
Schneiters Riverside Course
Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course

About this course
Schneiters Riverside occupies land along the Weber River in Riverdale, a small city in northern Utah's Wasatch Front corridor between Ogden and Roy. Ernest Schneiter designed the course, which opened in the mid-20th century as part of the family's golf operations in the region. The Schneiter family has been associated with golf course development and management in northern Utah for several generations, establishing multiple facilities that serve the area's public golf market. The course sits in relatively flat terrain characteristic of the Weber River valley, with the river itself influencing both the routing and the playing character of several holes. Mature cottonwoods and other riparian vegetation frame fairways and provide definition to the layout. The design reflects the straightforward, accessible approach common to municipal and daily-fee courses of its era, emphasizing playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating water hazards and strategic bunkering where the natural features allow. Schneiters Riverside functions as an affordable public facility serving the Ogden metropolitan area. The course provides a traditional walking-friendly golf experience in a region where mountain backdrops define the horizon but the immediate playing corridors follow the gentler contours of the valley floor. It represents the kind of community golf resource that has sustained recreational play in Utah's northern corridor for decades, offering straightforward golf without pretense in a setting shaped by the river and the surrounding agricultural and suburban landscape.
Quick facts
- Location
- Riverdale, UT, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1961
- Designer
- Ernest Schneiter
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,119 yards
- Difficulty
- 68.5/114
Getting there
Most arrivals to Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course route through Salt Lake City International Airport, roughly thirty-five miles to the south, before heading north along I-15 into the Ogden Valley corridor. The drive traces the eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake, with the Wasatch Range rising sharply to the east, before peeling off into Riverdale - a quiet residential enclave where the Weber River bends through cottonwood-lined banks. The course sits tucked along that riverfront, accessible via surface streets that feel decidedly local, a refreshing contrast to the interstate hum just minutes behind you.

FAQ
Common questions about Schneiters Riverside at Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Schneiters Riverside was designed by Ernest Schneiter.
Yes. Schneiters Riverside at Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Schneiters Riverside is 71.
Schneiters Riverside plays 6,119 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Schneiters Riverside is 114.
Schneiters Riverside is a 18-hole course.



