Four rounds on mountain courses from Skytop to Jack Frost and a rental home near Stroudsburg are the plan. Summer rental prices, a 9% lodging tax, golf bag fees and a rental car from Allentown are what push the total up.
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11 courses around Pocono Mountains that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
The area's top-rated course, a hilly, wooded layout with forced carries over ravines; Woodloch guests book 30 days out, everyone else 7 days out.
woodloch.com woodloch.comA classic 1920s mountaintop course at a grand old lodge, ranked among Pennsylvania's best public courses; walking is not allowed, and carts are included.
skytop.com golfpass.comTillinghast's first design, three nines mostly on an island in the Delaware River reached by a bridge from the inn; you do not need to stay to play.
golfnow.com golfpass.comA long, modern course near the Jack Frost ski area, over 7,200 yards from the back tees and usually in excellent shape.
golfnow.com golfdigest.comThe Poconos' only Jack Nicklaus Signature course, with big elevation changes and tough greens, a few minutes from Stroudsburg.
discovernepa.com golfpass.comThe former Country Club of the Poconos municipal course, short at under 6,000 yards but tight and tricky.
teeoff.com assets.simpleviewinc.comA hilly, well-kept resort course next to Mount Airy Casino Resort, open to the public with carts included.
golfpass.com cdn-golflink.comA rolling old Donald Ross and William Flynn course on a ridge with long views, easier than most in the area and good value.
golfpass.com golfdigest.comA wooded resort course by Lake Harmony with an extra nine, handy if you are staying at Split Rock or near the ski areas.
golfpass.com golfdigest.comA hilly, scenic value course in the southern Poconos that opens earlier in spring than most.
golfnow.com assets.simpleviewinc.comA friendly township-owned 1920s course right in Stroudsburg, the cheapest good round near the main lodging area.
stroudtownship.org cdn-golflink.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,600) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,699, about 41% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $9,299 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
11 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $400 per traveler | Four peak-summer rounds at about $100 with cart: Skytop $90 weekdays ($115 weekends), Woodloch Springs about $120, Jack Frost National $65 weekdays ($95 weekends) and Mount Airy about $90, rounded for a weekend round or two. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $550 a night | East Stroudsburg rentals averaged $496 in June, $599 in July and $574 in August 2026; 4-bedroom homes average $534 over the year. We use $550 for a summer home for four. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $360 per traveler | Allentown (ABE) Q2 2026 airport fare could not be opened (BTS and DWU airport tables blocked). BTS shows the US average at $445 in Q2 2026, and ABE ran about 19% below the national average in the latest airport table we could read ($304.51 vs $378.12), so we use about $360. Judgment call. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $68 per traveler, per day | Monroe County (Stroudsburg) is not one of Pennsylvania's named FY2027 GSA per diem areas, so it uses the FY2027 standard meals and incidentals rate of $68 a day. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 9% of the rental home (whole group) | Monroe County charges a 3% hotel excise tax on every room rental, on top of Pennsylvania's 6% state hotel occupancy tax (short-term rentals pay both: https://theshorttermshop.com/poconos-short-term-rental-taxes/), so 9%. Source |
| Rental car | $85 a day | KAYAK shows ABE SUVs at about $71 a day (vans about $119); we use $85 for a large SUV with taxes and fees. Judgment call. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak summer season, with four rounds each, a rental home, flights and food, plan on about $6,600. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $9,300, or about $2,320 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
April and November. Skytop drops from $90 to $70 on weekdays, and Woodloch Springs falls to $78 on weekdays from mid-October. Weekdays and twilight rounds save more all season. Most courses close from December to March. Source
Lehigh Valley International (ABE) in Allentown is about 40 miles from Stroudsburg, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP) is about 45 miles. Newark is about 75 miles away. Many groups simply drive: Stroudsburg is about two hours from New York City and Philadelphia.
Not at the resorts. Skytop does not allow walking and includes a cart, and Shawnee allows walking for members only. Glen Brook and Split Rock allow walking, but most Pocono courses are hilly enough that you'll want a cart. Source
About 9% in Monroe County: Pennsylvania's 6% hotel occupancy tax plus a 3% county hotel tax. It applies to vacation rentals as well as hotels. Source