Lake Padden offers the best combination of great course conditions, user friendly pricing and friendly staff in all of Whatcom County hands down. Played last week, parking lot was packed so I was worried pace might be slow but we started right on time and finished in 4 hours. Greens were smooth and consistent and fairways were lush. We will be back soon, keep up the good work.

Make sure you NEVER forget your clubs when going to the driving range. I asked for clubs and got a dented driver with a hole in it as well as a females fair-driveway.

I had not played their in a while, course was in pretty good shape, greens are excellent quite fast. Pro shop personal are excellent , much better than in years past.

Five star experience all the way!!! I saw Brett giving a lesson and he was really informative, it made me want to get one from him too! Defiantly the best all round golf venue in Bellingham if not the whole state!

This a great little course. Pretty reasonable prices and fairly well maintained. The greens are challenging but their not too fast so that helps. Ive been playing here since the early 80s and its gone through a lot of improvements, especially when it comes to drainage. Watch out for slow play on the weekends.. sometimes it can take over 4 hours...

A walk around Lake Padden is so enjoyable. So many beautiful views of nature. So theuraputic and good for the soul!

Had a wonderful day on this beautiful course. Great burgers at the turn waiting for us. What a wonderful place to play.

Greens were perfect! Great looking and fairly challenging course. Worth the drive for sure!

Nice course. Well maintained. Not very crowded for such a nice day. Plays fast, under 4 hours, and we are high handicappers.

Good place to walk around the Lake with your dogOk

Great Golf Course! Big fairways! Big Greens! Very reasonably priced too!

Visited the restaurant and had the best fish and chips. Sara is the best.

Fastest greens Ive played all year. I will be back soon.

Love Lake Padden GC June-Oct. Lots of drainage improvements last few years. Plays very well when it dries out in the spring. Greens seem nicer this year probably due to Covid and less play, no Canadians Phil and Premier staff doing a good job, very friendly. Exceptional city golf course, a Bellingham gem.

One of my favorite in whatcom county

It took almost 6 hours to play 18 holes because it was so overbooked, they skipped over our group and sent 3 other groups to the tee before us that were scheduled after us on accident, we payed for carts, but they didnt have enough so we had to walk, and every low spot was muddy in the beginning of September. Never playing there again.

Great course in great shape. One of my favorites in this area.

Heavily wooded, open fairways, a few blind corners. Check out the daily deals.

Lk padden golf course was in excellent condition look forward to playing it again

Great shape and got around in 4 hours.

I dont golf to much, but this is the place to go!!!! Had a great time with friends/family.

Fun course. Lots of movement on the greens!

Beautiful course, fun to play and really good food!

Course is in good shape, friendly staff, good course food

The course was in excellent condition and difficult as usual. The only negative I can say is, we booked a week in advance, me coming from Phoenix and my brother from Oregon, for our parents 65th wedding anniversary the deal was $40 , for fees,cart,and breakfast with coffee, book before 730. My brother got the tee time, was only able to get 8 oclock tee time, booking agent said no problem, were pushing up all the tee times,so deal still would apply. Got there and no deal, ended 8/30, so $40 + $15 cart fee, and no breakfast. I did get to demo a nice driver,@ n/c, due to the miscommunication, however

Love the covered driving range to get out of the weather.

The greens here seem to stay very consistent and fast and the fairways are narrow, much like a country club. Staff seem to always be in a great mood and better yet... they sometimes throw in a free hot dog and drink with your round of golf! I highly reccomend this course if you are near the Bellingham area!

Love this course

Golf course was in great shape plus nice people in golf shop .

Lovely mountain style course. Most fairways are tree lined. Beautiful walk!

Great public course!

Last August I was staying in the area and I decided to play a round here. The staff was very helpful, the course was beautiful, and they have a great breakfast special. I was very pleased with my experience and will play here again when I’m back.

Beautiful course, fairways in excellent condition, greens putt fast and true. Staff was extremely friendly. As a visiting single who had never played the course, I asked to be paired with others familiar with the course and the shop attendant was more than glad to accommodate. Many thanks for the consideration. Encountered a bit of rain during the round, but that just added to my Northwest golf experience. Fun day!

Excellent course. Lots of fun to play. Challenging. Dog legs both to the right and left. You will use every club in your bag. The greens are smooth and true. Wet in the winter but perfect the rest of the year. Highly recommended.

This is a fun and diverse course. Its a little wet, but what course in whatcom county isnt this time of year. Pro shop staff was great. I really enjoyed my first time here.

Nice golf course in the woods and a very enjoyable, friendly staff.

I played there Saturday geens were a little harry. Bunkers needed a lot of attention. Im going back tomorrow hopefully its in better condition.

