Star Valley Ranch (Cedar Creek & Aspen Hills)
Star Valley Ranch, Lincoln County County, Wyoming · Star Valley (Thayne / Star Valley Ranch) golf market
- Access
- mixed
- Holes
- 27
- Gated
- No
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Star Valley Ranch is not a golf club with houses nearby -- it is a small incorporated Wyoming town (chartered 2005, population roughly 1,900-2,000) whose entire footprint was platted around golf. The Star Valley Ranch Association, which predates the town's 2005 incorporation and traces to a 1970s resort development, owns and operates both Cedar Creek (18 holes, par 73) and Aspen Hills (9 holes, par 36, bordering the Bridger-Teton National Forest) -- 27 holes of golf sit inside the limits of a town of under 2,000 residents, a distinction essentially no other Wyoming town its size can claim.
Golf & Course
Cedar Creek is the town's 18-hole course, with tree-lined fairways and mountain views; Aspen Hills is a 9-hole course abutting the national forest, home to the 7th hole nicknamed 'The Tunnel Hole,' reported as the hardest hole in Wyoming. Both are owned and operated by the Association rather than by a private developer or separate country club entity, and both accept outside public tee times in addition to serving the town's own property owners.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Access here is genuinely mixed rather than either fully public or fully private: outside golfers can book tee times at both courses through normal public channels (GolfNow, Chronogolf), while property owners' SVRA dues fund the Association's broader operations. Golf play itself, however, is billed as a separate amenity/fee rather than automatically bundled into SVRA property dues -- a real nuance buyers should not gloss over. This differs from a bundled-golf community where a home price or HOA fee includes club access outright.
Living in Star Valley Ranch (Cedar Creek & Aspen Hills)
Homes are New Traditional, contemporary, and cabin-style, mostly built from the 1990s onward on spacious lots with valley views; many sit directly adjacent to Cedar Creek or Aspen Hills fairways and greens. As of mid-2026, reported home prices ranged roughly $300,000 to $1.35 million, with a recent three-month median around $511,000 (Redfin), though that median had fallen year-over-year as of that report.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, amenities center on the Cedar Creek Center (completed 2020), a swimming pool, Duffer's Lounge, Three Canyons Restaurant, The Grill at Star Valley Ranch, and a managed trail network (Cedar Creek, Green Canyon, Prater Canyon, Vista Prater trails) with its own separate fee structure. The town sits in the foothills of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, giving residents ready access to hiking, whitewater rafting, and winter sports beyond golf.
Location & Surrounding Area
Star Valley Ranch sits in Lincoln County in Wyoming's Star Valley, near Thayne and roughly 60 miles south of Jackson -- close enough to the Jackson Hole market to draw cross-shopping interest, but a genuinely distinct small town with its own separate municipal identity and a markedly lower price point than Teton County.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current SVRA dues for the specific plat/property being considered -- dues and assessments vary by plat and were not fully retrievable this session.
- Confirm the current golf/trail amenity fee schedule directly with the Association -- golf access is billed separately from general SVRA dues.
- Confirm whether any Association membership transfers automatically with a property sale.
Notable
- Star Valley Ranch was incorporated as a Wyoming town in 2005, growing out of a 1970s resort development -- one of very few Wyoming towns whose plat was built directly around golf.
- The town holds 27 holes of golf (Cedar Creek 18 + Aspen Hills 9) inside its own municipal limits, a scale essentially unmatched by any other Wyoming town its size.
- Aspen Hills' 7th hole, 'The Tunnel Hole,' is reported as the hardest hole in the state of Wyoming.
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