
Valley View Course
Trailhead Golf Course
About this course
Valley View at Trailhead Golf Course sits in Liberty Lake, a suburban community east of Spokane in the Inland Northwest. The course was designed by Dennis Reger, a Pacific Northwest architect whose work appears primarily in Washington and Oregon. Liberty Lake occupies rolling terrain where the Columbia Plateau transitions toward forested foothills, and the course reflects this regional character with a mix of open and tree-lined corridors. The routing takes advantage of the area's natural elevation changes, offering golfers views across the valley and toward surrounding ridgelines. The layout incorporates native grasses and strategic bunkering typical of Northwest municipal and daily-fee designs from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Water features appear on several holes, adding both visual interest and strategic considerations for approach shots and risk-reward decisions. Trailhead serves the Liberty Lake community and visitors from the greater Spokane area as an accessible public facility. The course provides a straightforward test of golf suited to a range of skill levels, with length and hazard placement that reward accuracy without overwhelming recreational players. The setting captures the high-desert character of eastern Washington, where summer conditions favor firm, fast playing surfaces and the landscape opens toward distant horizons rather than the dense evergreen forests found west of the Cascades.
Quick facts
- Location
- Liberty Lake, WA, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1973
- Designer
- Dennis Reger
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 66
- Length
- 5,096 yards
- Difficulty
- 63.8/111
Getting there
The journey to Trailhead Golf Course begins at Spokane International Airport, a straightforward twenty-minute drive to the east into the rolling terrain of Liberty Lake. The route traces the edge of the Spokane Valley along Interstate 90, where the urban sprawl quickly gives way to open sky and the first hints of ponderosa pine. As you exit toward Liberty Lake, the landscape softens into a high-desert tableau of native grasses and basalt outcroppings, the kind of quiet transition that signals arrival at a course carved thoughtfully into the natural contours of the Inland Northwest.

FAQ
Common questions about Valley View at Trailhead Golf Course
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Valley View was designed by Dennis Reger.
Yes. Valley View at Trailhead Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Valley View is 66.
Valley View plays 5,096 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Valley View is 111.
Valley View is a 18-hole course.

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