Keystone Ranch Golf Course
Keystone Ranch Golf Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. to challenge golfers and offer the best views of the Continental Divide, Ten Mile Range and Buffalo Mountain. The golf course opened in 1980 and has consistently ranked among the country's best golf courses since then. Rolling hills and alpine lakes, once the site of a lettuce farm and cattle ranch, now serve as the challenging terrain for the 18-hole par-72 golf course. At the center of the Keystone Ranch Golf Course is an old log homestead that houses the golf course clubhouse and a AAA Four-Diamond restaurant called the Keystone Ranch Restaurant, which was rated as the number one restaurant in the Colorado/Utah region in the 2001, 2002, and 2003 Zagat Surveys. Luke E. Smith built the homestead in the early 1900's with pine logs from nearby Keystone Mountain as a summer retreat for his family's camping and fishing outings. Historic barns and ranch buildings still stand next to the 5th green.
The River Course at Keystone
In September of 1997, crews broke ground for Keystone's second 18-hole golf course. The River Course at Keystone opened to rave reviews in June of 2000. Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed the environmentally sensitive course, incorporating native plant species, wildlife corridors, and wetlands. Golfers will see sagebrush, native grasses and 12 different kinds of wildflowers. They may also see elk and other wildlife.