Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa
Crystal Mountain, the Midwest’s Premier Four-season Family Resort, is a family-owned year-round resort featuring 36 holes of championship golf, 45 downhill slopes, over 260 superb lodging units, dining and award-winning conference facilities. Crystal Mountain is located 28 miles SW of Traverse City, Michigan – an easy drive from Detroit and Chicago.
GOLF
Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa is the perfect destination for your next northern Michigan golf vacation. Crystal Mountain offers an exceptional northern Michigan golf experience. With two distinctly different golf courses – both of which have received a four-star golf course rating from GOLF Magazine – and one of America’s top 25 golf schools, you’re sure to find everything you expect from this premier northern Michigan golf resort.
Crystal Mountain – Mountain Ridge Course
The Mountain Ridge Course carves through heavily forested highlands with expansive waste bunkers and tree-lined fairways, culminating in a 200′ climb and spectacular views. Despite its challenging layout, four teeboxes on each hole make Mountain Ridge very playable, with distances ranging from 4,956 to 7,007 yards. Crystal Mountain – Mountain Ridge […]
Crystal Mountain – Betsie Valley Course
On Crystal’s scenic Betsie Valley course, play amidst sparkling creeks, tranquil ponds and lush meadows. Water comes into play on nine of 18 holes and its isolated fairways are accented with wildflowers and flanked by towering pines and hardwoods, creating memorable, picturesque play. You may take a cart or walk […]
CONFERENCE FACILITIES:
Crystal’s 33,000 square feet of International Association of Conference Centers-approved conference facilities can accommodate groups of up to 300. Crystal is a five-time recipient of the Paragon Award from Corporate Meetings and Incentives magazine.
CRYSTAL SPA
Crystal Spa is a celebration of relaxation, renewal and the environment on a grand scale. This 18,500-square-foot oasis in the heart of Crystal Mountain honors the art and natural beauty of northern Michigan in a setting that awakens and inspires.
MICHIGAN LEGACY ART PARK
Crystal is home to the Michigan Legacy Art Park, a unique 30-acre park that features a variety
of artwork nestled along a woodland trail. Its aim is to integrate art and nature in an ecologically sensitive environment. The Art Park is open year-round, and also features a number of live performances in the outdoor amphitheater during the summer.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
240 luxury suites, hotel rooms, condos & resort homes, many with in-room whirlpools, can accommodate over 1,300 guests on-premise.
REAL ESTATE
Crystal’s Real Estate office has opportunities for every lifestyle; condominiums, townhouses,
single-family homes and building sites.
SKIING AT CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Named the #1 Resort in the Midwest by SKI Magazine, Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa is northern Michigan’s premier ski resort destination. Ski and ride on 45 downhill slopes – including two terrain parks and a 700-foot halfpipe. Tour rolling terrain and glide through wooded valleys on 40+ kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails. Award-winning kids programs and a nationally certified ski and snowboard school can get you started or help you fine-tune your skills.
Crystal Mountain Resort
12500 Crystal Mountain Drive
Thompsonville, MI 49683
1-800-968-4676
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Boyne Highlands offers true old-world flavor with friendly northern Michigan hospitality. At the center of the Highlands resort experience is the Main Lodge. Situated at the base of the slopes, it features a lively restaurant, the casual Slopeside Lounge, and the family-friendly outdoor pool and hot tubs.The Bartley House is a stone and timber continental lodge tucked into a wooded canopy within easy walking distance to the slopes and the full service day lodge. This family favorite features the largest hot tub in the Midwest. The spacious Heather Highlands Inn features a variety of suites, creating vacation home living a short walk from the slopes. The unique indoor/outdoor pool is a favorite, and the Wellness Institute and Fitness Center provide an added healthy dimension to any stay.
The Mountain Grand Lodge serves as the anchor to the new Village at Boyne Mountain. This resort hotel is destined to become the benchmark for all four season accommodations and services. The Mountain Grand’s interior features 220 luxurious rooms of one, two, three and four bedroom suites. These spacious accommodations carry the resort1s theme to a level reminiscent of the finest mountain lodges of Switzerland and Austria. Engaging and traditional colors and styles await our guests – icy blues and pale greens complement the solid pine doors and custom-made furniture found in each suite. Fireplaces accented by colorful handmade tiles, hand-hewn timber mantels and accessories such as cuckoo clocks complete the signature decor. Additional interior touches include hand carved and painted accents of knotty pine, granite countertops, custom draperies and sheers, natural wood, and vintage ski artwork.
