Public

Preserve Course

Grand View Lodge

Nisswa, MN, USA
#1534World

Public: #596

#1345USA

Public: #435

#33MN

Public: #14

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About this course

The Preserve at Grand View Lodge is a championship golf course in the Brainerd Lakes region of central Minnesota, designed by Joel Goldstrand and opened in 1999. The course occupies rolling, wooded terrain characteristic of Minnesota's north woods, with dense stands of pine, birch, and oak framing fairways carved through natural forest. Elevation changes are modest but meaningful in this glacially formed landscape, and the routing takes advantage of natural ridges and lowlands to create variety in shot values and visual interest. The layout measures over 6,900 yards from the championship tees and features generous fairway corridors balanced by strategic bunkering and water hazards that come into play on several holes. The design emphasizes playability for resort guests while maintaining challenge through green complexes that reward precision in approach shots. Several holes incorporate wetlands and natural water features native to the region, and the course maintains a naturalistic aesthetic that blends with the surrounding forest environment. Grand View Lodge is a historic Minnesota resort property dating to the early twentieth century, and The Preserve serves as the centerpiece of its golf offerings alongside the shorter Pines course. The facility caters to a mix of resort guests and local members, with a casual, family-friendly atmosphere typical of upper Midwest golf destinations. The course is walkable for those inclined, though most players use carts given the resort setting and summer heat.

Quick facts

Location
Nisswa, MN, USA
Access
Public
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,611 yards
Difficulty
72.7/136
Course Vaults score
7.8

Getting there

The journey to Grand View Lodge begins at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), roughly two hours north through the gentle transition from urban sprawl into Minnesota's lake country, where dense forests and glimmering water begin to punctuate the landscape with increasing frequency. The final stretch winds through Brainerd and into Nisswa, a quiet village nestled among the pine-studded shores of Gull Lake, where the road narrows and the air itself seems to shift toward something more serene and unhurried. Private aviation options at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) offer a more intimate arrival for those seeking to bypass the metropolitan gateway entirely. Grand View Lodge materializes at the water's edge as a sanctuary of understated elegance - a destination where the journey's gradual descent into the North Woods feels less like travel and more like a deliberate return to something essential.

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Common questions about Preserve at Grand View Lodge

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

Preserve at Grand View Lodge has a Course Vaults score of 7.8 out of 10 based on 28 logged golfers.

Yes. Preserve at Grand View Lodge is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Preserve is 72.

Preserve plays 6,611 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Preserve is 136.

Preserve is a 18-hole course.

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