Smoke Rise Country Club

PrivateMembership is required to use the Club; it is not open to the general public.ActiveThe Club is currently open and operating.Golf-firstGolf is the Club's central focus, ahead of other amenities or social programming.Family-orientedProgramming and facilities are geared toward members with children and multi-generational family use.
  • 22nd percentileCost, nationwide
  • 7Documented amenities
  • 1998Founded
Map illustration marking the location of Smoke Rise Country Club in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Smoke Rise Country Club is a private country club in Stone Mountain, Georgia, in DeKalb County.

It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including practice facility, pool, fitness and other documented facilities.

The initiation fee runs around $7,000, with recurring dues documented below.

Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and community-oriented.

The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $9,400. That is below the Georgia median of $45,008. Nationwide, it is below the median of $32,320.

Location & Directions

4900 Chedworth Dr, Stone Mountain, GA, 30087
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Membership & Golf Access Cost

It is below the Georgia median of $45,008 and higher than about 23% of 26 comparable Clubs there.

Available information estimates the initiation fee for Full Golf membership at approximately $7,000. Other sources report figures as low as $4,000 and as high as $10,000.

Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership at approximately $450.

Initiation fee

$7,000

One Time · Full Golf · Effective 2026 · Estimate

Membership dues

$450

Monthly · Full Golf · Effective 2026 · Estimate

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 Smoke Rise Country Club include practice facility, pool, fitness and other documented facilities.

Racquet sports

Court details
  • 4 Tennis courts | Har Tru surface
  • 4 Tennis courts | Hard surface

Club facilities and recreation

Available amenities
  • Practice Facility
  • Pool
  • Fitness
  • Dining
  • Tennis
  • Pickleball
  • Clubhouse

Golf

Golf at Smoke Rise Country Club includes 1 documented course.

Course overview

Courses
1
Course details
  • 18 holes | par 72

Course design

Architects
  • Gary Roger Baird

Policies

Documented policies for Smoke Rise Country Club cover dress requirements. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.

Dress code
Dining dress varies by service: resort casual is permitted for casual dining, while business casual is requested for Friday � la carte dinner. Torn or distressed clothing, swimsuits, gym wear, and hats are not permitted in indoor dining rooms.

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 23.3% of 103 researched Georgia Club records.

  • Golf-first
  • Family-oriented
  • Socially active
  • Community-oriented
  • Wellness-focused
  • Racquets-focused

Culture context

A family-oriented, community-oriented, golf-first, racquets-focused, wellness-focused and socially active club.

What people discuss

Independent golfer sentiment is mixed. Hole19 rates Smoke Rise about 3.7/5 across more than twenty reviews, with some golfers praising the wooded layout while others report uneven conditioning during particular periods.

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.

Club History

How long Smoke Rise Country 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.

  1. The Gary Roger Baird-designed Smoke Rise golf course opened in 1998.

Additional statistics

Additional Statistics

Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Smoke Rise Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Georgia 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 Full Golf membership is $9,400. It is below the Georgia median of $45,008 and is higher than approximately 23% of 26 compatible peer records. It is below the nationwide median of $32,320 and is higher than approximately 22% of 1025 compatible peer records.

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Club age context

Founded in 1998

That represents about 28 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 21% of 109 other Georgia Club records with a usable founding year and 14% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1972 in Georgia and 1960 nationwide.

Documented Club profile

Golf, fitness and dining

This combination is also documented at 61 other Georgia Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.

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Club culture

Wellness-focused

This documented Culture trait is shared by 23.3% of 103 researched Georgia Club records and 22% of 3402 researched records nationwide.

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Blank 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.

  1. countryclubmag.com/georgia/the-smoke-rise-country-club Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
  2. smclubsg.skygolf.com/courses/course/4680/Smoke_Rise_Country… Research SourceSupports: Club history
  3. www.allsquaregolf.com/golf-courses/georgia-state/smoke-rise… Research SourceSupports: General research
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  1. www.smokerisecc.com Research SourceSupports: General research
  2. www.smokerisecc.com/amenities Research SourceSupports: General research
  3. www.smokerisecc.com/dining Research SourceSupports: General research
  4. www.smokerisecc.com/tennis Research SourceSupports: General research