Public

Beaver Course

Breckenridge Municipal Golf Club

Breckenridge, CO, USA
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9 holesPar 363,564 yds36.9/147

About this course

The Beaver Course at Breckenridge Municipal Golf Club is a Jack Nicklaus design situated at approximately 9,300 feet elevation in the Colorado Rockies, making it one of the highest-altitude regulation golf courses in North America. Opened in 1985, the course occupies terrain along the Blue River valley with views of the Tenmile Range and surrounding peaks. The high-elevation setting affects play significantly—reduced air density means golf balls travel roughly ten percent farther than at sea level, requiring adjustments to club selection and distance control throughout the round. The routing works through a mix of meadowland and stands of lodgepole pine and aspen, with the Blue River coming into play on several holes. Nicklaus incorporated the natural contours and water features into a layout that demands accuracy off the tee, as the thin air also reduces backspin and makes it harder to stop approach shots on firm, elevated greens. The course plays to a par of 72 and stretches over 7,200 yards from the back tees, though the effective playing distance is considerably shorter due to altitude. As a municipal facility, Breckenridge Golf Club serves both local residents and the resort town's seasonal visitors. The course operates from late spring through early fall, with the mountain climate limiting the season. The combination of Nicklaus design pedigree, dramatic alpine scenery, and the unique challenge of high-altitude golf makes the Beaver Course a distinctive public option in Colorado's Summit County.

Quick facts

Location
Breckenridge, CO, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1987
Holes
9
Par
36
Length
3,564 yards
Difficulty
36.9/147

Getting there

Most visitors arrive via Denver International Airport, roughly ninety miles to the east, before embarking on a spectacular two-hour ascent along Interstate 70 through the Front Range. The drive climbs steadily past Georgetown and the Eisenhower Tunnel - North America's highest vehicular crossing - before spilling into Summit County's high basin, where the landscape opens to reveal jagged peaks and alpine meadows. As you descend into Breckenridge proper, the transition from interstate to Main Street feels like stepping back into a Victorian mining town, with the municipal course waiting just beyond the historic core at 9,324 feet, where thin air and big views define every round.

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Common questions about Beaver at Breckenridge Municipal Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Beaver was designed by Jack Nicklaus.

Yes. Beaver at Breckenridge Municipal Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Beaver is 36.

Beaver plays 3,564 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Beaver is 147.

Beaver is a 9-hole course.

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