Nice course, pace was good. Could see this being very dry later in the summer.

Good course and good speed of play

Update Jan,5 2019 . Course has new Superintendent and is getting into former great shape.Update 2020.. Padden back in great shape. New superintendent has brought Padden back to former greatness.

One of the best courses in northern WA state. Beautiful, excellent maintained course. Challenging & fun. Nice, affordable driving range.

Enjoyed a pretty good burger while having the place more or less to myself on a quiet Sunday.

Since the new ownership group took over Lake Padded G.C Oct 2017.the course has gone from one I loved to play to one Im sure I will never play again :( . The course back in August 2017 was well maintained and very enjoyable to play. Sunday May 6, 2018 the course is in tamable shape. Fairways looked like they were cut by a push mower that hadnt been sharped in years, Youd find better greens on a pitch and putt than at Lake Padded. Rough was definitely ROUGH. The parking lot used to be full on a nice sunny day in May but when I got there today the parking lot was very empty. Looks like a lot of golfers are staying away from Lake Padded now. After playing 3 holes I derided that I couldnt do 18 holes with the course conditions. Finished playing 9 holes I went into the Pro shop hoping that the would give me a rain check for 9 holes because of the condition of the course. They unfortunately would not give me a 9 hole credit as they dont give rain checks for bad course conditions. THE NOT SO FUNNY THING IS THEY ARE CHARGING SUMMER RATE.

I couldnt let the review by Bryan S go unchecked. First the City of Bellingham owns Lake Padden Golf Course. The management of the course changed from Mel Fish to Premier Golf Center. Second, to compare the conditions of any course in the Northwest in August to the conditions in early May is unfair. The conditions in August are ideal because the weather then and during the summer months are ideal. In early May, the course is drying out after a very wet winter. The greens have recently been punched and top dressed so as to improve their quality (something every golf course does). I have played Lake Padden Golf Course for the past 11 years and every year the course, and other courses in the area, goes through a recovery process in April and May. The new grounds superintendent is experienced and knowledgeable, taking measures to put the course in the best shape possible. The course manager, initially hired by Mel Fish, is doing an excellent job. Its a pleasure to interact with the employees, play golf and enjoy the restaurant afterwards.

Good track. Greens were fast and tuff. Staff friendly

I think this one use to be a Muni back in the day but a great experience. Everything is in great shape and friendly Staff. Lots of hills, so walking this one can be a beast. Lots of Canadians even during the week, I guess because its right off of Interstate 5.

Good pace of play and in good shape

Amazing staff, great golf, and great food. The fish and chips are amazing!

One of the nicest and best maintained greens Ive seen in this really warm weather.

Good rate. Nice course. Rented a cart and it was nice.

A gem. The perfect mix of ground keeping and natural terrain.

Fun

Beautiful Golf Course! Staff was very friendly and accomidating. I was in Bellingham on a Saturday afternoon and wasnt sure when I would be able to play because of my schedule and I was a single. They got me right on and was able to play a nice peaceful round by myself. I would definitely go back and play this course again. Very pretty layout, greens and fairways in great shape. The only thing I can say negative is that a big storm came through the day before and left the course a little wet in some areas and it was cart paths only. This would be the case for most courses after a storm though.

Greens are good the fairways are starting to come into shape.

Great place to play golf on a low budget income. Course is always in great shape all year long. Range balls are excellent priced as well.

Greens are almost always in excellent shape. The course is playable year rouns

Very nice course will go back

Nice course, but the staff sucks. There are plenty of good courses in bham with awesome employees. dont waste you time and money by going here.

The club house is fairly new. A fair amount of money was spent to improve the club house and the 19th hole. The only item on the menu is a hotdog. The warm summer has made the course fairways brown and the ground is rock hard. The ball rolls forever. After the third ball rolling into oblivion it was time to call it good at the 14th green.

Little bit old but still gr8

Forget about playing golf there if there is a canadian holiday. No priority tee times for whatcom county residents.

Beautiful setting, super friendly staff, very well manicured property and greens.

Loved it, great shape and great weather

No houses, greens in nice shape, a lot of variety in design of holes. There were some very slow groups in front of us, making for a long round.

Course is alright, staff was rude though and the reason I wont be coming back

Wonderful family friendly and well maintained

Great little municipal course.

Im really not sure anyone actually golfs here

I have fun driving golf balls here

Descent course.

Good quality golf course

Nice course

Thanks to Mel Fish and his very friendly staff. Lets hope that Premier can carry on the Padden tradition.

Grandveiw is better

Always the best, for the money.

Amazing

Well maintained and challenging!

Daughters love it here

Stupid

Not the course it used to be !

Love this place

Nice course

Horrible greens this year