- 64th percentileCost, nationwide
- 8Documented amenities
- 1915Founded

Rockaway River Country Club is a private country club in Denville, New Jersey, in Morris County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, driving range and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $40,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented and traditional.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $56,220.04. That is above the New Jersey median of $49,999.98. Nationwide, it is above the median of $31,000.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the New Jersey median of $49,999.98 and higher than about 61% of 28 comparable Clubs there.
Available information estimates the initiation fee for Full Golf membership at approximately $40,000.
Available information estimates the monthly membership dues for Full Golf membership at approximately $1,351.67.
Initiation fee
$40,000
Membership dues
$1,351.67
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.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Rockaway River Country Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
- Membership types
- Full Golf
- Golf membership
- Yes
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Rockaway River Country Club include clubhouse, dining, driving range and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Rockaway River Country Club includes 1 documented course.
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Rockaway River Country Clubpar 72
Policies
Documented policies for Rockaway River Country Club cover dress requirements. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Dress code
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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 46.7% of 107 researched New Jersey Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Traditional
Culture context
A traditional, family-oriented and golf-first club.
Club History
How long Rockaway River 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.
Rockaway River Country Club began in 1915 with a nine-hole course routed by Tom Gourlay and George Low.
Devereux Emmet's second nine opened for play in 1923.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Rockaway River Country Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Rockaway River 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.
Membership market position
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Full Golf membership is $56,220.04. It is above the New Jersey median of $49,999.98 and is higher than approximately 61% of 28 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $31,000 and is higher than approximately 64% of 1133 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1915
That represents about 111 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 69% of 116 other New Jersey Club records with a usable founding year and 82% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1933 in New Jersey and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, racquets and pool
This combination is also documented at 49 other New Jersey Clubs and 1840 other Club records nationwide.
Club culture
Traditional
This documented Culture trait is shared by 46.7% of 107 researched New Jersey Club records and 35.1% 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
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- gsiexecutivesearch.com/images/uploads/general/Rockaway-Rive… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.rockawayrivercc.com/Club_Information/History Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.rockawayrivercc.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.rockawayrivercc.com Research SourceSupports: General research
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- www.rockawayrivercc.com/Club_Information/History.aspx Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.rockawayrivercc.com/Home Research SourceSupports: General research
