Mountain rounds at EagleVail, Vail Golf Club, Keystone's River Course and Eagle Ranch with a rental home in Avon are the plan. A 15.7% lodging tax, peak-summer home rates, golf bag fees and a rental car from Denver are what push the total up.
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13 courses around Vail Valley & Summit County that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
The top-rated course in the valley that a visitor can play, a mountainside Fazio layout known for its conditioning. You must stay at a partner hotel in Vail or Beaver Creek and book through its concierge.
coloradoavidgolfer.com coloradoavidgolfer.comGreg Norman's course at Red Sky is the longer and wilder of the two, with big elevation changes and long views. Guest play alternates days with the Fazio course, so check which one is open on your dates.
coloradoavidgolfer.com coloradoavidgolfer.comA tight, scenic par 70 at the base of Beaver Creek with some of the best conditions in the mountains. Visitor tee times are limited and open about a month ahead, usually from mid-morning on.
golfdigest.com fourseasons.comA 7,100-yard links-style course in the valley floor at Edwards with one of the longest seasons around. Tee times are only for guests of the Sonnenalp hotel in Vail.
sonnenalp.com golfdigest.comA town-owned 27-hole Jack Nicklaus facility at about 9,300 feet, with three nines (Bear, Beaver and Elk) and big mountain views. Book early for summer mornings.
golfdigest.com coloradoavidgolfer.comA Robert Trent Jones Jr. course over old ranchland with a mountain-meadow back nine, praised for its conditioning. Rates include cart and range balls.
golfdigest.com golflink.comFollows the Snake River through pines at 9,280 feet, with a famous drop-shot tee nearly 200 feet above the green. Usually the first Summit County course to open each spring.
golfdigest.com golflink.comVail's town course runs along Gore Creek with views of the Gore Range and is the best value in the valley in peak summer. It's a short ride from Vail Village.
vailrd.specialdistrict.org golfpass.comAn Arnold Palmer links-style course at a lower 6,600 feet, walkable, with Brush Creek in play and the longest season in the valley. Good value and about 25 minutes west of Avon.
coloradoavidgolfer.com where2golf.comA dramatic high-altitude course at about 9,000 feet with big downhill tee shots, including the signature 16th, and a small-club feel. Near the I-70 exit for Silverthorne and Dillon.
golfpass.com coloradoavidgolfer.comA hilly, scenic course right next to Avon with cart and range balls included, and good late-day deals. The handiest round if you are staying in Avon or Beaver Creek.
eaglevailgolfclub.com golfpass.comA Pete Dye course down valley near the Eagle airport, at lower elevation so it opens earlier and closes later than the mountain courses. A relaxed, lower-cost round.
fourseasons.com golfnow.comOne of the highest 18-hole courses in the country, set at the base of Copper Mountain. Short and fun, and the ball flies a long way up here.
coloradoavidgolfer.com coloradoavidgolfer.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($9,000) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($3,028, about 34% 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 $12,028 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
12 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) | $722 per traveler | Four peak (July-August) rounds with cart: EagleVail $179 (2026 guest rate), Vail Golf Club $174 (Vail Recreation District peak guest rate), River Course at Keystone about $199 (no rate card; the booking page showed $170 for a 3:20 pm August time) and Eagle Ranch $170 (top of its $89-$170 range). Total $722. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $650 a night | Avon short-term rentals average $749 a night and 4-bedroom homes $1,045 over the year (Rabbu), driven by ski season; summer is far cheaper. We use $650 for a 4-bedroom home in July-August. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $418 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Denver (DEN), Q2 2026: $417.66 (Q1 2026 was $392.90). Eagle County (EGE) is closer but is not in the BTS top-airport table and usually costs more. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $92 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for the Vail per diem area (Eagle County): $92 a day. FY2027 lodging rate is $205 June-September. 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 | 15.7% of the rental home (whole group) | Avon combined sales tax 9.69% (Avalara 2026: state 2.9%, Eagle County 1%, Eagle County mass transit 0.5%, Eagle River Fire Protection District 0.79%, Eagle Valley RTA 0.5%, Town of Avon 4%), plus Avon's 4% lodging tax and 2% short-term rental tax for community housing (Airbnb's Colorado collection list, https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2298). Total 15.69% for rentals; hotels skip the 2% (13.69%). Eagle County's tax page (https://www.eaglecounty.us/departments___services/finance/sales_tax.php) confirms the county's 1.5% and a 4% county lodging tax that applies only in unincorporated areas such as Beaver Creek and Edwards. The fire district rate was not confirmed on an official page. Source |
| Rental car | $80 a day | KAYAK at DEN (Nov 2026): SUVs average about $59-$62 a day; July is dearest at about $77. We use $80 for a large SUV in summer with airport fees. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental clubs Off by default | $260 per traveler | Eagle Ranch rents clubs for $65 for 18 holes ($40 for 9); four rounds is $260. Red Sky charges $85 a round for rentals. 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 $9,000. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $12,030, or about $3,010 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
No. Red Sky's Fazio and Norman courses are private, but guests of partner hotels in Vail and Beaver Creek, such as the Four Seasons Vail, Ritz-Carlton Vail, Grand Hyatt Vail and Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, can book tee times through the concierge. At the Four Seasons, guests play the Fazio course on odd-numbered days and the Norman course on even-numbered days, and rental clubs are $85 a round. Source
Most mountain courses open in mid-May and close in early to mid-October; they are under snow the rest of the year. Early season is cheapest: Vail Golf Club is $99 until mid-June against $174 in peak summer, and EagleVail is $129 in late May and early June against $179. Eagle Ranch, at a lower 6,600 feet, has the longest season. Source
Eagle County Regional (EGE) is about 30 miles west of Avon, and Eagle Ranch is just a few miles from it, but summer flights are limited and fares are high. Most golfers fly into Denver (DEN), about 125 miles east on I-70, or about two and a half hours by car. Denver's average fare was about $418 in mid-2026. Source
Yes, at Keystone. Epic Pass holders save 20% at Keystone Ranch and the River Course when they book online with the promo code EPICGOLF. Keystone's rates include a cart, range access and practice balls, and its stay-and-play packages add unlimited same-day replays. Source