TENNIS
Brush up on your tennis
skills while enjoying the
mountain views at Bear Creek
Mountain Resort. Bear Creek
offers two lighted, full
sized tennis courts and a
hitting wall. Rackets are
available at the Front Desk.
GOLF
Tee off at a nearby
championship golf course,
just a short drive from the
resort. For more information
about our golf getaway
packages, please visit the
lodging section of our
website.
Bear Creek has partnered
with the local courses
listed below to offer the
best possible golfing
experience.
(Courses listed by distance,
beginning with the closet.)
Woodbridge Golf Club
offers 6,200 yards of
challenging design,
including 140 feet of
elevation change through
wide fairways, large
undulating greens, lakes and
an appropriate amount of
greenside bunkering. The
property is situated on the
border of Berks and Lehigh
Counties, and the course
meanders between the two
counties.
Macoby Run Golf Club is
a challenging championship
golf course set in the
beautiful countryside. Many
unique challenges confront
the golfer through their
18-hole trek including 138'
of elevation change on the
front 9 and a longer, more
bunkered back 9. If the golf
doesn't take your breath
away, the many incredible
vistas just might. The
course was designed by David
Horn of Architerra, P.C. If
you are looking for a quiet
place to play, swing by
Macoby Run for a peaceful
round of golf.
Golden Oaks Golf Club is
setting a new standard for
quality and customer
service. Founded in 1994,
this 18-hole, 7100-yard
course makes abundant use of
the natural terrain and
features bent grass from tee
to green. The course's
design allows strategic pin
placement, thereby enhancing
the course and challenging
the skills of any golfer
with the more than 50 sand
bunkers and four one-acre
ponds.
Allentown Municipal Golf
Course is an 18 hole
championship golf course
with greens to challenge
even the serious golfer. The
course underwent
reconstruction in 1998 which
included new greens with
sculptured bunkers and two
ponds. New tees were also
built to provide better
playing conditions. Fairway
irrigation was installed in
2000. The course also
features a lighted driving
range and a short game
practice area with two
additional practice putting
greens.
Center Valley Club is an
upscale 18-hole course with
top quality bent grass tees,
fairways and greens. The
golf course consists of two
unique nine hole settings.
The front nine with its
large mounds, pot bunkers,
lakes and undulating terrain
is styled as a "Scottish
Links" type course prevalent
in the British Isles. The
back nine, situated in
predominately wooded acres,
with a meandering stream and
five lakes is styled as a
"North American Inland"
course.
Olde Homestead Golf Club
is a four star course
nestled in the foothills of
the Blue Mountains where
history and tradition are
part of daily life. Their
18-hole course opened in
1995 and features five tee
boxes, making it fair and
enjoyable for the scratch
golfer as well as the
high-handicapper. Challenges
include water hazards on ten
holes and undulating
bent-grass greens, many with
three tiers.
Bethlehem Golf Club has
been rated as a four star
facility by Golf Digest and
was voted Best in the Lehigh
Valley in 2007. The course
offers a mixture of flat and
hilly terrain featuring wide
fairways and large bunkered
greens. The course, which
opened its doors to the
public in 1965, consists of
an 18-hole Monocacy Course,
a nine-hole Executive
Course, a miniature golf
course and a driving range.
Southmoore Golf Club has
established itself as the
premier public course in the
Lehigh Valley offering
country club conditions at
public club prices. The
course has hosted many
competitions and offers
excellent private lessons
through the Jim Muschlitz
Golf Academy.
Riverview Country Club
is located along the scenic
Delaware River Corridor and
offers an upscale 18-hole
championship golf course
that has quickly established
itself as one of the area’s
premier public golf
facilities. With its
consistently great course
conditions, excellent
service, grand architecture
and beautiful panoramic
views, Riverview is
definitely a must play.
The Club at Morgan Hill
offers panoramic views of
the Pocono Mountains,
farmland, neighboring towns,
Lafayette College, the
Delaware River and the
Delaware Water Gap. The
course features six split
fairways, four bunkerless
holes, four holes with seven
or more bunkers, two ponds,
numerous grass bunkers,
grass hollows, natural
wetlands and over 300 feet
of elevation changes
throughout the course.
High Bridge Hills Golf Club
is home to championship golf
in the British-Irish
tradition. The 6,700 yard
course provides golfers an
authentic true-links layout
on spectacular terrain with
dramatic elevation changes
overlooking the beautiful
Spruce Run Reservoir. On the
8th hole, there is a
tee-to-green drop of nearly
100 feet over a natural
gorge.
Jack Frost National Golf
Club spans over 7,200
beautifully landscaped
yards. The course is located
on the crest of Jack Frost
Mountain of the Poconos with
magnificent views and
elevation changes. Jack
Frost National Golf Club
also provides wide fairways,
easily identified target
areas, and few uneven lies.
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