Lincoln Park Course
Lincoln Park Golf Course
About this course
Lincoln Park Golf Course occupies a prominent site in Grand Junction, Colorado's largest city on the Western Slope. The course sits within the city's extensive Lincoln Park complex, which includes recreational facilities and open space along the Colorado River valley. Grand Junction's high desert climate and dramatic surrounding topography—with the Book Cliffs to the north and the Colorado National Monument's red rock formations to the west—provide a distinctive setting for golf in this region. The course serves as the primary municipal golf facility for Grand Junction and the surrounding Mesa County area. As a public course in a moderately sized Western Slope community, Lincoln Park functions as an accessible venue for local golfers and visitors exploring Colorado's wine country and outdoor recreation areas. The layout reflects the relatively flat terrain of the river valley, with mature cottonwoods and other riparian vegetation providing definition and character to the holes. Grand Junction's position at approximately 4,600 feet elevation means the ball travels noticeably farther than at sea level, though less dramatically than at Colorado's mountain courses. The arid climate requires careful irrigation management and produces firm, fast conditions during much of the season. Lincoln Park represents a traditional approach to municipal golf in smaller Western cities, offering straightforward play without the dramatic elevation changes found elsewhere in Colorado.
Quick facts
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1922
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,337 yards
- Difficulty
- 36.3/131
Getting there
The gateway to Lincoln Park Golf Course is Grand Junction Regional Airport, a compact regional hub served by major carriers and positioned just minutes from the course itself. The drive from the terminal traces the edge of the Colorado River valley, where the high desert landscape - rust-red mesas, scrubland, and cottonwood groves - frames the approach into town. Lincoln Park sits on the western edge of Grand Junction proper, an oasis of green fairways against the arid backdrop of the Colorado Plateau, easily reached from Interstate 70 or the local grid of tree-lined avenues that define this western slope community.
FAQ
Common questions about Lincoln Park
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. Lincoln Park is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Lincoln Park is 36.
Lincoln Park plays 3,337 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Lincoln Park is 131.
Lincoln Park is a 9-hole course.



