Camelback Golf Club
Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona · Paradise Valley golf market
- Access
- mixed
- Holes
- 36
- Architect(s)
- Red Lawrence, Arthur Hills, Jason Straka
- Gated
- No
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Camelback Golf Club operates two 18-hole courses — the Red Lawrence-designed Padre Course (1970, renovated by Arthur Hills in the late 1990s) and the Jason Straka-designed Ambiente Course (opened 2013, formerly the Indian Bend Course) — at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, a resort dating to 1936. It is resort-operated, not a member-owned private club, but it runs a genuine paid, non-equity membership program (Golf, Spa, and a combined Lifestyle Membership) that goes beyond ordinary resort-guest or public daily-fee play. The club sits at the physical and namesake center of Camelback Country Club Estates, one of Paradise Valley's most prominent luxury neighborhoods, whose homes ($4M-$12M+, many on one-acre-plus lots) are marketed heavily around proximity to this course.
Golf & Course
The Padre Course dates to 1970 (Red Lawrence) with a late-1990s Arthur Hills renovation; the Ambiente Course opened in November 2013 as a Jason Straka redesign of the prior Indian Bend Course. Together they total 36 holes under one resort operation.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Three tiers exist: ordinary resort-guest/public paid play (the default for most golfers here), a standalone paid Golf Membership ($17,500 initiation / $328 monthly dues as reported at program launch), and a combined Lifestyle Membership adding spa access ($19,500 initiation / $610 monthly). None of these are tied to owning a home nearby — homeowners in Camelback Country Club Estates get no automatic access and must apply and pay like anyone else.
Living in Camelback Golf Club
Camelback Country Club Estates, the neighborhood immediately surrounding the course, is documented as its own community record; see the relationship between the two.
Lifestyle & Amenities
The clubhouse (36,000 sq. ft., pueblo-style) includes a full-service golf shop and Tavern 37 restaurant. Spa access is bundled into the Lifestyle Membership tier. Tennis, pickleball, fitness-center, and pool amenities specific to the golf club (as opposed to the broader resort) were not independently confirmed this session.
Location & Surrounding Area
At the base of Mummy Mountain, adjacent to the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn; sources vary on whether the resort's mailing address falls in Scottsdale or Paradise Valley (it sits essentially on the municipal border), and this record follows the Paradise Valley golf-market grouping used by real-estate and golf press covering the Camelback Mountain corridor.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Historical$19,500
This is the 'Lifestyle Membership' initiation fee (combined golf + spa); a standalone Golf Membership was separately reported at $17,500 initiation / $328 monthly dues. Figures come from press coverage of the program's launch, not a live fee schedule, and should be confirmed with the club before relying on them.
Initiation (range low)
Historical$17,500
Standalone Golf Membership initiation, as reported at program launch.
Initiation (range high)
Historical$19,500
Lifestyle Membership (Golf + Spa combined) initiation, as reported at program launch.
Annual dues
Historical$7,320
Computed as 12 x the reported $610/month Lifestyle Membership dues; the club itself may present this monthly rather than annually — treat as an approximation of a monthly figure, not a club-published annual number.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current membership pricing directly with the club; figures here come from press coverage of the program's launch, not a live, club-published fee schedule.
- Confirm whether the resort's official mailing address/municipality is Scottsdale or Paradise Valley — sources conflict.
- Confirm tennis/pickleball/fitness/pool amenity availability specifically through the golf club membership (versus the broader resort).
Notable
- The Ambiente Course opened in November 2013 as a full Jason Straka redesign of the previous Indian Bend Course.
- The JW Marriott Camelback Inn launched a combined 'Lifestyle Membership' (golf + spa) as a distinct paid membership category, priced at $19,500 initiation and $610/month as reported at launch.
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