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Plan Your Cedar City Golf Trip in 60 Seconds

Affordable red-cliff golf and the gateway to Zion country

Cedar City is a sneaky-good, sneaky-cheap Southern Utah base — red-cliff golf at the city course, the famous Black Desert Resort nearby, and Zion, Bryce, and Cedar Breaks all within an hour. Add the Utah Shakespeare Festival downtown and it's an unexpectedly fun, low-cost trip.

3
courses
Spring, Summer, Fall
best season
SGU
60 min drive
10–50k
town size
The rota

Courses

Black Desert Resort (Ivins)Bucket ListTOURNAMENT HOST

Tom Weiskopf design through black lava fields hosting the PGA Tour's Black Desert Championship

$195–$350
Par 72 · 7,371 yds
desert
Coral Canyon Golf Course (Washington)PremiumTOP 100 PUBLIC

Keith Foster red-rock layout at the doorstep of Zion — a longtime Southern Utah favorite

$80–$160
Par 72 · 7,146 yds
desert
Cedar Ridge Golf CourseSolidBEST VALUE

City-run course against the red hills with five par-5s — one of the best golf values in the West

$28–$50
Par 73 · 6,750 yds
desert · walkable
Base camp

Where to Stay

houseSleeps 8–14

$250–$700 /night

Cedar City neighborhoods near downtown and the city course

hot tubbig kitchenpatiored-cliff views
resort houseSleeps 10–16

$150–$350 /night

Cedar City hotel block near I-15 and downtown

poolbreakfastfitness center
The table

Dining

Centro Woodfired Pizzeria

$$
italian

Downtown wood-fired pizza standout — the easy group dinner

4.6★

The Pizza Cart

$$
italian

Cult-favorite wood-fired pies in a casual setting

4.6★

Chef Alfredo Ristorante Italiano

$$$
italian

Sit-down Italian for the nicer dinner-out night

4.5★

Brick & Cleaver

$$$
steakhouse

Steaks and burgers with a solid bar — handles a hungry foursome of foursomes

4.4★
After the round

Nightlife

Policy Kings Brewery

brewpub

Downtown craft brewery and taproom — the local hangout

IG Winery & Tasting Room

cocktail

Downtown wine bar for a quieter night before the round

The Grind Coffeehouse & Bar

patio

Casual downtown spot that turns into an evening hangout

Off days

Activities

Zion National Park Day Trip

hikingfull day$0–$50/pp

Angels Landing and the Narrows under an hour away — a world-class rest-day adventure

Cedar Breaks & Brian Head UTV Tour

atvhalf day$120–$220/pp

Off-road the high plateau around Cedar Breaks National Monument

Utah Shakespeare Festival

winery2-3 hours$25–$80/pp

Tony Award–winning festival downtown — a only-in-Cedar-City evening (summer/fall)

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