups

RIVER’S BEND AT THOMSON FALLS
Thompson Falls
(406) 827-3438
9 hole par 36 golf course
RV park next door