Redding & Far Northern California Golf Courses & Tee Times

Who runs public golf in Redding & Far Northern California

We found no county or regional golf system up here; courses are resorts and clubs, and many take public play. McCloud is member-owned but open to the public, and the members have owned it since the lumber company sold its land in 1993. Gold Hills calls itself Redding's only public-access course, and Redding lost Lake Redding Golf in late 2025 after more than 60 years; the McConnell Foundation is turning the site into a driving range. On the coast, Eureka Municipal is an 18-hole par 70 in the redwoods, certified as an Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary.

Public courses worth knowing in Redding & Far Northern California

• McCloud Golf Club: Nine holes under Mount Shasta, opened in 1923 by the McCloud River Lumber Company, opened to townspeople in 1935 and owned by its members since 1993.
• Lake Shastina Golf Resort: 27 holes near Weed with Mount Shasta as the backdrop, open year round since the early 1970s.
• Mount Shasta Resort Golf Course: Jim Summers and Sandy Tatum design, a 6,035-yard par 70 at 3,500 feet, opened in 1993.
• Bailey Creek Golf Course: Homer Flint design on Lake Almanor below Mount Lassen, just under 7,000 yards, with a lone tree left in the middle of the 6th fairway.
• Eureka Municipal Golf Course: 18-hole par 70 through coastal redwoods, an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary recognized by the City of Eureka for its environmental work.
• Gold Hills Golf Club: Bills itself as Redding's only public-access course and all-grass practice facility.

Booking tee times in Redding & Far Northern California: the local rules

At Mount Shasta Resort, tee times open one week ahead, and hotel guests can book them when they reserve rooms.

Why tee times in Redding & Far Northern California are hard to get

Golf in Redding & Far Northern California is played all year. That means there's no off-season lull to wait for: weekend mornings are busy twelve months a year.

Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.

When tee time cancellations happen

A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.

How to get a tee time in Redding & Far Northern California

Doing it by hand? Here's what works.

1. Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
2. Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
3. Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
4. Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
5. Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Beyond Golf Chico, Lake Almanor Country Club and Trinity Alps Golf Course.

Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked