Six of the best public golf courses near Salt Lake City, from downtown munis to canyon rounds at altitude, plus how to grab a tee time before it's gone.
Salt Lake Valley has more good public golf than most people give it credit for. Within about thirty minutes of downtown, you can play a historic hillside muni, a canyon course at six thousand feet, and a river course that feels like it's nowhere near a major city. Here are six public courses worth putting on your list, and how to actually get a tee time at them.
Bonneville Golf Course. Bonneville sits on the east bench of Salt Lake City, about five minutes from downtown, and it's been there since 1929. William P. Bell designed the course to climb the hillside, so you get hole after hole with views over the valley and the Wasatch Front behind you. At 6,824 yards from the blue tees, it plays longer than its reputation as a "city course" might suggest. Bonneville is in the Flyer Lie Finder app, so you can check real tee time availability before you drive over instead of guessing.
Mountain Dell Golf Course (Lake and Canyon). Mountain Dell is up in Parleys Canyon, about sixteen miles east of downtown and sitting around six thousand feet in elevation. There are two full eighteen hole courses here. The Canyon course climbs about four miles up the mountain before looping back, so a cart is basically required, and early tee times regularly turn up deer, elk, or the occasional moose. The Lake course is tighter and more technical, with narrow fairways and water in play on several holes.
Old Mill Golf Course. Old Mill sits just off I-215 on Wasatch Boulevard, an easy stop no matter where you're coming from in the valley. It's a newer, more modern design than most of the older municipal courses nearby, with elevated tees and long valley views. It costs more than a standard city muni, but most golfers who play it say the layout and conditioning are worth the extra money.
Bountiful Ridge Golf Course. Head north into Davis County and you'll find Bountiful Ridge, consistently mentioned as one of the more scenic courses in the state. It's a prepaid facility, so it's worth booking ahead. Bountiful Ridge is also in the Flyer Lie Finder app.
Davis Park Golf Course. A little further north in Kaysville, Davis Park is a solid, straightforward public course popular with regulars from Davis County. It doesn't get the same attention as the canyon courses, but that also means it's often easier to get a good tee time on short notice. Davis Park is in the Flyer Lie Finder app as well.
Riverbend Golf Course. Down in Riverton, at the south end of the valley, Riverbend follows the Jordan River through a stretch of the course that feels more rural than the rest of the Salt Lake area.
Finding a tee time without the runaround. Checking six different course websites to find one open tee time gets old fast, especially on a weekend morning when the good spots disappear within minutes of opening. That's the exact problem we built Flyer Lie Finder to solve. And once you've got the tee time booked, you might as well look good doing it, check out our golf polos built for actual Utah weather.
