- 45th percentileCost, nationwide
- 4Documented amenities
- 1964Founded
Lake Valley Golf Club is a private country club in Niwot, Colorado, in Boulder County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, driving range, practice facility and locker rooms.
The initiation fee runs around $21,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include family and national memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, socially active, relaxed and community-oriented.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Individual membership is $27,612. That is below the Colorado median of $51,590. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,320.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is below the Colorado median of $51,590 and higher than about 40% of 20 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Individual membership is $21,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for Individual membership are $551.
Initiation fee
$21,000
Membership dues
$551
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.
Additional Fees & Minimums
These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.
Food & beverage minimum
$0
Assessment
$0
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Lake Valley Golf Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 84% of 50 researched Colorado Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Regular Individual; Regular Family; Young Executive; Diamond Senior
- Family membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- A February 2026 club promotion said the next 9 memberships would fill capacity and the club would then move to a waitlist.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Lake Valley Golf Club include clubhouse, driving range, practice facility and locker rooms.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Lake Valley Golf Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes
Course design
- Architects
- Press Maxwell
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 24.4% of 45 researched Colorado Club records.
- Golf-first
- Socially active
- Relaxed
- Community-oriented
Culture context
A relaxed, golf-first club with a community-oriented and socially active character.
Club History
How long Lake Valley Golf Club 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.
The first nine holes and original clubhouse opened in 1964 as Foothills Golf Club.
The full 18-hole course opened in summer 1965.
Head professional Scotty Edwards acquired Lake Valley after foreclosure in 1977.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Lake Valley Golf Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Lake Valley Golf Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Colorado 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 Individual membership is $27,612. It is below the Colorado median of $51,590 and is higher than approximately 40% of 20 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,320 and is higher than approximately 45% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1964
That represents about 62 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 61% of 44 other Colorado Club records with a usable founding year and 45% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1977 in Colorado and 1960 nationwide.
Access context
Private access
This access model represents 84% of 50 researched Colorado Club records and 72.6% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Explore Clubs with this access modelClub culture
Relaxed
This documented Culture trait is shared by 24.4% of 45 researched Colorado Club records and 26% of 3402 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.
- www.lakevalley.com/files/Membership Invitation 2026v3.pdf Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.lakevalley.com/about Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.lakevalley.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.lakevalley.com/Holes-of-Hope Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.lakevalley.com/membership/summary Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public sentiment is strongly positive. Tripadvisor rates Lake Valley highly, with reviewers praising the foothills setting, course quality and enjoyable golf experience.
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.