The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort, is the centerpiece of Bay Harbor Development, which is set along 5 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline.The Inn at Bay Harbor affords owners and guests the finest accommodations services available in the center of northern Michigan’s most renowned 4 season resort area. The Inn features 152 luxurious rooms and suites, outdoor pool complex, sandy beach access, nationally recognized The Spa at the Inn at Bay Harbor full service spa, conference facilities accommodating groups from 12-200, preferred access to 162 of the areas most spectacular golf holes plus two unique lakefront restaurants.
Truly grand, for more than a century.
The Mountain Ridge Course carves through heavily forested highlands with expansive waste bunkers and tree-lined fairways, culminating in a 200′ climb and spectacular views. Despite its challenging layout, four teeboxes on each hole make Mountain Ridge very playable, with distances ranging from 4,956 to 7,007 yards.
On Crystal’s scenic Betsie Valley course, play amidst sparkling creeks, tranquil ponds and lush meadows. Water comes into play on nine of 18 holes and its isolated fairways are accented with wildflowers and flanked by towering pines and hardwoods, creating memorable, picturesque play. You may take a cart or walk the Betsie Valley.
This 18 hole championship course is tucked into the windswept hills of Benzie County highlands. Champion Hill is distinguished by its scenic, open, rolling, heather lined fairways, large contoured greens and distant views of Lake Michigan, Crystal Lake, and Platte Lakes. The highlands links design features open, rolling bluegrass fairways with many elevated teeing areas, and raised contoured green complexes.
An 18-hole championship course situated just 30 miles southwest of Traverse City, Pinecroft is nestled in the gently rolling hills overlooking the length of beautiful Crystal Lake. Pinecroft has earned a FOUR STAR RATING in the latest “Golf Digest’s Places to Play.” Pinecroft is just minutes away from the lakes, sandy beaches, picturesque resort villages and great restaurants that make the area a unique vacation destination. (We also have a sister course, Champion Hill.) Open April through October.
We have 18 holes for your enjoyment. We are a casual, friendly course featuring 5730 yards of relaxing golf. Our location in the Glen Lake – Sleeping Bear Dunes Area gives you many opportunities to enjoy all of Northern Michigan’s outdoor activities.
The Natural Beauty of Interlochen Creates a Memorable Golfing Experience
Manitou Passage is an Arnold Palmer Signature Course that is located in an area that gave rise to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, one of the most beautiful places in in Leelanau County. The course is set amidst green meadows and the high, coastal forests that abut Lake Michigan’s beaches and dunes and afford stunning views of a serenely beautiful landscape.
Guests of The Homestead have exclusive use of the Mountain Flowers Par 3, nine-hole golf course that is nestled in the center of the resort. Your game begins at the pro shop in The Village near Little Belle, one of our quaint resort hotels. Work your way up and down the dune elevations and tee off with Lake Michigan, the Manitou Islands and the Sleeping Bear Dunes as your backdrop. The spectacular views will take your breath away while the course challenges your ability.
The final design of Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in Michigan is truly a masterpiece. In his own words, Jones claimed it his crowning glory. The course is located at the headwaters of the Pigeon River and takes full advantage of natural valleys, ravines and broad plains. The signature sixth hole features a 120’ vertical drop
Premier is the only course in Michigan designed by famed architect Tom Fazio, making the most of the rolling terrain and striking the perfect balance between challenge and forgiveness. When asked to name a signature hole, Fazio replied, “All of them!”
Rick Smith, renowned architect and golf instructor, set the bar high with Signature, his first 18-hole course. The course unfolds into high upland and features undulating greens and wide, forgiving fairways. Signature has been rated a Top 50 Course for Women.
Tradition is Rick Smith’s walking course which pays homage to golf’s origin, and is well named as it features traditional wooden pins and pennant flags. The links-style layout takes advantage of high ridges and hilltops, providing some sloping while still being walkable. Holes one through nine wrap back around to the starter house, allowing for nine-hole play.
Rick Smith’s first par three course has received national recognition since it opened, consistently ranking as the #1 par three course in America by Golf Magazine, Golfweek, Golf & Travel and several others. It’s perhaps the most recognized par three course in America. For a number of years, Threetops hosted the ESPN Par 3 Shootout. Lee Trevino recorded an ace on #7 during the Shootout in 2001. The course itself features elevated greens and tees with noticeable slopes.