Lake Arrowhead
Nekoosa (Town of Rome), Wood/Adams County, Wisconsin · Central Sands golf market
- Access
- mixed
- Holes
- 36
- Gated
- No
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Lake Arrowhead is a large, established Central Sands recreational community in the Town of Rome near Nekoosa, organized by its own nonprofit Lake Arrowhead Association, Inc. around a 300-acre lake and two golf courses the Association itself developed and still operates: The Pines (the community's original, founding golf amenity, opened in the mid-1970s) and The Lakes (1998, rated among Golf Digest's top 75 public courses in America at opening). With roughly 2,000 member-owners, the Association also runs campgrounds, ATV/snowmobile trails, swimming pools, tennis courts, and a sports-field complex. Both courses are open to the public, not resident-exclusive, which keeps this out of barrier_to_entry territory -- but the fact that the Association itself, not a separate third-party operator, built and runs the golf courses as founding community amenities is a real organizational integration distinct from a subdivision merely sitting near a public course.
Golf & Course
The Pines, Lake Arrowhead's original 18-hole course, opened in the mid-1970s as the community's first developed amenity. The Lakes Course followed in 1998 and was nominated for Best New Public Course in America at its debut; both have carried Golf Digest 4.5-star 'Places to Play' recognition, with The Lakes ranked among the top 75 public courses in the country.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Both Lake Arrowhead courses are open to public play, not gated behind resident-only access. The Association's own site describes multiple membership types, including a base Association Membership and a separate Golf Membership, suggesting a tiered, opt-in structure similar to other Wisconsin communities in this build (Geneva National, Abbey Springs) -- but this session could not confirm, with a source reliably tied to the Wisconsin entity, whether Association membership itself is mandatory for all property owners or what current Golf Membership pricing is. Treat access terms as unconfirmed pending direct contact with the Association.
Living in Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead's roughly 2,000 platted lots surround the namesake 300-acre lake and both golf courses, with community infrastructure including campgrounds, pools, tennis, and trail systems built out over the community's multi-decade history since the mid-1970s.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, residents have access to a 300-acre lake, campgrounds, ATV/snowmobile trails, swimming pools, tennis courts, cross-country skiing trails, and a sports-field complex (baseball, archery, horseshoes, shuffleboard).
Location & Surrounding Area
Lake Arrowhead sits in the Town of Rome, Wood County, on WI-13 roughly 13 miles south of Wisconsin Rapids and a short drive from Sand Valley -- both share the same Central Sands micro-market near Nekoosa.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current Association Membership and Golf Membership dues directly with Lake Arrowhead Association (715-325-2941 / lakearrowheadgolf.com) -- do not rely on any pricing found for other same-named 'Lake Arrowhead' entities in California, Georgia, Missouri, or Michigan.
- Confirm whether Association membership is legally mandatory for every platted lot owner (the bylaws document found this session could not be fully read due to a network egress block).
- Confirm whether golf membership specifically is optional or in any way tied to property ownership.
Notable
- Lake Arrowhead Association, Inc. developed and still operates both of its golf courses itself, rather than the courses being run by an unrelated third party -- The Pines was the community's founding amenity in the mid-1970s.
- The Lakes Course was nominated for Best New Public Course in America upon its 1998 opening and later ranked among the top 75 public courses nationally by Golf Digest.
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