- 50th percentileCost, nationwide
- 9Documented amenities
- 2008Founded
Schaffer's Mill is a private right to use country club in Truckee, California, in Nevada County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, locker rooms and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $25,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, resort-style and residential community.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Associate Full Golf membership is $32,418.04. That is below the California median of $45,000. Nationwide, it is close to the median of $31,940.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the California median of $45,000 and higher than about 37% of 101 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Associate Full Golf membership at approximately $25,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Associate Full Golf membership at approximately $618.17.
Initiation fee
$25,000
Membership dues
$618.17
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Schaffer's Mill include clubhouse, dining, locker rooms and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Schaffer's Mill includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 71
Course design
- Architects
- Johnny Miller
- John Harbottle III
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 17.4% of 259 researched California Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Resort-style
- Residential community
Culture context
A residential-community, resort-style, family-oriented and golf-first club.
Club History
How long Schaffer's Mill has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
Schaffer's Mill Golf & Lake Club opened in 2008 and was immediately recognized among the year's leading new private courses.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Schaffer's Mill
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Schaffer's Mill: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in California and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Membership market position
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Associate Full Golf membership is $32,418.04. It is below the California median of $45,000 and is higher than approximately 37% of 101 compatible peer records. It is close to the nationwide median of $31,940 and is higher than approximately 50% of 1020 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 2008
That represents about 18 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 1% of 271 other California Club records with a usable founding year and 3% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1965 in California and 1959 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 189 other California Clubs and 1603 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Other documented access
This access model represents 15.2% of 296 researched California Club records and 10.2% of 3826 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Resort-style
This documented Culture trait is shared by 17.4% of 259 researched California Club records and 9.7% of 3391 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- countryclubmag.com/california/schaffers-mill Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.schaffersmill.com/about-us Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.schaffersmill.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.schaffersmill.com/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.schaffersmill.com/lifestyle Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Independent golf coverage is favorable. Golf Digest called Schaffer's Mill its favorite all-around golf experience on a Tahoe trip, praising private-club polish and maintenance, while Top 100 Golf Courses carries a positive overall course rating.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.