McCloud Golf Club

About McCloud Golf Club

McCloud is a member-owned nine a mile south of the old lumber town, open to the public, with Mount Shasta (14,180 feet) filling the view. It's a regulation-length par 36 with four sets of tees, and separate tees on the second loop turn it into an 18-hole round. Squaw Creek and runoff from springs run through the property, and a pond went in beside the 7th fairway in 2006, so there's more water in play than you'd expect on a mountain pasture. You can walk it, and push carts are free under the clubhouse deck when the shop is closed.

The McCloud River Lumber Company built it in 1923 on land donated by the Hearst family, for board members who came out from Minneapolis for meetings. Horse teams and highwheelers did the work, the pasture grass became the fairways, and the greens were lightly oiled sand. In 1935 the town's residents were let in and the greens went to grass, and a few years later people from surrounding towns could play too. Tees and greens were hand-watered at night until 1965; automatic sprinklers were in by 1968. When the lumber company sold its land in 1993, the members bought the course.

It's one of 18 courses Yoink watches in the Redding & Far Northern California area, and the closest alternative is Mount Shasta Resort Golf Course, about 10 miles away — handy when your first choice is booked solid.

Booking a tee time at McCloud Golf Club

Tee times are recommended, but walk-ups are welcome; book on the club's website or call (530) 964-2535. The pro shop generally runs from early April to the end of October. Outside those months you can still play unless the grass is frozen or there's snow, paying $10 at the honor box on the first tee or online. Posted weekday fees (no year given) are $23 for 9 and $30 for 18 walking, $30 and $40 Friday to Sunday, and $20 for all you can play after 3 p.m.

How to get a tee time at McCloud Golf Club