Golf Trips with Rafting
The best golf trips don't end at the 18th. Rafting is the part your crew still argues about on the drive home. We tracked down 36 destinations across America where the golf is worth the flight and the rafting 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 rafting 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 36 destinations span 17 states across 6 regions of the country, so there's a golf-plus-rafting option within a short flight of most major cities. Rafting 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 rafting 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 rafting 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 + Rafting
Reno, NV
Mountain golf, casinos, and craft beer in the Biggest Little City
Bend, OR
High desert golf with a brewery on every corner
Sunriver, OR
Resort golf in the Cascades with a laid-back compound vibe
Boise, ID
Underrated golf town with a legit downtown bar scene
Sun Valley / Ketchum, ID
Mountain resort golf at Idaho's most iconic destination
Eugene, OR
College-town energy with sneaky good Willamette Valley golf
Leavenworth, WA
Bavarian village charm meets Cascade Mountain golf
Big Sky, MT
Resort mountain golf under the biggest sky you've ever seen
Durango, CO
Southwest Colorado mountain golf with a Wild West soul
Jackson, WY
Elite mountain golf in the shadow of the Tetons
Bozeman, MT
College-town energy meets world-class Montana golf
Missoula, MT
Blue-collar cool with sneaky-good mountain golf
Colorado Springs, CO
Military-town muscle with championship courses at altitude
Telluride, CO
Bucket-list beauty in Colorado's most jaw-dropping box canyon
Fort Collins, CO
Craft beer capital with surprising Front Range golf
Glenwood Springs, CO
Hot springs, mountain golf, and Roaring Fork Valley vibes
Pagosa Springs, CO
Hot springs hideaway with a legit 27-hole golf resort
Salida, CO
Arkansas River town with cheap golf and big adventure
Chattanooga, TN
Mountain golf with Lookout Mountain as your backdrop
Saratoga Springs, NY
Horse racing, healing springs, and championship golf in upstate elegance
Poconos, PA
Mountain resort golf with casino nights and adventure parks
Truckee, CA
High-Sierra mountain golf above Lake Tahoe
Sacramento, CA
Value golf, a real downtown, and wine country at the edges
Greenville, SC
Upstate golf and a downtown that punches way above its weight
Columbus, GA
36 holes of public golf and the world's longest urban whitewater
Knoxville, TN
Smoky Mountain views, lake golf, and a college-town Old City
Edwards, CO
Vail Valley mountain golf without the Vail Village price tag
Grand Junction, CO
Western Slope wine country with Colorado's #1-rated course
Montrose, CO
Two Nicklaus-and-links tracks at the gateway to the Black Canyon
Moab, UT
Red-rock golf between Arches and the Colorado River
Taos, NM
High-desert golf, adobe art town, and Angel Fire alpine holes
White Sulphur Springs, WV
America's grandest resort — golf, casino, and bourbon in the Alleghenies
Farmington, PA
Pete Dye in the Laurel Highlands — golf, casino, and a private wildlife park
Carrabassett Valley, ME
Maine's mountain golf — RTJ II in the Western Mountains
Cle Elum, WA
Mountain-resort golf 80 minutes from Seattle over the pass
Bakersfield, CA
Cheap, year-round golf and honky-tonk nights in Buck Owens country