- 4Documented amenities
- 1912Founded
Mountain Ridge Country Club is a private country club in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in Essex County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, practice facility and pro shop.
The initiation fee runs around $150,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active and traditional.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Sustaining Family membership at approximately $150,000.
Available information estimates the annual membership dues for Sustaining membership at approximately $24,799. That is approximately $2,066.58 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$150,000
Membership dues
$24,799
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.
Assessment
$428
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 Mountain Ridge Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
- Membership types
- Sustaining Family; Sustaining
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Mountain Ridge Country Club include clubhouse, dining, practice facility and pro shop.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Mountain Ridge Country Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes
Course design
- Architects
- Donald Ross
Policies
Documented policies for Mountain Ridge Country Club cover guest access and dress requirements. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Members are responsible for their guests' adherence to Club rules.
- Dress code
- Golf-course and practice-area attire requires proper golf slacks or Bermuda-style shorts and appropriate shirts; men's shirts must be collared and tucked in, and only spikeless golf shoes are permitted. Clubhouse and dining attire is casual under the club's stated restrictions.
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 17.8% of 107 researched New Jersey Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Socially active
- Traditional
- Competitive
- Community-oriented
- Dining-focused
Culture context
A club best described as golf-first, family-oriented, socially active, traditional, competitive, community-oriented, and dining-focused.
Club History
How long Mountain Ridge 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.
Mountain Ridge Country Club was formally incorporated on April 17, 1912.
The club's original nine-hole course opened in West Orange.
The club bought its West Caldwell property and retained Donald Ross to design the new course.
The current Donald Ross course opened and became the club's permanent golf home.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Mountain Ridge Country Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in New Jersey 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.
Club age context
Founded in 1912
That represents about 114 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 71% of 116 other New Jersey Club records with a usable founding year and 84% of 3514 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1933 in New Jersey and 1959 nationwide.
Club culture
Competitive
This documented Culture trait is shared by 17.8% of 107 researched New Jersey Club records and 14.3% 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.
- www.pvcma.org/Files/Library/GMCOOMountainRidgeCountryClub.p… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.mountainridgecc.org/history Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.mountainridgecc.org Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.mountainridgecc.org Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/golf Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/golf/course-tour/hole-1 Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/golf/course-tour/hole-2 Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/golf/course-tour/hole-3 Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/golf/in-the-media Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/golf/scorecard Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.mountainridgecc.org/guest-information Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Public and golf-industry feedback is strongly favorable. Golf Digest panelists rate the course 4.4/5 and describe it as a restored North Jersey hidden gem, while Google-derived reviews frequently praise the food, staff and quality of the course.
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.