Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course (Red Lodge, MT)
Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana · South-Central Montana & Statewide Coldcheck golf market
- Access
- public
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Bob E. Baldock, Robert L. Baldock
- Gated
- No
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Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course (built 1983, purchased by the neighboring Red Lodge Mountain ski resort in 1994) sits in the Beartooth Mountains just outside Red Lodge, about an hour southwest of Billings. The resort's own 1994 master plan explicitly framed the golf-course purchase as part of a strategy to convert a winter-only ski business into a year-round destination, and the acquisition was followed by what local reporting describes as substantial real estate development around the course.
That development took the form of Red Lodge Country Club Estates, a recorded subdivision with its own property owners' association (RLCCEPOA) and covenants -- including specific restrictions on fencing and landscaping within 25 feet of the golf-course boundary -- confirming that homes here are genuinely built up against the course rather than merely located nearby in a loosely-related part of town. The course itself remains fully public and daily-fee, with no membership program, so the qualifying case here rests entirely on the documented, purpose-built residential subdivision rather than any access barrier.
Golf & Course
An 18-hole, par-72 mountain course (6,780 yards, slope 126) designed by Bob E. Baldock and Robert L. Baldock and built in 1983, set in the Beartooth Mountains with alpine views. Red Lodge Mountain purchased the course in 1994 as part of a strategic push to become a year-round resort rather than a ski-only business.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Fully public and open to any paying golfer -- there is no membership program, waitlist, or residency requirement. Homeownership in the adjacent Red Lodge Country Club Estates subdivision grants no special golf access beyond what any member of the public already has.
Living in Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course (Red Lodge, MT)
Red Lodge Country Club Estates is a recorded subdivision (part of the broader Red Lodge Mountain Resort Subdivision) governed by its own property owners' association, with covenants that specifically regulate development along the golf-course boundary. Real estate listings describe lots backing directly onto the course with Beartooth Mountain and fairway views, alongside nearby subdivisions such as Diamond C. Homes here start in roughly the $500,000s, close to the broader Red Lodge market's own recent average listing price.
Lifestyle & Amenities
The course includes an on-site restaurant (28 Peaks Kitchen) and Montana's only Toptracer-equipped driving range. The broader Red Lodge Mountain resort adds year-round ski/recreation amenities a few minutes away, and the town of Red Lodge is a short drive for dining and shopping.
Location & Surrounding Area
Red Lodge sits in Carbon County in the Beartooth Mountains, roughly an hour and a half southwest of Billings and just north of the Beartooth Highway entrance to Yellowstone National Park's Northeast Entrance -- a genuinely different, more mountain-resort-oriented setting than Billings' own in-town old-guard clubs.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current ownership/operator of Red Lodge Mountain resort and the golf course directly.
- Confirm current HOA/POA dues for Red Lodge Country Club Estates.
- Confirm whether any season-pass or resident discount program exists for the golf course.
Notable
- Purchased by Red Lodge Mountain ski resort in 1994 explicitly to help the resort transition to year-round operation.
- Home to Montana's only Toptracer-equipped driving range.
- Red Lodge Mountain resort itself changed hands in the 2024-2025 season (JMA Ventures/345 Partners investment).
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