Salida Golf Club

The Arkansas River valley serves up one of Colorado's most underrated mountain golf experiences, where high-altitude carries play havoc with distance calculations and the Sangre de Cristo peaks frame every approach shot. This authentic mountain track demands creativity around undulating greens that break toward the river, while afternoon winds off the Collegiate Peaks turn routine wedge shots into chess matches. At 7,000 feet elevation, your 7-iron becomes a 6-iron, but the views of Mount Shavano will make you forget about club selection entirely.