Spanish Trail
One of Las Vegas's original country clubs, Spanish Trail is a 27 hole Robert Trent Jones Jr design from 1984, woven through 15 lakes, waterfalls and some 120 bunkers behind the gates of a guarded community. It hosted the PGA Tour in the late 1980s and remains a polished, private members retreat away from the Strip's resort courses.
Photo: Spanish Trail Country Club via Google.
The verdict
Spanish Trail Country Club opened in 1984 as one of the first true country clubs in Las Vegas, a Robert Trent Jones Jr design set inside a gated, master planned community in Spring Valley a few miles west of the Strip. With 27 holes split into three nines, Sunrise, Lakes and Canyon, it offers the variety and seclusion that the city's resort courses cannot, and it carries genuine tournament pedigree as an early home of the PGA Tour in Las Vegas.
This is classic Robert Trent Jones Jr resort era design: generous, water guarded fairways, large contoured greens and the signature lakes and waterfalls that give the Lakes nine its name. It is mature, beautifully treed for the desert and impeccably conditioned, the kind of members club that rewards repeat play. Access is the catch, since this is a private club, but for a guest or a member it is one of the most refined rounds in the valley.
Spanish Trail at a glance
- Opened
- 1984
- Designer
- Robert Trent Jones Jr
- Type
- Desert parkland
- Holes
- 27 (three nines)
- Par
- 72 (each 18)
- Green fee
- Members and guests
Designer, opening year and layout verified June 2026 from Spanish Trail Country Club and recognized course databases. It is a 27 hole Robert Trent Jones Jr design from 1984 with three nines, Sunrise (about 3,426 yards), Lakes (about 3,427 yards) and Canyon (about 3,576 yards), each combination playing to roughly par 72. Spanish Trail is a private members club with no published public green fee, so always confirm access and any guest rate directly before planning.
The holes worth the trip
The three nines each have their own character, and the club rotates them so members rarely play the same eighteen twice in a row. The Lakes nine is the signature, threading between the water features and waterfalls that define the property, where accurate iron play and nerve over forced carries decide the score. It is the most photogenic and the most demanding of the trio.
The Sunrise nine plays a touch more open and rhythmic, a good scoring start, while the Canyon nine is the longest and most muscular of the three, using the desert washes and elevation to add teeth on the closing stretch. Across all 27 holes the bunkering is plentiful and strategic, and the greens carry the bold movement typical of Robert Trent Jones Jr, so distance control and a tidy short game matter more than raw power.
For a member or guest, the appeal is the calm and the conditioning: mature trees, manicured turf and the privacy of a gated club, all minutes from the energy of the Strip. It is a course to settle into over a few rounds rather than a one off bucket list tick, and it pairs naturally with a wider Las Vegas golf itinerary.
How to get on
| What to know | Detail |
|---|---|
| Access | Private, member owned country club; play is generally as a guest of a member or via approved access arrangements |
| Green fee | No published public fee; any guest rate is set by the club (indicative, 2026) |
| Booking | Arrange through a member or a Las Vegas golf specialist well in advance; tee times are not sold to the public |
| On the day | Carts are standard in the desert heat; collared shirts and standard country club dress expected |
| Getting there | Spring Valley, a few miles west of the Las Vegas Strip, about 20 minutes from McCarran (Harry Reid) International Airport |
| Best months | October to May for comfortable desert temperatures; summer rounds are best played early morning |
Access details verified June 2026; Spanish Trail is private and policies change, so always confirm directly before planning a visit with the club or your trip planner.
Where to stay nearby
Most visiting golfers base on or near the Las Vegas Strip, minutes east of Spanish Trail, where the choice of hotels, dining and entertainment is unmatched and the other valley courses are all within a short drive. For a quieter stay, the Summerlin area to the northwest puts you close to the desert golf and the Red Rock Canyon scenery.
Las Vegas is one of the great golf trip hubs in the United States, and Spanish Trail works best as one refined private round inside a wider itinerary. We can pair it with the city's marquee public courses, arrange the access where possible and book the lodging around your group.
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Spanish Trail questions
Who designed Spanish Trail Country Club and when did it open?
Spanish Trail Country Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr and opened in 1984, one of the oldest private clubs in Las Vegas. It is a 27 hole layout made up of three nines, Sunrise, Lakes and Canyon.
Can visitors play Spanish Trail?
Spanish Trail is a private, member owned country club, so it is not open to general public tee times. Visitors generally play as the guest of a member or through approved access arrangements. Always confirm access directly before planning a visit.
What is the par and length of Spanish Trail?
Each 18 hole combination plays to roughly par 72 and around 7,000 yards from the championship tees. The nines measure about 3,426 yards (Sunrise), 3,427 yards (Lakes) and 3,576 yards (Canyon).
Did Spanish Trail host a PGA Tour event?
Yes. Spanish Trail served as a host course for the PGA Tour's Las Vegas Invitational from 1985 to 1989, an early home of professional tournament golf in the city.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Designer, opening year, layout and tournament history verified June 2026; access and any guest fees indicative for the 2026 season. Last reviewed June 2026.