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Golf Trips / Southwest / New Mexico

Plan Your Taos Golf Trip in 60 Seconds

High-desert golf, adobe art town, and Angel Fire alpine holes

Taos pairs a centuries-old adobe arts town with high-desert and alpine golf. The 7,300-yard Taos Country Club plays through sagebrush and arroyos, while Angel Fire offers PGA-championship golf at 8,600 feet up the road. Add Rio Grande rafting and a famous plaza bar scene for a distinctive New Mexico trip.

2

courses

Summer, Fall

best season

SAF

90 min drive

10–50k

town size

The rota

Courses

Taos Country ClubPremiumLOCALS' FAVORITE

Jep Wille high-desert design through sagebrush and arroyos with Sangre de Cristo views — a Golf Digest 4-star

$60–$110

Par 72 · 7,302 yds

desert · walkable

Angel Fire Resort Golf CoursePremiumDESIGNER CLASSIC

One of the highest championship courses in the U.S. at 8,600 feet — aspen canyons and links-style back nine

$70–$130

Par 72 · 6,624 yds

mountain

Base camp

Where to Stay

houseSleeps 8–14

$300–$900 /night

Adobe homes near Taos Plaza or out toward the country club

hot tubkiva fireplacebig kitchenmountain viewspatio

lodgeSleeps 10–16

$200–$450 /night

Angel Fire Resort lodging up the road for a golf-and-mountain base

poolon-site diningspaski/golf base

The table

Dining

Lambert's of Taos

$$$

upscale

Taos's long-standing fine-dining favorite in a historic adobe

4.6★

Doc Martin's (Taos Inn)

$$$

farm-to-table

Historic-inn restaurant doing New Mexican–leaning seasonal plates

4.4★

Orlando's New Mexican Café

mexican

The town's beloved red-and-green chile spot — the must-do group meal

4.6★

Taos Mesa Brewing

brewpub

Big brewery taproom with live music and an outdoor stage

4.5★

After the round

Nightlife

Adobe Bar (Taos Inn)

Late night

cocktail

The 'living room of Taos' — margaritas and nightly live music off the plaza

Taos Mesa Brewing Taos Tap Room

brewpub

Downtown taproom with house beers and a courtyard

The Alley Cantina

Late night

honky tonk

Live music and dancing in one of the oldest buildings in town — the late-night plaza spot

Off days

Activities

Rio Grande del Norte Rafting

raftingfull day$90–$180/pp

Whitewater through the Taos Box gorge of the Rio Grande — the signature adventure day

Taos Pueblo & Plaza Walk

hiking2-3 hours$0–$30/pp

Visit the 1,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage pueblo and the historic plaza

Rio Grande Gorge & Mesa UTV Tour

atvhalf day$110–$200/pp

Off-road the high mesa to the dramatic 600-foot Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

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