Martis Camp
Truckee, Placer County, California · Lake Tahoe / Truckee golf market
- Access
- resident only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Tom Fazio
- Gated
- Yes
- Golf access
- Bundled
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Martis Camp is a modern, ultra-high-end gated golf-and-real-estate community spanning roughly 2,100 acres in the Martis Valley near Truckee, about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe. Its private Tom Fazio-designed course, which opened in 2008 and plays to 7,751 yards from the championship tees, ranks among the top Tom Fazio designs in California and is regarded by architect Tom Fazio himself and two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen as among Fazio's best work; it placed among the state's top-ranked private clubs (roughly #10 among California Tom Fazio courses) on a 2025 Top 40 Private Clubs-California ranking. Club eligibility is restricted to Martis Camp property owners -- non-owners cannot join -- but owning a home does not itself require joining: as of the club's 2025 published pricing, a Golf Membership (50% equity) carries a $300,000 initiation fee and $45,000 annual dues, while a Social Membership carries a $125,000 transfer fee and $29,000 annual dues, both separate from the roughly $1,800/quarter HOA dues every property owner pays (which do not themselves include access to the Camp Lodge, golf course, Family Barn, or Beach Shack). All club guests must be accompanied by a member.
Golf & Course
Private Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole course, opened 2008, 7,751 yards from the championship tees; ranked among the top Tom Fazio courses in California.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Resident-only club eligibility: only Martis Camp property owners may be invited to join, but joining is not mandatory to own a home there. As of 2025 published pricing: Golf Membership (50% equity) $300,000 initiation + $45,000/yr dues; Social Membership $125,000 transfer fee + $29,000/yr dues. All property owners separately pay ~$1,800/quarter HOA dues, which do not include club amenity access.
Living in Martis Camp
A single-project, modern mountain golf-and-real-estate community on ~2,100 acres; among the strongest residential-integration cases in this dataset even though club membership is optional (property ownership is a prerequisite, not a requirement, for eligibility).
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 — as of 2025-01-01$300,000
2025 Golf Membership (50% equity) initiation fee per a realtor-published Martis Camp fact sheet; not independently reconfirmed as current for 2026 -- confirm directly with the club.
Initiation (range low)
Historical — as of 2025-01-01$125,000
2025 Social Membership transfer fee.
Initiation (range high)
Historical — as of 2025-01-01$300,000
2025 Golf Membership (50% equity) initiation fee.
Annual dues
Historical — as of 2025-01-01$45,000
2025 Golf Membership annual dues; 2025 Social Membership annual dues were $29,000 per the same source.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Reconfirm current 2026 initiation fee and dues figures directly with the club -- this session's figures are sourced from a 2025-labeled realtor fact sheet, not the club's own site.
- Confirm exact acreage and additional amenities directly with the club.
Notable
- Tom Fazio-designed private course, ranked among California's Top 40 private clubs (~#10 among the state's Tom Fazio designs) per a 2025 industry ranking.
- A confirmed modern ultra-high-end private golf community in the Martis Valley near Truckee, Placer County, spanning roughly 2,100 acres.
- Club guests must always be accompanied by a member; only Martis Camp property owners are ever eligible to join, though joining itself is optional for owners.
- 2025 published pricing: Golf Membership (50% equity) $300,000 initiation + $45,000/yr dues; Social Membership $125,000 transfer fee + $29,000/yr dues -- both separate from the ~$1,800/quarter HOA dues all owners pay.
- Tom Fazio and two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen have both called the Martis Camp course among Fazio's best designs.
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