Golf Trips with Boat Rentals
The best golf trips don't end at the 18th. Boat Rentals is the part your crew still argues about on the drive home. We tracked down 80 destinations across America where the golf is worth the flight and the boat rentals is worth the day off the course — so nobody has to pick one.
Every destination below includes detailed course breakdowns, lodging options for groups, restaurant picks, and nightlife — plus specific boat rentals venues with pricing, duration, and what to expect. Hit the planner to build a complete itinerary around your group's priorities in a couple of minutes.
These 80 destinations span 40 states across 9 regions of the country, so there's a golf-plus-boat rentals option within a short flight of most major cities. Boat Rentals runs from around $15 per person at the most affordable spot on the list, with plenty of upgrade options if the group wants to splurge on one big activity for the trip.
The best group trips usually pencil in boat rentals for a half-day between rounds — morning tee time, afternoon activity, dinner after — rather than trying to squeeze it in around a full 36-hole day. If your crew wants boat rentals to be the centerpiece rather than a side quest, several of the destinations below are built around it, with courses close enough to town that the golf doesn't have to compete for calendar space.
Best Destinations for Golf + Boat Rentals
Boat RentalsLake Havasu City, AZ
Spring break energy meets desert golf on the Colorado River
Boat RentalsSandpoint, ID
Lake Pend Oreille vibes with mountain golf and small-town charm
Boat RentalsWhitefish, MT
Mountain golf on the doorstep of Glacier National Park
Boat RentalsMcCall, ID
Tiny mountain lake town with perfect TDF energy
Boat RentalsFort Collins, CO
Craft beer capital with surprising Front Range golf
Boat RentalsTraverse City, MI
Wine country golf on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay
Boat RentalsLake Geneva, WI
Chicago's escape — resorts, lake life, and championship golf
Boat RentalsHarbor Springs / Petoskey, MI
Northern Michigan's resort golf corridor
Boat RentalsMadison, WI
College-town energy with championship-caliber public golf
Boat RentalsBrainerd, MN
Minnesota lake country with world-class resort golf
Boat RentalsCincinnati, OH
Underrated food city with surprisingly hilly, challenging golf
Boat RentalsIndianapolis, IN
Brickyard swagger meets Pete Dye's home turf
Boat RentalsDes Moines, IA
Iowa's sleeper food city with big-value golf
Boat RentalsMarquette, MI
Upper Peninsula gem with Lake Superior drama
Boat RentalsMilwaukee, WI
Brew City with lakefront links and Big Ten energy
Boat RentalsHilton Head, SC
Island golf with a side of beach bars
Boat RentalsSavannah, GA
The best food scene in the South, plus golf
Boat RentalsDestin, FL
Beach, nightlife, and golf on the Emerald Coast
Boat RentalsCharleston, SC
Lowcountry links, world-class food, and a legendary bar scene
Boat RentalsNashville, TN
Honky-tonks, hot chicken, and hidden-gem golf
Boat RentalsNaples, FL
Upscale Southwest Florida golf with pristine courses
Boat RentalsReynolds Lake Oconee, GA
Six championship courses on a stunning Georgia lake
Boat RentalsLake Placid, NY
Adirondack mountain golf with Olympic village charm
Boat RentalsFinger Lakes, NY
Wine country golf with lake views and gorge hikes
Boat RentalsPortland, ME
Foodie capital of New England with oceanfront golf and craft beer overload
Boat RentalsKennebunkport, ME
Preppy coastal golf with lobster shacks and New England charm
Boat RentalsNewport, RI
Gilded Age mansions, ocean golf, and a legendary sailing-town bar scene
Boat RentalsBar Harbor, ME
Acadia National Park gateway with coastal golf and lobster everything
Boat RentalsBurlington, VT
Lake Champlain waterfront vibes with craft beer capital golf
Boat RentalsCooperstown, NY
Baseball Hall of Fame village with classic upstate golf and lakefront charm
Boat RentalsCape May, NJ
Victorian beach town with underrated golf and a wine trail scene
Boat RentalsMystic, CT
Coastal Connecticut charm with casino backup plans and quality golf
Boat RentalsHorseshoe Bay, TX
Four championship courses on Lake LBJ in the Texas Hill Country
Boat RentalsHot Springs, AR
Historic spa town golf in the Ouachita Mountains
Boat RentalsBranson, MO
Ozarks golf with lake life, live shows, and surprisingly great courses
Boat RentalsAustin, TX
Live music capital meets Hill Country golf and craft beer culture
Boat RentalsNew Orleans, LA
Bourbon Street, bayou golf, and the best food city in America
Boat RentalsBaton Rouge, LA
LSU tailgate energy, Cajun food, and bayou golf at bargain prices
Boat RentalsLake of the Ozarks, MO
Lake life, party coves, and resort golf in the Missouri Ozarks
Boat RentalsMonterey, CA
The bucket-list capital of American golf
Boat RentalsLos Angeles, CA
Cliffside Trump National, sneaky-good munis, and big-city nights
Boat RentalsOjai, CA
A storied valley resort, mountain light, and a quiet luxury escape
Boat RentalsSanta Barbara, CA
Oceanfront Sandpiper, Spanish-style nights, and beach-town golf
Boat RentalsTruckee, CA
High-Sierra mountain golf above Lake Tahoe
Boat RentalsHalf Moon Bay, CA
Two oceanfront 18s at the Ritz, 30 minutes from SFO
Boat RentalsCarlsbad, CA
North County beaches, resort golf, and the Omni La Costa
Boat RentalsGullane, Scotland
Scotland's Golf Coast — Muirfield, North Berwick, and the Renaissance Club
Boat RentalsLos Cabos, Mexico
Desert-meets-Pacific golf at the tip of Baja
Boat RentalsPunta Cana, Dominican Republic
Caribbean ocean-holes and all-inclusive nights
Boat RentalsAlgarve, Portugal
Europe's sunbelt golf — Monte Rei, Quinta do Lago, San Lorenzo
Boat RentalsCosta del Sol, Spain
Marbella & Sotogrande — Valderrama, Finca Cortesin, sun and beach clubs
Boat RentalsNassau, Bahamas
Nicklaus & Weiskopf links a short hop from the US
Boat RentalsTampa, FL
Innisbrook's Copperhead plus a downtown that actually parties
Boat RentalsBluffton, SC
Lowcountry golf and oak-shaded charm next door to Hilton Head
Boat RentalsAuburn-Opelika, AL
Grand National — the crown jewel of the RTJ Golf Trail
Boat RentalsMobile, AL
RTJ Trail golf, Gulf seafood, and the original Mardi Gras
Boat RentalsFlorence, AL
8,000-yard RTJ golf above the river in Muscle Shoals music country
Boat RentalsWilmington, NC
Cape Fear coast golf and a riverwalk full of bars
Boat RentalsAugusta, GA
Play in the shadow of the Masters on real public Augusta golf
Boat RentalsKnoxville, TN
Smoky Mountain views, lake golf, and a college-town Old City
Boat RentalsGreen Lake, WI
Wisconsin's deepest lake and a 1930 links time capsule
Boat RentalsBay Harbor, MI
Cliffside Lake Michigan golf at the BOYNE flagship
Boat RentalsAcme, MI
The Bear and three resort courses on Grand Traverse Bay
Boat RentalsBloomington, IN
Indiana University's new Pfau course meets a great college-town scene
Boat RentalsWichita, KS
Sand Creek Station and the friendliest golf value in America
Boat RentalsBismarck, ND
Black-sand links golf above the Missouri River
Boat RentalsMontrose, CO
Two Nicklaus-and-links tracks at the gateway to the Black Canyon
Boat RentalsBoulder City, NV
Lake Mead golf 30 minutes from the Strip, minus the chaos
Boat RentalsVerona, NY
Three championship courses and a full casino under one roof
Boat RentalsLake George, NY
Donald Ross lakeside golf in the Adirondacks
Boat RentalsRoanoke, VA
Mountaintop golf at Primland in the Blue Ridge
Boat RentalsFrisco, TX
The new home of the PGA of America — two championship courses
Boat RentalsNew Braunfels, TX
Tubing, beer halls, and Hill Country golf between Austin and San Antonio
Boat RentalsBentonville, AR
Ozark golf and the country's best mountain biking, with a buzzing downtown
Boat RentalsBowling Green, KY
Corvettes, caves, bourbon, and a sneaky-good golf scene
Boat RentalsGleneden Beach, OR
Scottish-style coastal links on the central Oregon coast
Boat RentalsWorley, ID
Idaho's No. 1 public course with a casino attached
Boat RentalsSouth Lake Tahoe, CA
Lakeside championship golf with casinos a short walk away
Boat RentalsSan Francisco, CA
Major-championship muni golf with a world-class city behind it
Boat RentalsTri-Cities, WA
Sunny desert golf and big-time wine where the rivers meet